gennine
New Member
hello!
been keeping fish about 3 years. Spent alot on money on my tank recently and could do with some support from the fisshy community!
I feel i got a really good balance now, everyone is getting on well and generally very healthy. particularly after removing the last odd fish (an arrogant bullying molly- i originally had 6, then discovered they were brackish water fish, so i didnt replace them - part of the learning curve!
I recenly bought 2 gouramis - the shop said cobolt blue gourmi, but after researching i discovered its a blue dwarf gourami or powdrer blue. ? yet again the fish man was useless, and didnt inform me of other conditions such as the need for floating plants and a ph of 7.5 or less..
my gourais are not the happiest fish, firstly because of the vicious molly that has since been removed, he nipped their 'whiskers'? - whats the name?and will they grow back? -they are a bit happier now, their dorsal fins are not as clamped as they were, but they still show some signs of distress..
the tip of their dorsal fin looks a bit freyed and pointy, is this stress?, the beginning of disease?
i change 2g of my total 8 g every fortnight, i stand heat and airate the water.i treat it with api stress coat conditioner with aloe vera - which i have found vital and with great results
i add minerals as nessary.
my ph is 8! - this i think may be a problem for the gouramis
ammonia 0.6 - constant
nitrite 0.1 constant.
the chart doesnt have ph8 with 0.6 amonia, i think its just in!?
i have dont lots of research but would appreciate it if someone could tell help me out a bit..
i want to be a good god to my fish..
been keeping fish about 3 years. Spent alot on money on my tank recently and could do with some support from the fisshy community!
I feel i got a really good balance now, everyone is getting on well and generally very healthy. particularly after removing the last odd fish (an arrogant bullying molly- i originally had 6, then discovered they were brackish water fish, so i didnt replace them - part of the learning curve!
I recenly bought 2 gouramis - the shop said cobolt blue gourmi, but after researching i discovered its a blue dwarf gourami or powdrer blue. ? yet again the fish man was useless, and didnt inform me of other conditions such as the need for floating plants and a ph of 7.5 or less..
my gourais are not the happiest fish, firstly because of the vicious molly that has since been removed, he nipped their 'whiskers'? - whats the name?and will they grow back? -they are a bit happier now, their dorsal fins are not as clamped as they were, but they still show some signs of distress..
the tip of their dorsal fin looks a bit freyed and pointy, is this stress?, the beginning of disease?
i change 2g of my total 8 g every fortnight, i stand heat and airate the water.i treat it with api stress coat conditioner with aloe vera - which i have found vital and with great results
i add minerals as nessary.
my ph is 8! - this i think may be a problem for the gouramis
ammonia 0.6 - constant
nitrite 0.1 constant.
the chart doesnt have ph8 with 0.6 amonia, i think its just in!?
i have dont lots of research but would appreciate it if someone could tell help me out a bit..
i want to be a good god to my fish..
Ammonia is a little high, as is your nitrite, according to your test kits. What filtration are you using? I would point out that I qusetion the accurasy of your tests, as those levels should not remain constand over a prolonged period. Though the pH is higher that ideal for your gorami, he'she will adjust to it with time. Don't attempt to alter the pH, as this often leads to swings, which are more dammaging than a high pH.
