Valenshki
14-01-2012, 18:09
General
Where do you stay? Cape Town
How long have you been keeping tropical fishes? 3 months
How long has the tank been running before you added fish/this fish? 1 month
What fish do you have in your Tank (type, number and size)? QT tank with 1 female gold Molly and 4 female platys
When did you last buy any new fish? a week ago (3 of the platys)
Which food are you feeding and how often do you feed? TertraMin, once to twice daily - minimal amounts a time
Disease
Describe the problem that the fish is having (behaviour, breathing, excretion (droppings), food intake, colour)? over the last month has seemed to be getting thinner and thinner despite eating really well. she is very curious and very interested in feedings but does seem to hang in the tank alot using quite a bit of effort to stay still and does act a bit 'out of it'. hangs more than swims.
Is the fish eating? yes
Has the problem occurred before?: no
Have you treated the problem and how? no
Have you had any other problems in the past? not in this tank
What were they? n/a
Did you treat for these problems? n/a
How? n/a
Your aquarium & Maintenance
How big is the tank. (L x b x h)? 61 x 31 x 35
How many litres of water? approx 66lt
What type of filter do you run?sunsun submersible internal
What is IN the filter? filter cartridge foam and boyu bio ceramics
How many litres per hour is the filter rated for? 600lt/hr
How often do you clean your tank? weekly
How do you clean your tank? weekly water changes
How much water do you take out for Water change? 20% - 30%
Do you prepare your water for water changes? How and what do you add? tap water to correct temp and add Seachem Prime
What water do you use. (Tap, bore hole, RO)? tap
What substrate do you have? none - QT tank
What else is in the tank (Rocks, plants, fake plants, shells, anything else)? fake plant and fake log
Water parameters in your aquarium
Describe the water (smell and colour)? earthy
Temperature of the water? 27
General hardness (GH)? ?
Carbonate hardness (KH)? 2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite (No2-)? 0
Nitrate (No3-)? ?
pH? 8.2
How did you test these? Have you checked the expiry date on the test kits? sera drop tests and pH meter
Lights
What light do you have? none
How long is the light on for? n/a
Do you have lots of plants in the tank (real or fake)? 1 fake plant
How do you fertilize the plants? n/a
If possible, can you post some pictures of
(1) The sick fish
(2) A close up of the sick fish, and/or effected area
(3) the full tank.
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Where do you stay? Cape Town
How long have you been keeping tropical fishes? 3 months
How long has the tank been running before you added fish/this fish? 1 month
What fish do you have in your Tank (type, number and size)? QT tank with 1 female gold Molly and 4 female platys
When did you last buy any new fish? a week ago (3 of the platys)
Which food are you feeding and how often do you feed? TertraMin, once to twice daily - minimal amounts a time
Disease
Describe the problem that the fish is having (behaviour, breathing, excretion (droppings), food intake, colour)? over the last month has seemed to be getting thinner and thinner despite eating really well. she is very curious and very interested in feedings but does seem to hang in the tank alot using quite a bit of effort to stay still and does act a bit 'out of it'. hangs more than swims.
Is the fish eating? yes
Has the problem occurred before?: no
Have you treated the problem and how? no
Have you had any other problems in the past? not in this tank
What were they? n/a
Did you treat for these problems? n/a
How? n/a
Your aquarium & Maintenance
How big is the tank. (L x b x h)? 61 x 31 x 35
How many litres of water? approx 66lt
What type of filter do you run?sunsun submersible internal
What is IN the filter? filter cartridge foam and boyu bio ceramics
How many litres per hour is the filter rated for? 600lt/hr
How often do you clean your tank? weekly
How do you clean your tank? weekly water changes
How much water do you take out for Water change? 20% - 30%
Do you prepare your water for water changes? How and what do you add? tap water to correct temp and add Seachem Prime
What water do you use. (Tap, bore hole, RO)? tap
What substrate do you have? none - QT tank
What else is in the tank (Rocks, plants, fake plants, shells, anything else)? fake plant and fake log
Water parameters in your aquarium
Describe the water (smell and colour)? earthy
Temperature of the water? 27
General hardness (GH)? ?
Carbonate hardness (KH)? 2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite (No2-)? 0
Nitrate (No3-)? ?
pH? 8.2
How did you test these? Have you checked the expiry date on the test kits? sera drop tests and pH meter
Lights
What light do you have? none
How long is the light on for? n/a
Do you have lots of plants in the tank (real or fake)? 1 fake plant
How do you fertilize the plants? n/a
If possible, can you post some pictures of
(1) The sick fish
(2) A close up of the sick fish, and/or effected area
(3) the full tank.
127551275412753