hi all, im new here. im having some problems with my new 7 tinfoil barbs and 2 silver dollars. one of my silver dollars died yesterday sadsad ... and 1 of my tinfoil barb has i long line at its scale.. i dunno whether is fungles or cut leh, cause i have breaks in my fish tank... and some of my tinfoil barb also got abit of white dot, and i dunno wat izzit.. most important is that "i dun see them eat at all" is already been 1 week le.. i feed them in the morning and when i come back from work they still didnt finish the food. they also start to become more aggressive. please i really need some help...
having some problems need some help
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How old is the tank? How big is it? How long was the tank running before you added the fish? What are your water parameters? We need more info please.
Watch them for like 10 mins when you feed them. What are you feeding them??? I think the white dot are ich. Here's a couple good websites.
http://www.nunnie.com/ick.html
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/disease/p/ich.htm
hope that helps.
http://www.nunnie.com/ick.html
http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/disease/p/ich.htm
hope that helps.
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im not sure how old is the tank, but quit old liao, is a 4ft tank, my wife got koi in the tank last time but died liao 
.. than i change more than half of the water...than put the fish inside liao...
.. than i change more than half of the water...than put the fish inside liao...
Before you start over with replacing the fish in your tank you should have cycled it for awhile. It sounds like you have a 55G (being its 4ft. long). Cycling should be done before putting any new fish in your aquarium. Cycling = running your tank (filter, air pump, whatever) for a week or two or three and then adding your fish. Test your water parameters with a test kit and hope for the best.
To have a healthy tank you need to do a 25-50% water change every week. You need to have good filtration and you need to test your water for Ammonia, pH, nitrite, Nitrate, and hardness to really know what state it is in. Sounds to me like maybe the tank wasn't too healthy and you just threw these fish in there. When they talk about cycling the tank they mean to make sure there is a bacteria colony present which will be able to eat up all of the harmful waste that the fish produce. Sounds like you need to do some research maybe?
Your water probably wasn't the best when you added the fish. you might also be overfeeding them. They might have ich which is a parasite which will kill the fish if not treated. You really need to test your water and tell us what the results are. we cannot tell what condition your tank is in without any information.
Maybe go talk with a local fish store and find out what you need to keep the tank healthy. if you do have ich do not add any more fish into this tank or they will get sick too.
There is alot to know to keeping fish i cannot tell you everything. Does any of this sound familiar?
Your water probably wasn't the best when you added the fish. you might also be overfeeding them. They might have ich which is a parasite which will kill the fish if not treated. You really need to test your water and tell us what the results are. we cannot tell what condition your tank is in without any information.
Maybe go talk with a local fish store and find out what you need to keep the tank healthy. if you do have ich do not add any more fish into this tank or they will get sick too.
There is alot to know to keeping fish i cannot tell you everything. Does any of this sound familiar?
I definately did not overfeed them, cause i didnt even see them eating at all... i look at alot of artical of feeding fishes, its says best to finish in 8 to 10mins... after 1 to 2hr if there is still food is a must to take it out... but i think the amount i take out is the same amount i put in... i only gave them less than 20 pieces..(those normal round small fish food)... is it ok that if i change 3 quater of the water, than put some medical like CopperSafe or Quick Cure... than cycle the tank with my fish in the tank???
It is very unusual for fish not to eat at all. Do not do a 75% water change. That would put more stress on the fish. never do more thn 50%. if your fish are dying b/c your water is no good, the meds wont help. You really need to test your water for pH, Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate levels ASAP. If you do have ich, you can look treatments for it on here. White fuzzies on the fish could be a fungal/bacterial infection. There are many different possibilities, but you need to figure out what it is and read about it before you just throw medicine in there. You need to test that water and take a pic of the fish or give a more detailed description before we can tell you anything else to do.