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Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 29gallons
How long has the tank been running? August 2020
Does it have a filter? Aquaclear 50
Does it have a heater? Yes but not in use (cold water fish)
What is the water temperature? 70
What is the entire stocking of this tank? 1 paradise gourami, 12 WCMMs, 4 hillstream loaches, 4 amano shrimp, mystery snail, few pest snails
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Weekly
How much of the water do you change? 30% usually
What do you use to treat your water? Prime
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Yes both
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? Tetra strips and liquid API
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
pH: 6.8
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? 2xday for the school+gourami
How much do you feed your fish? Small pinch
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Variety of Omega one, tetra, bug bites, and frozen on occasion
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? About 1x per week normally
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? Since October
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 2 weeks
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Hiding, lethargic, not eating normally or acting herself.
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? Appears to look the same, maybe a little less color than usual. She started not eating at every meal (the white clouds are such hogs they always eat twice a day and she always used to also). Now she’s not eating at most meals and is hiding behind her driftwood cave most of the day (everything seems to be worsening)
Explain your emergency situation in detail.
About a week ago my family moved houses abruptly/on short notice and this all started off around the same time we found out we had a week to move. We’ve been at a new house an hour away for a week. This fish always had good energy, reminding me a little like a dog so part of me wonders if this has to do with the fact that we had a stressful move and she’s now somewhere new. Or maybe she doesn’t like the water (It is well water, was city water) or new tank setup (I reconfigured the whole tank).
I’m worried she’s become ill because of this all. All my other fish seem to be fine/thriving/unaffected except maybe the amanos who are oddly way more active and out in the open
What is the water volume of the tank? 29gallons
How long has the tank been running? August 2020
Does it have a filter? Aquaclear 50
Does it have a heater? Yes but not in use (cold water fish)
What is the water temperature? 70
What is the entire stocking of this tank? 1 paradise gourami, 12 WCMMs, 4 hillstream loaches, 4 amano shrimp, mystery snail, few pest snails
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Weekly
How much of the water do you change? 30% usually
What do you use to treat your water? Prime
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Yes both
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? Tetra strips and liquid API
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 10
pH: 6.8
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? 2xday for the school+gourami
How much do you feed your fish? Small pinch
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Variety of Omega one, tetra, bug bites, and frozen on occasion
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? About 1x per week normally
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? Since October
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 2 weeks
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Hiding, lethargic, not eating normally or acting herself.
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? Appears to look the same, maybe a little less color than usual. She started not eating at every meal (the white clouds are such hogs they always eat twice a day and she always used to also). Now she’s not eating at most meals and is hiding behind her driftwood cave most of the day (everything seems to be worsening)
Explain your emergency situation in detail.
About a week ago my family moved houses abruptly/on short notice and this all started off around the same time we found out we had a week to move. We’ve been at a new house an hour away for a week. This fish always had good energy, reminding me a little like a dog so part of me wonders if this has to do with the fact that we had a stressful move and she’s now somewhere new. Or maybe she doesn’t like the water (It is well water, was city water) or new tank setup (I reconfigured the whole tank).
I’m worried she’s become ill because of this all. All my other fish seem to be fine/thriving/unaffected except maybe the amanos who are oddly way more active and out in the open
