1. What is the size of your tank? 90 Gal
2. What are your water parameters? State the brand of test kit used. api master liquid kit
ph 7.2 nitrates .5 nitrites 0 amm 0
3. Is your aquarium set up freshwater or brackish water? fresh
4. How long the aquarium has been set up? june
5. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them? goldfish...7 4 cories..and 1 small plec. [1inch]
6. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)? no...there has been none added
7. What temperature is the tank water currently? 71-72
8. Are there live plants in the aquarium? nope
9. What filter are you using? State brand, maintenance routine and power capacity.marineland emperor 400 and the emperor 250? change out 4 filter medias every 5 weeks the other two every 4
10. Any other equipment used (aside from heater and filter which are two very important components of the tank)? not that i can think of
11. Does your aquarium receive natural sunlight at any given part of the day? What is your lighting schedule (assuming you do not rely on sunlight for our viewing pleasure)?
there is little natural...lights on at 10 am off at 9pm
12. When did you perform your last water change and how much water was changed? How often do you change your water? Do you vacuum the substrate?
water change weekly...about 15-25 varying
gravel vac...um every 2 months and its very clean.
last water change was last thurs
13. What foods do you provide your fish? What is the feeding schedule?
i feed frozen brine shrimp about once every 2 weeks. Algae wafers. opi pellets [goldfish] peas weekly...and aqueon goldfish grandules.
feed once a day...
14. What unusual signs have you observed in your fish?
Othello..the fish in concern flashes every so often but not much.
15. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis? If so, what treatments did you use? State your reasons for planning ahead of proper diagnosis. nope.