businesslamb
New Member
Hi I wonder if anyone can help diagnose a big problem
On Wednesday I noticed one of the male black phantom tetras was hanging upside down at the top of the tank. I immediately removed him to a quarantine tank where he died the next morning this afternoon one of the females was swimming lethargically and was dead within a couple of hours what can be causing this apart from the difficulty swimming they looked ok . Up until Wednesday they were all behaving normally (displaying and chasing each other and feeding well, and the remaining 5 are still acting normal) what can be causing this?
One possible factor may be the high temperatures, the tank is normally 25-26 degrees but with the hot weather this week it has been more like 27-28. I have cut the lighting down to a couple of hours a day and added more water circulation with a stingray filter and done an extra water change in the middle of the week.
The only other relevant fact may be that I had a mini cycle back in March which led to a couple of guppies contracting fin rot and dying, with the third following a month later with no apparent cause. Could there be a latent bacterial infection that has now resurfaced?
Tank Juwel Rio 125: 125L, 27.5 imp gal, 33US gal
Set up December 2005 with a fishless cycle tetras added in Jan/Feb 2006
Stock (at the beginning of the week) 7 black phantom tetras, 1 male bristlenose cat (last fish added in March)
Maintenance 10L (ca 8%) weekly water change with occasional gravel vacuuming new water dechlorinated with Seachem prime
Consistent readings of 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite and 10-15ppm nitrate. pH 6.5, hardness 17degrees (german)
I only hope no more succumb but every time I turn the lights on I’m worried that another poor blighter will be on the way out.
Cheers
Businesslamb
On Wednesday I noticed one of the male black phantom tetras was hanging upside down at the top of the tank. I immediately removed him to a quarantine tank where he died the next morning this afternoon one of the females was swimming lethargically and was dead within a couple of hours what can be causing this apart from the difficulty swimming they looked ok . Up until Wednesday they were all behaving normally (displaying and chasing each other and feeding well, and the remaining 5 are still acting normal) what can be causing this?
One possible factor may be the high temperatures, the tank is normally 25-26 degrees but with the hot weather this week it has been more like 27-28. I have cut the lighting down to a couple of hours a day and added more water circulation with a stingray filter and done an extra water change in the middle of the week.
The only other relevant fact may be that I had a mini cycle back in March which led to a couple of guppies contracting fin rot and dying, with the third following a month later with no apparent cause. Could there be a latent bacterial infection that has now resurfaced?
Tank Juwel Rio 125: 125L, 27.5 imp gal, 33US gal
Set up December 2005 with a fishless cycle tetras added in Jan/Feb 2006
Stock (at the beginning of the week) 7 black phantom tetras, 1 male bristlenose cat (last fish added in March)
Maintenance 10L (ca 8%) weekly water change with occasional gravel vacuuming new water dechlorinated with Seachem prime
Consistent readings of 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite and 10-15ppm nitrate. pH 6.5, hardness 17degrees (german)
I only hope no more succumb but every time I turn the lights on I’m worried that another poor blighter will be on the way out.
Cheers
Businesslamb
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