- Have you tested your water?
- Yes
- If yes, what is your ammonia?
- 0
- If yes, what is your nitrite?
- 0
- If yes, what is your nitrate?
- 30
- If I did not test my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.
- Do you do water changes?
- Yes
- What percentage of water do you change?
- 21-30%
- How frequently do you change your water?
- Every month
- If I do not change my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.
I'm not sure if there's anything left to be done but if nothing else I'd like to learn going forward - maybe there is something I should have done differently. He's a 3 1/2 year old jd. I have him in a 90 gallon with a severum, frontosa, 2 clown loaches and 2 roselike sharks, along with 4 pictus cats. The severum has always been tank boss and it's a very peaceful tank. It gets cleaned every 3 weeks, 25% or so and the nitrates are around 20-50. PH 7.2 I'm pretty sure I've been overfeeding all along and I was keeping lights on 15 hours a day. Tons of beard algae, so probably too much poop and bacteria in the tank. About a month ago I noticed a little cloudiness on the jd tail and side, and a little fin rot. I let it go for a little bit and then I noticed he started getting a belly and sores on his side, along with a red anus. He was fine at that point, eating and acting normal. I did treat the tank with Melafix for several days but he just kept getting bigger and stopped eating. I pulled him out and gave him an epson bath for 10 minutes, but that did nothing. The local store said to quarantine him and told me what meds to try - he's been in a hospital tank since Tuesday. I treat him every day with Maracyn Oxy and every other day with Fritz Para Cleanse, based on the instructions, with a water change every other day, but he's getting worse and worse.
I was actually researching clove oil and how to do it when he practically jumped out of the tank and took a spin around, so I thought I'd reach out to this community for any last ditch efforts? Thanks!
(Also, based on everything I thought it was bacterial based on my research but please let me know your thoughts!)
I was actually researching clove oil and how to do it when he practically jumped out of the tank and took a spin around, so I thought I'd reach out to this community for any last ditch efforts? Thanks!
(Also, based on everything I thought it was bacterial based on my research but please let me know your thoughts!)
