Fsh I Problem!

[Liquidshokk]

Help....

My flatmate just pointed out to me that one of our platies that we bought at the weekend has a swollen eye! it looks ok and he seems happy enough but one eye is larger than the other! Is this a disease?!?!?!?


Thanks in advance....

 

[WILDER]

Need to look at your stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph.
http/www.flippersandfins.net/pop-eye.htm

 

[mommyof2bettas]

sound like popeye

 

[Liquidshokk]

Need to look at your stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph.
http/www.flippersandfins.net/pop-eye.htm

Thanks, that explains a lot... as some of you may have read in my other posts Ive been having problems with the levels of nitrite/nitrate... I have just done another reading and from what i can tell, the level of nitrate/nitrite couldnt get any higher!! I cant see what I am doing wrong though.... I have only had the tank for 3 weeks and have changed 20% of the water each week, I have changed the white filters each week too (was told not to change the other filters for 4 months...is this right?) ....Have also just checked for ammonia and I cant see any trace of that i'm pleased to say...

The algae is out of control (only cleaned it off the glass at the weekend and it is covering a lot of it again) Have discussed this in another thread and think it may be to do with the amount of light. (buying a timer at the weekend)

HOW DO I GET THE LEVELS OF NITRITE/NIRATE DOWN???

When I have been doing water changes i have been leaving the water overnight and adding a drop of water conditioner but i cant seem to shift the high levels and now that my fish have 'pop-eye' Its getting me quite worried!!

Please help my little fishy wishies....

UPDATE - Have just had a read of my literature that came with the tank and they say that this is common and that a 50% water change may be neccesary.... I have just filled up anything i can find and added water conditioner ready to do this tomorrow night. (btw Is it possible to put too much water conditioner in? They say 5ml per 10 gallons which when youre filling up a small bucket seems a very very small amount!)

Will see how it goes after tomorrow night but any help greatly appreciated....

 

[WILDER]

Small water changes of 30% or the cycle will take for ever.
Never do large water changes it stresses the fish out.
How many gallons is the tank.
How many fish and which type.

 

[Liquidshokk]

Small water changes of 30% or the cycle will take for ever.
Never do large water changes it stresses the fish out.
How many gallons is the tank.
How many fish and which type.

96 litres which im told is 20 gallons...

Only have 4 platies in there at the moment....

 

[WILDER]

That's fine then.
Don't add anymore fish till ammonia and nitrite are 0.
I would do some research on cycling a tank.
Good luck.

 

[centuryan]

you say you are changing the white filters weekly???
leave your filters in for about a month at a time, they need to collect bacteria

 

[Liquidshokk]

you say you are changing the white filters weekly???
leave your filters in for about a month at a time, they need to collect bacteria

Really??? The white filters are very thin cotton wool type ones that sit on top of the other black, blue and green filters... was told by the shop to replace them weekly... they are very dirty by the time a week has passed...?!?!?

 

[WILDER]

Take your black carbon and green sponge out, but squeeze the bacteria off the green sponge onto your blue sponges.
Black carbon only good for removing med.
The green sponge is a nitrate sponge and they are not proven they work, plus the black carbon sponge and green nitrate sponge need replacing every six weeks.
You change your white filter pad once a week, just squeeze the muck onto the blue sponges.

 

[Liquidshokk]

Take your black carbon and green sponge out, but squeeze the bacteria off the green sponge onto your blue sponges.
Black carbon only good for removing med.
The green sponge is a nitrate sponge and they are not proven they work, plus the black carbon sponge and green nitrate sponge need replacing every six weeks.
You change your white filter pad once a week, just squeeze the muck onto the blue sponges.

I read that as take the black and green filters out permantly, is that right? or do you mean replace them already?

 

[WILDER]

I would take them out, will slow the cycle down.
Always keep a fresh black carbon sponge in the cuboard sealed if you ever need to remove meds, that all you need black carbon for is removing meds.
The green nitrate sponges are just a waste of money.
Eventually you could replace it with another blue sponge where the green sponge went.

 

[Liquidshokk]

I would take them out, will slow the cycle down.
Always keep a fresh black carbon sponge in the cuboard sealed if you ever need to remove meds, that all you need black carbon for is removing meds.
The green nitrate sponges are just a waste of money.
Eventually you could replace it with another blue sponge where the green sponge went.

Thanks for all your help, will follow your advice...

Going to do a 30% water change tomorrow as the levels are dangerously high and then monitor for a while without the green or black sponges in...

Thanks again

 

[WILDER]

Hoping it will speeds thing up by removing them, you don't need them in your tank anyway.
Do a topic on them sponges in tropical chit chat members will give you there views.
Good luck.
If you remove the green sponge don't forget to squeeze the muck off it onto the blue sponges.