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Do only a tiny bit, no sudden changes, maybe one degree a week? Perhaps eventually have the tank @ 77 F in a couple of weeks and try that for a month. Tropical fish are sensitive to changes in temperature as they originally came from a stable environment...

How is your pearl doing? His/her black line does look faded although his/her eyes look clear and white. Is it possible to turn your tank temp up one degree every 24-48 hours to at least 75? Pearl gourami like warmer temperatures (mine are at 79 and in the summer 80 which may be too warm for...

When our Oscar Googles died my family had a funeral for him he was buried in our backyard in a Christmas card box. My younger daughter was a teenager at the time and she was bawling. She is in uni now and she still misses him he was the first family pet. When my kids were in elementary school...

Nice clear pics.... looks like perhaps a bacterial infection/abscess or inflamed/damaged gills probably caused by the nitrite spike you mentioned. The nitrite is toxic to the fish and reduce the fish’s immune system, making the weaker ones more susceptible to infections. Nitrite can also...

Corycats are very sensitive to ammonia and nitrite which need to read zero. Unfortunately they are suffering from new tank syndrome and the fin rot is a sign of poor water quality. Your should: 1) Do frequent daily partial water changes using dechlorinator/water conditioner the same temperature...

Ditto, very odd. Did you check the temp of your tank? And when you added the new water, did you remember to dechlorinate it with the dechlorinator. swish it around in the bucket, and check that it was the same temperature as your tank?

I have an aquaclear as well and my water lettuce (little salvinia) hang around the filter intake too. They still float and don't form more than a single layer, right? I think that's where they settle because there is the least current there. I don't mind it there, they camouflage the filter...

It’s gills look red/inflamed perhaps due to the .25 nitrite reading. He may be the canary in the coal mine, I would do partial water changes and wait for the nitrite reading to zero before adding any more fish. Feed sparingly until nitrites read zero. It is still a pretty new tank so may have...

Oops I agree with mattgirl, I didn't read properly and see that you still had 2 goldfish alive in the tank, I thought everything died.... definitely remove the bodies and feed sparingly now that you have fish in the tank and your tank hasn't cycled yet.

Good point matt girl perhaps mulm is only highly beneficial in well-established aquariums with a reading of 0. I think a good compromise would be to "lightly" run the siphon over the substrate to remove excess mulm and debris and yet be careful not to disturb the gravel below where the good...

Unfortunately it can take a long time, even over 2 months. I think the 55 g I restarted at the beginning of covid took 6 weeks to cycle, AND that was using filter media from my well established 45 gallon. I would: 1) increase the aeration of the tanks by lowering the water level so that there...

Way to go Lancerguy, how promising! Does that mean that the ammonia is still stuck at the same reading or is it going down a bit? The full cycle can take weeks so perhaps the bacteria are just trying to build up, and when you see the ammonia fall you can measure the nitrite which will start...

How stressful for you, are the readings ok in your quarantine tank too after adding the meds?

You mean so that their bodies are a source of ammonia? I guess that makes sense. Personally I would wait to add fish until your tank has completely cycled with 0 ammonia 0 nitrite which can take over a month or two. I’m a softie and hate to see the little creatures get sick and die.

i think your best bet is to gradually increase the ph and just keep monitoring your ammonia and nitrite. I don’t think your need a buffer with partial water changes as theoretically this should stabilize your system. Your Cory is older but mine have lived to 10 years: some only live 4 years...

I’m wondering if the change in water chemistry when you moved him was too much for him and put him into shock, perhaps it’s organ failure. I wouldn’t change the water or change tanks on him anymore and see if he makes it but it doesn’t look good.

Hmmm a ph of less than 5 is not good for fish, I wonder if your tank had a ph crash? Can you do some more partial water changes maybe every other day? Do you think your test kit may have expired because it’s odd that your nitrates are at 0 even in a well maintained tank. It names me wonder...

Sadly, no it needs to be pure ammonia.... Fish food should work, how long has your tank been running? You can increase the temperature with a heater, it does take weeks.

Hmmm, not sure what’s going on with him... perhaps your testing kit has expired? What type is it? Because you should have a nitrate reading....

No, I have pearl gouramis....