All my other Tetras and Rasboras are healthy, and the water tests exactly the same as it has all year, but one of the fat glowlites is starting to turn a bit grey. It looks pretty bad. Is there something I can do?
Sick Glowlite Tetra
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Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate all zero; pH 6.0. It's still eating a little, still looks fat, but I haven't seen anything come out.
Nitrate zero? Hmmm...how was this tank cycled and how heavily planted is it?
A lot of fish lose color due to stress. Is there any aggression/nipping going on? Anything new added recently?
A lot of fish lose color due to stress. Is there any aggression/nipping going on? Anything new added recently?
If you haven't seen anything come out it could be constipated do you feed a varied diet as feeding the same thing constantly can lead to constipation. I had this problem with guppies when i first started as i didn't realise a varied diet was important the folks here soon put me right .
The Glowlites are about a year old. Other fish: 2 SAE's, 4 Rummynose, 9 Priscillas (total of 5 new ones bred in the tank), and 5 Harlequin Rasboras. Now down to 7 Glowlites as the sick one died. Tank is a 29 gal tall with the original HOB filter, from which I have removed the charcoal. Weekly I change out 1/3 of the water. I feed bloodworms twice a week, and two types of flakes otherwise, with no feeding on water change day. My routine hasn't changed for almost a year.
About cycling, I used a bacteria starter and carefully tracked ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate for several weeks. Added 4 Glowlites a week after all tests showed 0, then weekly a few more fish until I had about 24. This was a year ago. I would say the tank is heavily planted, much like those in the ADA catalog, although recently I have begun thinning out significantly in order to see more of the fish.
