Scouse Lee
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Tank size:54 Litres
pH:7.6
ammonia:0.00ppm
nitrite:0.00ppm
nitrate:30ppm
kH: don't know
gH: don't know
tank temp:23.6C
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):2 of our 5 Killifish have spent the last 2 days up at the surface next to the filter, one, which is looking much worse than the other, has started turning upside down & rolling around on the bottom in the last half hour,(I've now put them both in a quarantine tank). They don't really look like they are gasping for breath although their mouths are opening & closing quite fast & their fins are moving rapidly,(just don't seem to be taking air off the surface), when I put them in the quarantine tank the bad one started swimming normally again & they are now up by the filter. As our ammonia/nitrite/nitrate levels have been fine for nearly 2 weeks now, (since we added 3 Lampeyes to go with our other 2), we thought the oxygen levels may be low so we bought a pump and air stone today. I must add that we originally bought 3 Lampeyes at the beginning of the month but 1 died within a week after acting exactly the same as these two, we also have 3 Apple Snails 2 of which have also spent the last few hours near the surface by the filter & when I pushed them down 1 just floated around on top of the water for a bit & is now clinging on to a plant and waving around in the current.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: In the last 2 weeks I have done 4 water changes of 30%, 50% & 2 of 75%, the 1st was because the Nitrite level had gone up to 1.0ppm after the introduction of the 1st 3 Lampeyes, the 2nd was for cleaning purposes & the last 2 have been to see if it helped these fish.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank
tress Coat, Stress Zyme, Plant Food & Aqua Balls added at various times.
Tank inhabitants: 5 x Lampeye Killifish, 6 x Neon Tetras, 6 x White Cloud Mountain Minnows, 3 x Apple Snails
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 3 plants added on the 3rd June
Exposure to chemicals: None known.
Tank size:54 Litres
pH:7.6
ammonia:0.00ppm
nitrite:0.00ppm
nitrate:30ppm
kH: don't know
gH: don't know
tank temp:23.6C
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior):2 of our 5 Killifish have spent the last 2 days up at the surface next to the filter, one, which is looking much worse than the other, has started turning upside down & rolling around on the bottom in the last half hour,(I've now put them both in a quarantine tank). They don't really look like they are gasping for breath although their mouths are opening & closing quite fast & their fins are moving rapidly,(just don't seem to be taking air off the surface), when I put them in the quarantine tank the bad one started swimming normally again & they are now up by the filter. As our ammonia/nitrite/nitrate levels have been fine for nearly 2 weeks now, (since we added 3 Lampeyes to go with our other 2), we thought the oxygen levels may be low so we bought a pump and air stone today. I must add that we originally bought 3 Lampeyes at the beginning of the month but 1 died within a week after acting exactly the same as these two, we also have 3 Apple Snails 2 of which have also spent the last few hours near the surface by the filter & when I pushed them down 1 just floated around on top of the water for a bit & is now clinging on to a plant and waving around in the current.
Volume and Frequency of water changes: In the last 2 weeks I have done 4 water changes of 30%, 50% & 2 of 75%, the 1st was because the Nitrite level had gone up to 1.0ppm after the introduction of the 1st 3 Lampeyes, the 2nd was for cleaning purposes & the last 2 have been to see if it helped these fish.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank
tress Coat, Stress Zyme, Plant Food & Aqua Balls added at various times.Tank inhabitants: 5 x Lampeye Killifish, 6 x Neon Tetras, 6 x White Cloud Mountain Minnows, 3 x Apple Snails
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 3 plants added on the 3rd June
Exposure to chemicals: None known.
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