Okay so I got these 2 black moors a little over a week ago, were perfectly fine. I got them because we just moved and only one of my fish made the move, my 15 cent platty i got out of a feed tank over a year ago! Well I had a water change scedulded for today. I do 50 percent water changes about ever 3 weeks. I did a 70 percent one today because I was relocating the tank for new furniture. I noticed both the black moors had ick and fin rot, but not my platty. I continued with the water change, removing them from the tank with the water in the tank into a small 1 gallon tank. did that because the water level would be so low. Well I cleaned the algae, added my salt, my florish excel, my zinc/copper/chlorine remover, water and then fish. I checked on the fish 30 minutes later all were happily swimming around, so I proceeded to add the Ick treatment ( machilite green ) after removing the carbon from the philter. I come back an hour later to see how they are doing, well my platty is absolutely delighted to see me, how ever one black moor is hiding, and the other is molting?!!? What the heck is going on here?!?!
I have had this tank set up for about 2 years, have only taken it down once compeletly cleaning everything about 7 months ago due to a horrible anchor algae outbreak in the tank. Its a 30 gallon tank. The Ph ( just checked) is 7.2 and the temp is 75. No I cannot check the amonia levels, and no I cant go to my local fish store that checks it, its a hour away.
I have had this tank set up for about 2 years, have only taken it down once compeletly cleaning everything about 7 months ago due to a horrible anchor algae outbreak in the tank. Its a 30 gallon tank. The Ph ( just checked) is 7.2 and the temp is 75. No I cannot check the amonia levels, and no I cant go to my local fish store that checks it, its a hour away.