Hi everyone. Recently got a new tank and to say it isn't going well is an understatement. It's a 13.5 gallon fluval edge.
Cycled the tank using a combination of seeded filter media from my established tank and Seachem Stability. It cycled in a little less than a week and now runs 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 5-10 nitrates (it's relatively well planted).
I added three Cory cats. They all did fine for a week (am planning on getting more eventually but not until I get what ever the issue is sorted out). A week later, after everything seemed fine, I added two glowfish (zebra danio). Waited another week before adding three more. Anyway, against my better judgement I stupidly added a very thin glowfish with a slightly bent spine (I figured since they were all from the same place and the others looked healthy, there wasn't anything wrong with him). He quickly died. A week later, out of the blue, one of the originals died very quickly. I'd had her, with no adverse symptoms, for two weeks. The second of the originals started hiding a couple days after the sick glowfish died. She is now breathing very rapidly, spends most of her time hiding, and has a slightly curved spine and a sunken belly. She isn't eating either. One of the newer ones is now showing similar symptoms (sunken belly, refuses to eat, breathing heavy). I did large water change and treated the tank with an anti-parasitic thinking it was internal parasites. Only a single healthy glowfish is left. The corys have never seemed unhealthy and my other tank (with neon tetras) isn't showing any sort of disease even though I've used the same equipment for water changes. Is there any else I should be doing?
Thanks everyone.
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Cycled the tank using a combination of seeded filter media from my established tank and Seachem Stability. It cycled in a little less than a week and now runs 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, and 5-10 nitrates (it's relatively well planted).
I added three Cory cats. They all did fine for a week (am planning on getting more eventually but not until I get what ever the issue is sorted out). A week later, after everything seemed fine, I added two glowfish (zebra danio). Waited another week before adding three more. Anyway, against my better judgement I stupidly added a very thin glowfish with a slightly bent spine (I figured since they were all from the same place and the others looked healthy, there wasn't anything wrong with him). He quickly died. A week later, out of the blue, one of the originals died very quickly. I'd had her, with no adverse symptoms, for two weeks. The second of the originals started hiding a couple days after the sick glowfish died. She is now breathing very rapidly, spends most of her time hiding, and has a slightly curved spine and a sunken belly. She isn't eating either. One of the newer ones is now showing similar symptoms (sunken belly, refuses to eat, breathing heavy). I did large water change and treated the tank with an anti-parasitic thinking it was internal parasites. Only a single healthy glowfish is left. The corys have never seemed unhealthy and my other tank (with neon tetras) isn't showing any sort of disease even though I've used the same equipment for water changes. Is there any else I should be doing?
Thanks everyone.
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