TotallyTropical
Fish Crazy
Tank size: 75 gallons
pH: high range, 8.5
ammonia: 0.25ppm (one of my main concerns)
nitrite: 0ppm
nitrate: about 40ppm
kH: n/a
gH: n/a
tank temp: 78F
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
-Found my small BN pleco on his back, dead. His stomach seemed to be bulging. Could have died from stress, which could be my fault. He was seen zooming around for cover yesterday, so I'm not sure what could have happened in 24 hours.
-One female platy had dropsy. I thought she had been pregnant this whole time, but her scales were raised today. I removed her from the tank and euthanized her, since I do not have the resources to even attempt to help her, and I don't want her to suffer. She had been eating this whole time, which is good, but she was definitely starting to struggle with swimming today.
-Multiple zebra danios with enlarged stomachs. I don't think it's bloat, since they've been eating and defecating normally for the past few months. Only a few of them are like this.
-The rest of the tank members are stressed and have stringy/white feces. I treated a few months ago for parasites, but it still hasn't changed.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: Vary from weekly to monthly, depending on water conditions. Usually 25%, but I recently did a 70% w/c.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Seachem Prime, Seachem Flourish, approx. 2 tbsp aquarium salt every two water changes.
Tank inhabitants: 7 Platies, 2 Gouramis (1 Fire Dwarf, 1 Snakeskin), 6 Zebra Danios, 14 Black Neon Tetras, 1 Pleco (I believe it is an albino sailfin), 4 Kuhli Loaches
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 4 platies, a few days ago after a few days of quarantine. They all seem extremely healthy, and I doubt they have anything to do with this. One even gave birth while in quarantine.
Exposure to chemicals: None
My tank has been set up for almost a year now, but the ammonia seems to be rising again. I did a small 20% water change today to help lower it, but I'm not sure what has caused it, unless my tank it cycling again. If so, what can I do about it?
I'm also not sure what happened to the platy or pleco. Both cases were unexpected. Also, the danios have been large for multiple months, and I'm assuming it's just the females holding onto eggs. Is there anything I can do about all of this?
pH: high range, 8.5
ammonia: 0.25ppm (one of my main concerns)
nitrite: 0ppm
nitrate: about 40ppm
kH: n/a
gH: n/a
tank temp: 78F
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):
-Found my small BN pleco on his back, dead. His stomach seemed to be bulging. Could have died from stress, which could be my fault. He was seen zooming around for cover yesterday, so I'm not sure what could have happened in 24 hours.
-One female platy had dropsy. I thought she had been pregnant this whole time, but her scales were raised today. I removed her from the tank and euthanized her, since I do not have the resources to even attempt to help her, and I don't want her to suffer. She had been eating this whole time, which is good, but she was definitely starting to struggle with swimming today.
-Multiple zebra danios with enlarged stomachs. I don't think it's bloat, since they've been eating and defecating normally for the past few months. Only a few of them are like this.
-The rest of the tank members are stressed and have stringy/white feces. I treated a few months ago for parasites, but it still hasn't changed.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: Vary from weekly to monthly, depending on water conditions. Usually 25%, but I recently did a 70% w/c.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: Seachem Prime, Seachem Flourish, approx. 2 tbsp aquarium salt every two water changes.
Tank inhabitants: 7 Platies, 2 Gouramis (1 Fire Dwarf, 1 Snakeskin), 6 Zebra Danios, 14 Black Neon Tetras, 1 Pleco (I believe it is an albino sailfin), 4 Kuhli Loaches
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 4 platies, a few days ago after a few days of quarantine. They all seem extremely healthy, and I doubt they have anything to do with this. One even gave birth while in quarantine.
Exposure to chemicals: None
My tank has been set up for almost a year now, but the ammonia seems to be rising again. I did a small 20% water change today to help lower it, but I'm not sure what has caused it, unless my tank it cycling again. If so, what can I do about it?
I'm also not sure what happened to the platy or pleco. Both cases were unexpected. Also, the danios have been large for multiple months, and I'm assuming it's just the females holding onto eggs. Is there anything I can do about all of this?
