Molly Pineconed And Now Dead!

[kristins1877]

2 medium angels
3 quarter sized angels
3 glass cats
2 synodontis
2 baby bn plecs
7 corys
1 platy
1 molly
1 ram
1 powder blue gourami
1 honey gourami
1 killi (that I keep forgetting about)
oh, and 2 dp's (that I know, should be in a species tank....)

I think I got them all... I know i am abit overstocked (although if this keeps up i wont be for long) im running 2 hob filters

Stats as of a few hrs ago... (I bought the liquid tests)
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Ph 7.2

 

[WILDER]

Trying to find your other post but not having much luck.
How many gallons is the tank?

 

[kristins1877]

Sorry, shouldve posted it - 40 gallon tall, set up for about...8 months maybe?

 

[WILDER]

I agree it is abit overstocked, but if you have over filtered the tank it should be fine.

 

[kristins1877]

OK, ***BAD UPDATE***

I have done the 3 day of Maracyn II, and I just noticed that one of my corys is spiraling really bad. It was floating in the plants at the top and I thought it was dead. When I put the net in it spiraled down, hit the bottom, darted up to the top and floated back to the bottom. Its alive, laying at the bottom trying to stay upright. Tested my water and I have some not so good readings...

40 gal tall
temp: 86 degrees
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: .25
Ph : 7.6 (test tops off at 7.6 and doesn't have a color reading to go higher and its at the darkest color so could possibly be higher)

I have the carbon out of the filter during treatment right now.

My sunset gourami looks slightly bloated and is not swimming with the rest, is kind of hanging by itself but seems OK. The rest of the fish seem unaffected right now...

How much of a water change...(Im assuming thats what I will be doing this afternoon...)

 

[WILDER]

You have a nitrite reading could be the maracyn.
Did you have a nitrite reading before you added the maracyn.
Spiralling can mean the fish is dying, bacterial, internal parasites.

 

[kristins1877]

Wilder,

No my nitrite was fine before treatment. Does the maracyn also raise the PH? I have always been a steady 7.2 and its at 7.6 (possibly higher, as the test only tests to 7.6)

 

[WILDER]

Sounds like the maracyn has knocked your water stats.
Rinse test tube in boiling water, let the tube dry and do another test for ph.