Red fins and gills

Should I do a water change again today ?

 

As @SalmonAfrica suggested, yes, try to do daily water changes 15% to 20%. How are the fishies doing now?

 

Have you had your water tested yet? What are your readings?

 

Hi guys I have done a water change again 20% most of the fish seem to be okay my living stone is really fat but not just under the body don't think it's bloat and his swimming around convicts still protecting they spot yellow lab just swims in the bell I'm not sure why because his not always sitting like before. So this would be my 3th water change can I do it again tomorrow I have not fed them as yet should I feed them ? Thanks for all the help everyone. So I was thinking can I put my own filter media in the HOB filter do I really need the last part where it's just a plastic grid I could put sack of carbon those white rings and wool?

 

I want to test it again going to look for another Lfs coz they don't tell me proper readings they say between 0 and 5 stuff like that so yeah

 

Looking close I can see some white spots should I treat with salt ?

 

Yellow lab is out of bell now maybe for now only. but his swimming near the bell checked the fin on top redness not as bad as before

 

No. If it looks like salt sprinkled on the fish then it's Ich. You can treat it by raising the temperature to 32 degrees for two weeks and it will go away. You need to increase airation in the tank when you do this. I think you should wait a little bit for the rest of the problems to settle a bit more before you do this though. Just keep an eye on the spots and if they are increasing a lot then treat as suggested.

 

I don't know if this might help. I personally think the original problem was cosed by chlorine and not ammonia. remember we have crap water in Gauteng and they tend to adjust the chlorine at times. The ammonia cycle in a new tank should spike at about 27 days and because of this I would strongly suggests that you get any for of bacteria in a bottle, I use Microbe-lift Special Blend combined for Night Out but there are other products available, as mentioned. IMO this whould help as you are basicly cycling your tank with fish in it, this might cause the ammonia to spike earlier. Do as Hawk suggested for Ich as it works and you don't need to ad other chemicals to the water which can cause more stress to the fish.

 

Thanks yeah I also think it could be chlorine because after adding anti chlorine things seem to get better the yellow got even more active just now. I got a air stone going my hob filter is giving strong ripples on on side of the tank and more soft on the other side if I stand above the tank I can see the ripples on the other side does it need to be stronger and how ?

 

Hi my living stone was swimming upside down this morning don't know why it could of been other fish biting while his weak of coz something is still wrong other fish seem to be fine

 

Are there any noticable problems with the fish other than being upside down which is never a good thing unless it's an upside down catfish? Any bloating, markings, fin rot/frayed? Maybe post a pic so we can see.

 

The living stone did have a bloat lost another Malawi and I saw it happening could stop it 1 fish attacked another just like a few nips and it went upside down it was to weak to fight back so I have added more caves in the tank now will try and get a pic but the tank is so green with the meds

 

Okay so all the fish that where very sick at the time seem to be giving up at some point because they fine then not fine on and off and then die fish that where not very sick seem to be ok

 

Unfortunately they probably took a fair amount of abuse/damage whilst you were battling with the tank. Don't buy any more fish until you know for sure that your tank is properly cycled.

 

Hi I think so also. Thanks everyone for the help just got one more q when should I change the filter in the hob I'm put my own filter media so order should it be the water falls at the bottom should I put the sponge right till where water falls

 

Hi can anyone help. Me with the filter media q

 

And y are the fins gone black on the edge

 

Can you post a picture of the affected fish, and your filter? I filled my HOB with ceramic rings and put a filter sponge on the intake to filter out the larger particles.

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I will try and post a pic. Using my iPad how do I post.can I change the filter media coz its got the meds in it and the tank is still cycling