My betta suddenly has a white crusty mouth today. He's listless, barely breathing. He appeared fine last night.
1. Size of tank? 55 gallon
2. Water parameters Don't know, just ordered test kit yesterday
a. Ammonia?
b. Nitrite?
c. Nitrate?
d. pH, KH and GH?
e. Test kit?
3. Temperature? 78F
4. FW (fresh water) or BW (brackish)? FW
5. How long the aquarium has been set up? about 6 weeks
6. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them? 5 Dwarf Gouramis, 6 mollies, about 20 nebula steel guppies (includes fry), red tail shark, bristlenose pleco, algae eater. 5 cherry veiltail barbs, 1 betta. Shark, pleco and algae eater came with the tank and are 2 years old so about 5-6" each. The rest of the fish have been added sporadically since it was set up. Recently had 5 guppies, 1 molly and 4 gouramis added Dec. 29. Lost one gourami and all 5 guppies. One guppy was bloated, other 4 were thin and looked like their tail fins were tore up. Added the Nebula Steel and fry on Jan 1st and all appear normal. Betta has been in the tank within a week of setting it up and has been fine until this morning.
7. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)? No quarantine tank availalbe
8. a. Any live plants? Fake plants? Fake plants
b. Sand, gravel, barebottom? gravel
c. Rocks, woods, fancy decors? Any hollow decors? some decorations and bubblers
9. a. Filtration? Marineland Penguin 350
b. Heater? Aqueon 200 watt
10. a. Lighting schedule? What lights are used? about 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aqueon Reflector?
b. Any sunlight exposure? How long? None
11. a. Water change schedule? Last done 12/24 and again yesterday
b. Volume of water changed? about 25-30%
c. Well water, tap water, RO water? Tap
d. Water conditioner used? NovAqua Plus
e. Frequency of gravel/sand (if any) vacuumed? every water change
12. Foods? Tetramin
How often are they fed? once a day
13. a. Any abnormal signs/symptoms? White crusty mouth, listless. Placed him in a bag in the tank because the one gourami is trying to pick on him now that he's sick.
b. Appearance of poop? ??
c. Appearance of gills? Fine I think
14. a. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis?
b. What meds were used?
Had a bottle of Nutrafin Cycle that I put in last night thinking it would help the system while I waited on my water test kit to arrive.
1. Size of tank? 55 gallon
2. Water parameters Don't know, just ordered test kit yesterday
a. Ammonia?
b. Nitrite?
c. Nitrate?
d. pH, KH and GH?
e. Test kit?
3. Temperature? 78F
4. FW (fresh water) or BW (brackish)? FW
5. How long the aquarium has been set up? about 6 weeks
6. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them? 5 Dwarf Gouramis, 6 mollies, about 20 nebula steel guppies (includes fry), red tail shark, bristlenose pleco, algae eater. 5 cherry veiltail barbs, 1 betta. Shark, pleco and algae eater came with the tank and are 2 years old so about 5-6" each. The rest of the fish have been added sporadically since it was set up. Recently had 5 guppies, 1 molly and 4 gouramis added Dec. 29. Lost one gourami and all 5 guppies. One guppy was bloated, other 4 were thin and looked like their tail fins were tore up. Added the Nebula Steel and fry on Jan 1st and all appear normal. Betta has been in the tank within a week of setting it up and has been fine until this morning.
7. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)? No quarantine tank availalbe
8. a. Any live plants? Fake plants? Fake plants
b. Sand, gravel, barebottom? gravel
c. Rocks, woods, fancy decors? Any hollow decors? some decorations and bubblers
9. a. Filtration? Marineland Penguin 350
b. Heater? Aqueon 200 watt
10. a. Lighting schedule? What lights are used? about 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Aqueon Reflector?
b. Any sunlight exposure? How long? None
11. a. Water change schedule? Last done 12/24 and again yesterday
b. Volume of water changed? about 25-30%
c. Well water, tap water, RO water? Tap
d. Water conditioner used? NovAqua Plus
e. Frequency of gravel/sand (if any) vacuumed? every water change
12. Foods? Tetramin
How often are they fed? once a day
13. a. Any abnormal signs/symptoms? White crusty mouth, listless. Placed him in a bag in the tank because the one gourami is trying to pick on him now that he's sick.
b. Appearance of poop? ??
c. Appearance of gills? Fine I think
14. a. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis?
b. What meds were used?
Had a bottle of Nutrafin Cycle that I put in last night thinking it would help the system while I waited on my water test kit to arrive.