Jolie
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The short explanation: After medicating my tank for other fish that were sick, my PH changed and is now too low, my nitrates are a little high and the tetra's have bad fin tail rot with missing and broken fins and it seems one has scales missing near his dorsal fin.
What do we do? we did a 25% water change yestserday and added some non iodized salt to the tank. Do we try and recoop the quality of the water THEN medicate? I have both Marcyn I and II. Should I just forget the water quality and medicate instead? or can you do you both? perhaps use the "tank Buddies" corrrect PH tablets along with both Marcyns? do you remove the carbon filter to medicate?
Long explanation (if you have time): I have had my 10 gallon tank over a year now. I had two rosy barbs with two columbian red fin tetra's and a bottom feeder. I tried a red tail shark, but he died. recently I added two green tiger barbs and replaced one of rosy barbs that had died.
Shortly after the addition of these 3 fish, one of the Rosy barbs had a bulging eye and got sick, we noticed one of the tiger barbs was not well either, so we medicated the tank with Marcyn II. Within a week or so, both rosy barbs died and one of the green tiger barbs. The rest looked fine ( the remaining tiger barb, the two columbian tetras and the bottom feeder).
But then, I noticed the tiger barb picking away at the my tetras, I wasn't sure, but then the next day, their fins were badly eaten and I noticed fin tail rot on both of them and one, has a large white spot, like the scales are missing near his dorsal fin, which is almost all gone. I immediately seperated the tiger barb, but i fear it may be too late. The Tetra's are still eating and the bottom feeder looks fine.
After medicating, we never changed the water, and the PH is now too low (5.0) and the nitrates a little high. Never before have we had problems with our water in the tank.
What do we do!!
Jolie
What do we do? we did a 25% water change yestserday and added some non iodized salt to the tank. Do we try and recoop the quality of the water THEN medicate? I have both Marcyn I and II. Should I just forget the water quality and medicate instead? or can you do you both? perhaps use the "tank Buddies" corrrect PH tablets along with both Marcyns? do you remove the carbon filter to medicate?
Long explanation (if you have time): I have had my 10 gallon tank over a year now. I had two rosy barbs with two columbian red fin tetra's and a bottom feeder. I tried a red tail shark, but he died. recently I added two green tiger barbs and replaced one of rosy barbs that had died.
Shortly after the addition of these 3 fish, one of the Rosy barbs had a bulging eye and got sick, we noticed one of the tiger barbs was not well either, so we medicated the tank with Marcyn II. Within a week or so, both rosy barbs died and one of the green tiger barbs. The rest looked fine ( the remaining tiger barb, the two columbian tetras and the bottom feeder).
But then, I noticed the tiger barb picking away at the my tetras, I wasn't sure, but then the next day, their fins were badly eaten and I noticed fin tail rot on both of them and one, has a large white spot, like the scales are missing near his dorsal fin, which is almost all gone. I immediately seperated the tiger barb, but i fear it may be too late. The Tetra's are still eating and the bottom feeder looks fine.
After medicating, we never changed the water, and the PH is now too low (5.0) and the nitrates a little high. Never before have we had problems with our water in the tank.
What do we do!!
Jolie
