Chase J

Okay, the cory disease (that only affects the dorsal fin) has spread to my swordtail(the red eye koi one) It has a tear in its dorsal fin with a white patch by the tear (its not fungus the fin is just discolored) what is happening dhould i medicate the tank? Will it have to cycle again after medicating?

agabr123

white spot sounds like fin rot, i'd put a picture up to be sure though.

if it IS fin rot then treat with the jungle buddies tabs for fin rot, they've worked really well for me and haven't crashed my cycle, thankfully.

Lucy

Oh, poor thing. Is it fin rot?

Amanda

Is it only one spot?
If it's more, it may be ICH.

Chase J

its only one large area not a spot on her dorsal fin and idk if its fin rot but im not medicating th tank im not crashing my cycle! im ready to quit i was so happy when my tank was cycle ad got new fish and now theres a stupid disease outbreak. i was gona trade the cories in for some guppies but i have to get rid of all of my fish now cuz there gonna die

ill do a water change but thats it

Amanda

If you're not willing to d what's best for the fish, ans get them healthy - maybe it's best that you return them for now. If the fish is sick, then sometimes medications are the best way to treat them. If a mini-cycle happens, then it's something that everyone has to deal with.

Chase J

it wont be a mini cycle it will completely wipe out the bacteria and ill have to wait another 4 bazillion minths for it to go back i am not allowed to medicate the tank anyways

Amanda

Chase, that's really not fair to the fish if they're sick.

Chase J

well what if the tank goes out of whack again like last time?

Amanda

Then you have to do water changes. That's aprt of owning fish. You're creating an entire environment for them, unlike cats & dogs that can live with us.
I just medicated my tank for ich, and I just had to deal with the consequences of that.

Chase J

Okay Ill Do a 25% then a few 10 percents

shih-tzu mom

Chase; I have followed your threads for a long time-never coming on. But i think the above poster's can give you some great help for all your fish and help you to experience a great tank in the future, but you must listen to advise as it is for you and your fishie's to be good and healthy. Hope this helps you Chase and please post a pic as the above are asking-so they can help you more lol and perhap's you won't go into a minnie cycle bella

Chase J

i tried to get a pic but she wont sit still!
also the camera wont focus right

prairielilly

Not all meds crash the cycle. Jungle tabs (that Alex recommended) won't, they're for fungus. If it's a bacterial infection there's Maracyn, Maracyn-2, Maracyn-TC (tetracycline), API's Furan-2...none of these will crash the cycle (I've used most of them and I can attest that what they say in the packages is correct). It's incredibly frustrating to have a sickness again after you've worked really hard to get your tank going (been there, hated that) but if it's only a few fish you may be able to just QT those and medicate them instead.

Chase J

well id love to do that but my quarantine tank is 2 gallon mini bow that lacks a heater

Chase J

ill add a lil salt and if it gets wore ill give em sme marycyn

Amanda

Don't add salt with cories, they cannot tolorate it.

prairielilly

Quick and dirty quarantine setup

This is a really good link, you could probably obtain an entire setup for a minimal cost.

Still, if it works better to medicate your whole tank, I don't think you should worry too much about crashing your cycle, just monitor your water as you medicate and you should be fine.

shih-tzu mom

Chase; Take a pic and even if it is not good it will be a lot of help for people to help you lol I had to post a few pic's and didn't know how and they were not good but it helped the people to help me lol.and problem was solved lol and please do not use salt for your cories as it will harm them, good work-Chase your'e getting there and i bet you won't go into a minny cycle bella

Chase J

the cories are gone i already added salt though

Lucy

Did your cories die? If not do a water change.

shih-tzu mom

Yes, Chase do a water change to get rid of the salt lol and maybe start from there? How much salt did you add and what kind lol? Chase do you have carbon? if so run it as it will also help in getting rid of the salt lol. bella

Chase J

i did a water change, changed the bio foam( it was overdue) and now the water is all cloudy with lil specks floating around everywhere.

Amanda

You changed the filter media? If you changed the entire filter, you put yourself in a mini-cycle.

AlyeskaGirl

If the foam was dirty all you had to do was rinse it in the bucket containing tank water.

I also have the AquaClear 50 on my 20 gal. I use no carbon and have 1 foam and 2 bio-module packs in mine right now and/or you can do 2 foams and 1 bio-module. When I did the 2 foam thing I had to cut one down to be thinner so it would fit.

Alessa

Like Amanda said, changing the foam just put you through a mini cycle chase. The bacteria live in the foam.

Chase J

so i just rinse it every month for my entire life?

Amanda

You rinse it once a week during water changes until it's literally falling apart. Then you replace the filter & hang the old one in a nylon stocking inside the tank for about a month until the new media gets established.

Chase J

how long will the mini cycle last i didnt change all of the media just 1/3 of the media y do they make new media if ur not supposed to change them?

Chase J

so when i put it in the nylon stocking which media do i remove so that it will fit cuz it will only fit 3 cartriges (i have foam, bio module, and carbon)oh wait do u hang it in the filter or the tank?