ugh, fish stores
- Thread starter nedword
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Loss of color?
Now that I'd be worried about (plus they aren't swimming right). Do you have a hospital tank you can move them to and isolate them? I'd medicate them too. I don't know which medicine to give them but perhaps if you ask your lfs and tell them their symptoms they would recommend a good medicine. Also, have you tested your water for nitrates? The few times I've ordered fish mail order they were swimming funny due to pollution overload in the bags (sideways swimming, etc). If you don't have a test kit, take some water to your fish store to test.
Take care
tpl*co
Now that I'd be worried about (plus they aren't swimming right). Do you have a hospital tank you can move them to and isolate them? I'd medicate them too. I don't know which medicine to give them but perhaps if you ask your lfs and tell them their symptoms they would recommend a good medicine. Also, have you tested your water for nitrates? The few times I've ordered fish mail order they were swimming funny due to pollution overload in the bags (sideways swimming, etc). If you don't have a test kit, take some water to your fish store to test.
Take care
tpl*co
Just read your first post about your lfs
Is there another one around you that gives better advice? If your tank is still cycling, I'd try more frequent water changes. Are you using a dechlorinator on your change water?
Is there another one around you that gives better advice? If your tank is still cycling, I'd try more frequent water changes. Are you using a dechlorinator on your change water?
A lot of times tiger barbs will do that as a sign of submission to a more dominant member of the school.
tricksterpup
It's SPRING!!! BUNNIE RABBITS
Ned,
This is pretty much standard practice for many older timers (been doing this for 30 plus years). When I set up a tank, I prefer to do a fishless, but when I setup a new tank, I would only do the top offs and no water changes for the first month. The reasoning behind this is to have your bacteria build up in the gravel, hence no vacuuming. I do not think they were trying to kill your fish, they just were trying to tell you to allow your tank to establish before you do anything in water changes. But if you are worried about this process, hold off on your water changes but keep an eye on your parameters in your tank. If you feel that things are to high or a little squeamish then do smaller water changes.
jim
to answer questions:
yes, I am using a dechlorinating substence.
And: The discoloration is slight in the ones that I think I am having trouble with...I am hoping this is due to the cycling tank and not NTD or something of the sort. But they have not lost a whole lot of color. They also don't seem to be doing their floating as much...it seems to me this might be fluctuation in ammonia levels (?)
yes, I am using a dechlorinating substence.
And: The discoloration is slight in the ones that I think I am having trouble with...I am hoping this is due to the cycling tank and not NTD or something of the sort. But they have not lost a whole lot of color. They also don't seem to be doing their floating as much...it seems to me this might be fluctuation in ammonia levels (?)
That may be it
Are you using one of those bacterial filter starters? I found they help to get the cycle going, but you still need to do water changes. (also, some gravel from an established tank helps)
Are you using one of those bacterial filter starters? I found they help to get the cycle going, but you still need to do water changes. (also, some gravel from an established tank helps)
