Internal Bleeding
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Sounds to me what my old boss at the pet store used to call "Ammonia Burn". Which would be caused by poor water quality, either high ammonia or very high Nitrates.
How long has your tank been set up? How big is it? How many fish are in there? How long have they been in there? And do you have water test kits to test your ammonia, nitrates and nitrites? How often do you do your water changes and how much water do you change?
How long has your tank been set up? How big is it? How many fish are in there? How long have they been in there? And do you have water test kits to test your ammonia, nitrates and nitrites? How often do you do your water changes and how much water do you change?
aknif said:
The tank has been set for about 8 weeks, it is a 20 gallon, I have 4 albino corys 3 guppies, 4 ballon mollies and 2 mystery snails, They been there for like 2-3 weeks, I have a test kit and eveything is at 0 except for nitrates tha are 20, I change the water 2 times a week (like 20%), and I use water conditioner
From what I've been reading I thought it was septicemia
aknif said:
The tank has been set for about 8 weeks, it is a 20 gallon, I have 4 albino corys 3 guppies, 4 ballon mollies and 2 mystery snails, They been there for like 2-3 weeks, I have a test kit and eveything is at 0 except for nitrates tha are 20, I change the water 2 times a week (like 20%), and I use water conditioner
Yea, that's what it sounds like, Septicemia. Ammonia Burn was just want my boss called it, un-scientifically speaking....
http://www.angelfire.com/blues/fish_problems/HEMORHAGICSEPTICEMIA.html
I found this link on google. It says from high ammonia or poor water quality. If the tank was new and you set it up and added all the fish at once, or within a week or two, it would be considered a fishy cycling of the tank and I'd suspect that water changes of even twice a week wouldn't have been enough to keep the ammonia in check in the beginning.
I'm just taking a stab here, but it seems this guppy is just suffering from the effects of a fishy cycle.
http://www.angelfire.com/blues/fish_problems/HEMORHAGICSEPTICEMIA.html
I found this link on google. It says from high ammonia or poor water quality. If the tank was new and you set it up and added all the fish at once, or within a week or two, it would be considered a fishy cycling of the tank and I'd suspect that water changes of even twice a week wouldn't have been enough to keep the ammonia in check in the beginning.
I'm just taking a stab here, but it seems this guppy is just suffering from the effects of a fishy cycle.