Cloudy eye on bichir

Nicky.376

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Has anybody encounter fin rot n cloudy eye on bichir? My barred bichir seems pretty sick wif themimage.jpeg
 

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Usually due to poor water quality. Make sure ur water pramrters are checked and normal.

Should clear up in a few days without meds. The clean pristine water is usually enough of a treatment.

What's ur water change schedule? Your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels?
 

Nicky.376

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the water parameters
Ph 7.5
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 1
Nitrate 0

It seems strange my nitrite dun drop.. Its a new tank.. It was cycled properly before i add the fishes. Her tank mate r 2 oscar n they r fine. Active n healthy.. They were added into the new tank about 2weeks ago. No over feeding infact due to busy schedule i only feed them once a day a little..
 

Nicky.376

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I put her into a nursing tank n gave her some salt, fin rot medicine n general aid medicine..

Usually due to poor water quality. Make sure ur water pramrters are checked and normal.

Should clear up in a few days without meds. The clean pristine water is usually enough of a treatment.

What's ur water change schedule? Your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels?
 

predatorkeeper87

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the water parameters
Ph 7.5
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 1
Nitrate 0

It seems strange my nitrite dun drop.. Its a new tank.. It was cycled properly before i add the fishes. Her tank mate r 2 oscar n they r fine. Active n healthy.. They were added into the new tank about 2weeks ago. No over feeding infact due to busy schedule i only feed them once a day a little..

you sir need to go out, buy seachem prime, and a bottle of seachem stability ASAP as well as water changes every day, roughly 25% or so until the tank catches up.

you added fish and overloaded your bio filter hardcore.
 
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I have them n i have been using it in the initial part of setting up the tank. Tks for the suggestion.. Will try it

you sir need to go out, buy seachem prime, and a bottle of seachem stability ASAP as well as water changes every day, roughly 25% or so until the tank catches up.

you added fish and overloaded your bio filter hardcore.
 

predatorkeeper87

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I have them n i have been using it in the initial part of setting up the tank. Tks for the suggestion.. Will try it
ya don't take my comment as being harsh haha sorry I re-read it and I probably came off as an a-hole. you are relatively new to the game of fish keeping yes? just get the tank params under control and the poly should be fine. that's a good looking delhezi all things considered
 
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No worries .. Would love to have any useful suggestion n tips to save my fish.. Tks a million

ya don't take my comment as being harsh haha sorry I re-read it and I probably came off as an a-hole. you are relatively new to the game of fish keeping yes? just get the tank params under control and the poly should be fine. that's a good looking delhezi all things considered
 

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Do as predkeep has mentioned and check ur water parameters.

Cut the feedings to every other day.

Should be back to normal soon.
 
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