i have a 55 gal tank with a desiese but i cant figure out what it is. they have extreamly red gills but whats wierd is they have color but it is going away on thier backs and it is almost see through with a red tint. i treated it with general cure from API but that didnt work so now im trying arythromyacin and its not working. what might this desiese be?
fish dying HELP!
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55 gal guppys, swordtail, platys, mollys, and a alge eater and a few shrimp and snails for clean up and im not sure what all the ppm, i think its called, means but the ph is about 7 and i dont have a way to check ammonia i need to go get somthing but i did think it might be ammonia poisoning just by the research i did or maby even parasites
I feed all my fish freshwater and saltwater once a day, i usually also dont feed at all on sunday. you do not need to be feeding twice a day, the food bottles tell you more because they want u to buy more product. once a day is good, what they eat in about 3-4 minutes. and most of the time i never have to net leftover food because they eat it all.
Under gravel filters are sometimes a problem with keeping nitrAtes low 20 ppm. Gunk buids up under the plate and more frequent water changes along with vaccuming the gravel during water changes can help.
Most livebearers, Guppies,mollies,platys, prefer water with pH values of 7.4 to 8.0 they need hard, or basic ,alkaline water. If your water is indeed neutral, pH 7.0 ,,then I would recommend Marine salt at approx one tablespoon per 10 gal of water to be added slowly during water changes to the new water you add. Marine salt, unlike aquarium salt, will provide minerals that will increase the alkalinity and help to maintain buffering capacity.Regular aquarium salt won't. I would first get myself a test kit to see exactly what my water parameters are. I would NOT rely on fish store to provide this info. API Freshwater master kit is used by many hobbyist's and if your gonna keep fish,, it is in my view a must have along with a full function water conditioner such as PRIME, or AMQUEL+, Or MICROBE LIFT X-TREME,or AQUA SCIENCE ULTIMATE water conditioners. Hope some of this helps.
Most livebearers, Guppies,mollies,platys, prefer water with pH values of 7.4 to 8.0 they need hard, or basic ,alkaline water. If your water is indeed neutral, pH 7.0 ,,then I would recommend Marine salt at approx one tablespoon per 10 gal of water to be added slowly during water changes to the new water you add. Marine salt, unlike aquarium salt, will provide minerals that will increase the alkalinity and help to maintain buffering capacity.Regular aquarium salt won't. I would first get myself a test kit to see exactly what my water parameters are. I would NOT rely on fish store to provide this info. API Freshwater master kit is used by many hobbyist's and if your gonna keep fish,, it is in my view a must have along with a full function water conditioner such as PRIME, or AMQUEL+, Or MICROBE LIFT X-TREME,or AQUA SCIENCE ULTIMATE water conditioners. Hope some of this helps.