RamonM
Member
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank?
55 gallons
How long has the tank been running?
6 weeks
Does it have a filter?
Yes. 2 Fluval AquaClear 70 filters with Seachem Max, Seachem Purigen, and sponges. One has a skimmer. I run a UV green killing machine 5 hours a night.
Does it have a heater?
Yes
What is the water temperature?
78°F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
Angelfish 6
Black Neon Tetra 10
Blue Ram 2
Bristlenose/Bushynose Pleco 1
Clown Pleco 1
Dwarf Gourami 2
False Spotted Catfish 1
Guppy 11
Neon Tetra 15
Siamese Fighting Fish 6 (1 male)
Threestripe/Leopard Corydoras 5
Nerite snail 2
Maintenance
How often do you change the water?
Once a week
How much of the water do you change?
30%
What do you use to treat your water?
Seachem Prime
I also dose with the following
Flourish
Flourish Advance
Flourish Excel
Flourish Iron
Flourish Nitrogen
Flourish Phosphorus
Flourish Potassium
Fresh Trace
Stress Guard
I pump CO2
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water?
Mostly the water. It is a planted tank.
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish?
Yes
What do you use to test the water?
API Freshwater kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: I don’t know
pH: 6.6
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish?
Once a day
How much do you feed your fish?
A small mixed amount of different foods. They consume it in a minute.
What brand of food do you feed your fish?
In other of most fed:
Thera+A regular formula
Bug Bites tropical formula
HikarI bloodworms
TetraMin tropical flakes
Wardley shrimp pellets (at 3am)
Sera catfish chips (at 3 am)
Tubifex worms (once a week)
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods?
Freeze-dried
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish?
5 weeks
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms?
Immediately after placing her in the tank.
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms?
She has the classic symptoms of bladder sickness, but I don’t believe she’s constipated.
Have you started any treatment for the illness?
No.
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase?
Yes.
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all?
Not at all.
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
Betta with bladder sickness . She lies on her side on the bottom of the tank, Java moss or plant leaves. Hides a lot. Her fins are normal. She has enough strength to feed and escape the other bettas, but due to the competition of other fish she does not feed excessively, I thin. She comes up for air. The other bettas are all ok.
What is the water volume of the tank?
55 gallons
How long has the tank been running?
6 weeks
Does it have a filter?
Yes. 2 Fluval AquaClear 70 filters with Seachem Max, Seachem Purigen, and sponges. One has a skimmer. I run a UV green killing machine 5 hours a night.
Does it have a heater?
Yes
What is the water temperature?
78°F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.)
Angelfish 6
Black Neon Tetra 10
Blue Ram 2
Bristlenose/Bushynose Pleco 1
Clown Pleco 1
Dwarf Gourami 2
False Spotted Catfish 1
Guppy 11
Neon Tetra 15
Siamese Fighting Fish 6 (1 male)
Threestripe/Leopard Corydoras 5
Nerite snail 2
Maintenance
How often do you change the water?
Once a week
How much of the water do you change?
30%
What do you use to treat your water?
Seachem Prime
I also dose with the following
Flourish
Flourish Advance
Flourish Excel
Flourish Iron
Flourish Nitrogen
Flourish Phosphorus
Flourish Potassium
Fresh Trace
Stress Guard
I pump CO2
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water?
Mostly the water. It is a planted tank.
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish?
Yes
What do you use to test the water?
API Freshwater kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: I don’t know
pH: 6.6
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish?
Once a day
How much do you feed your fish?
A small mixed amount of different foods. They consume it in a minute.
What brand of food do you feed your fish?
In other of most fed:
Thera+A regular formula
Bug Bites tropical formula
HikarI bloodworms
TetraMin tropical flakes
Wardley shrimp pellets (at 3am)
Sera catfish chips (at 3 am)
Tubifex worms (once a week)
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods?
Freeze-dried
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish?
5 weeks
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms?
Immediately after placing her in the tank.
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms?
She has the classic symptoms of bladder sickness, but I don’t believe she’s constipated.
Have you started any treatment for the illness?
No.
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase?
Yes.
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all?
Not at all.
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
Betta with bladder sickness . She lies on her side on the bottom of the tank, Java moss or plant leaves. Hides a lot. Her fins are normal. She has enough strength to feed and escape the other bettas, but due to the competition of other fish she does not feed excessively, I thin. She comes up for air. The other bettas are all ok.
