hey guys! as some of u know i have a 400 ltr tank and i had quite a few fish, since then all but one and a loach have died and of anther 2 we bought, there is only one of those left...
so i have a fantail a loach and a goldie.
we had to move the tank and as its so large, it had to be emptied, also before we moved it 2 of the fish had cotton mouth,one i didnt know had it, and it was in the tank for at least a month and the 2nd was removed as soon as we knew it had it, so due to this problem , when i emptied it to move it , i also washed everything in the tank with boiling water.
we then re-filled the tank , with a hosepipe- unfortunately this contributed to a high nitrite level in the water ( any one any ideas why?)
so there has a been a nitrite problem in the tank,
but i have noticed that my fan tail is showing signs of - well-that hes about die...
its my partners fish that he has had for about 4 or so years, that lived in a small tank with no filter and very little water changes -the fish managed ot live this long with no problems, but as soon as i started using all the water treatments and constant water changes to get rid of nitrite, hes become unwell--obviously my partners going to deep down blame me for this , but i was wondering, what on earth am i doing wrong?!
and also as there is only a fantail a Goldie and a loach in the tank - is the filer necessary?! as there is 400 litres of water, 3 fish and i can do regular cleaning?
and if that was a stupid question - how can i revive the life of this fan tail?
is there anything i can do to make it better ,as all it does is sit at the bottom, wouldnt come up for food yesterday or the day before and didnt show any interest in the pea i tried to feed it?! it can still swim and use all of its fins as iv been watching closely- but it only really moves if disturbed?!
any ideas or help at all are greatly appreciated! or if some one on here lives close by to me , can you come set up an established bio level in my tank for me please lol thanks guys! x
so i have a fantail a loach and a goldie.
we had to move the tank and as its so large, it had to be emptied, also before we moved it 2 of the fish had cotton mouth,one i didnt know had it, and it was in the tank for at least a month and the 2nd was removed as soon as we knew it had it, so due to this problem , when i emptied it to move it , i also washed everything in the tank with boiling water.
we then re-filled the tank , with a hosepipe- unfortunately this contributed to a high nitrite level in the water ( any one any ideas why?)
so there has a been a nitrite problem in the tank,
but i have noticed that my fan tail is showing signs of - well-that hes about die...
its my partners fish that he has had for about 4 or so years, that lived in a small tank with no filter and very little water changes -the fish managed ot live this long with no problems, but as soon as i started using all the water treatments and constant water changes to get rid of nitrite, hes become unwell--obviously my partners going to deep down blame me for this , but i was wondering, what on earth am i doing wrong?!
and also as there is only a fantail a Goldie and a loach in the tank - is the filer necessary?! as there is 400 litres of water, 3 fish and i can do regular cleaning?
and if that was a stupid question - how can i revive the life of this fan tail?
is there anything i can do to make it better ,as all it does is sit at the bottom, wouldnt come up for food yesterday or the day before and didnt show any interest in the pea i tried to feed it?! it can still swim and use all of its fins as iv been watching closely- but it only really moves if disturbed?!
any ideas or help at all are greatly appreciated! or if some one on here lives close by to me , can you come set up an established bio level in my tank for me please lol thanks guys! x