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[bigdave2009]

my fish have white spots.
they are sitting at the bottom of the tank
the neon tetras are losing all their colors.
the nitrites are high
the tank is 29 gallon
i have 10 neons, 7 fancy gupps, 4 giant danio, 2 zebra, 2 platys, 1 dwarf gourami



i turned the heat up and im doing a water change!!!! DONT LET THEM DIE HELP!!! and i work all day tomorrow and the next, so i have no time to buy treatment


I DONT WANT TO LOSE MY FISH HELP ME!!!!!!!!!



i am doin a 50% water change. 2 of my guppys just died!!!!!!! like right after i changed the water they started floating. they LOST ALL THEIR COLOR

 

[darknirvana217]

The water changes were good for lowering your nitrates but your going to have do more than just a water change for the ick. Although new water and a higher temperature will help slow ick, you need to have a treatment. i suggest using Mardel's Coppersafe. Most local and chain fish stores carry it. if you don't wat your fish to die, then your going to have to set time aside for them. If work is too much and you can't get away, you can always order your treatment from an online store like www.liveaquaria.com or www.bigalsonline.com.

 

[n3ont3tra]

Make sure you do good gravel vacs during the water change...

 

[mark.w.jones]

This link is about treating ich

http/www.fishforums.net/content/Tropical...owtopic-128879/

Once treated you need to look at why it appeared in the first place. I would suggest poor water conditions is the most likely cause but introuducing a new fish who had ich is also a possibility. To try and help us diagnose the cause of the outbreak I need a bit more info:

1. How long has tank been set up for?
2. How did you prepare the tank for the arrival of your fish?
3. What are your exact readings of ammonia and nitrite?
4. What is your current stock?
5. What's your weekly maintainence schedule?

 

[andywg]

Once treated you need to look at why it appeared in the first place. I would suggest poor water conditions is the most likely cause but introuducing a new fish who had ich is also a possibility.

Considering that ich has no dormant stage and is not present in water supplies, it simply must have come in on something introduced to the tank. The most likely suspect is a fish, but plants and damp décor are also in the frame.

 

[bigdave2009]

This link is about treating ich

[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/content/Tropical...owtopic-128879/"]http/www.fishforums.net/content/Tropical...owtopic-128879/[/URL]

Once treated you need to look at why it appeared in the first place. I would suggest poor water conditions is the most likely cause but introuducing a new fish who had ich is also a possibility. To try and help us diagnose the cause of the outbreak I need a bit more info:

1. How long has tank been set up for? almost 4weeks, if not 4weeks today or w/e
2. How did you prepare the tank for the arrival of your fish? i had no fish for the first week, then i started to cycle with 6 fish in the 2nd week, then i had about 15 fish 3rd week, and now im with 24 fish in my 4thweek
3. What are your exact readings of ammonia and nitrite? nitrite is still high about 3.0 ppm/ do not know ammonia
4. What is your current stock? 24 fish
5. What's your weekly maintainence schedule? i have been doing water changes daily ( since ick) about 40-50%

 

[mark.w.jones]

OK, your tank is still cycling. The reason your ammonia and nitrite are so high is because you've stocked too many fish too soon. Also, leaving your tank empty and running for a week does nothing what so ever to prepare it for fish you are going to add. Read through the cycling and common newbie mistakes links in my sig. and you'll see where you've gone wrong. My advise in your situation would be to get some Ammo Lock or Amquel. These will neutralise the ammonia but still allow your cycle to continue. This link offers a more complete description:

http/fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin-cycling.html

Alongside this you need to be doing tests for nitrite every day just before doing daily water changes of around 15%. In the beginning it will also be worth testing again after you water change to see whether a 15% change is reducing the levels enough. You really want to be keeping nitrites at 0.5ppm or below and even this is not ideal. If your water changes are not dropping nitrites below this level and keeping them below this level for 24 hours then you may need to do bigger changes. However, ammonia is more toxic to fish than nitrite so getting the ammo lock or amquel is of more importance. Bear in mind that, it will give you false ammonia readings though.