Three weeks ago i purchased a 60 gallon setup from petsmart with 2 penguin 350 filters and an air bar.I had rocks and plastic plants. My tank was set up for a week with 2 Oscars. I added the "stability" to get bacteria going. I have well water, but still added Fluval to remove any metals or irritants. PH was 6.0 and amonia was safe.
I ordered 6 peacock bass off the Internet 2.5"-3".
They arrived thin and shocked, as to be expected. I know they will out grow my aquarium, I'm already working on saving for a larger one.
After a week, one of my Oscars died for no apparent reason. I thought maybe I fed it a sick rosy red. All other fish seemed healthy. Then the next day, I see little white spots on their fins.great...ick.
So, I removed all rocks and plants, raised water temperature to 86°F and added 2 tsp of aquarium salt per gallon.I tested amonia again, it was at unsafe levels.I have been changing 25% water daily.replacing the salt every water change. Yesterday, one of my peacock bass had no color and was laying on his side at the bottom of the tank. I checked the amonia, it was at dangerous levels AGAIN. So j changed 50% of water, again replacing salt(slowly). This time adding Stability and 5x the amount needed of Prime (as directed on the bottle for emergencies). I was sure I'd wake up to dead fish but, this morning they were all alive. I have been using the heat and salt method to treat ich for 7 days now. I was about to add new gravel and plants, but I noticed the bass that was acting sick was rubbing on the sides of the tank, as if he still has ich.
Someone please point me in the right direction!
How do I get my tank back healthy and "set up/cycled" as it should be?
I ordered 6 peacock bass off the Internet 2.5"-3".
They arrived thin and shocked, as to be expected. I know they will out grow my aquarium, I'm already working on saving for a larger one.
After a week, one of my Oscars died for no apparent reason. I thought maybe I fed it a sick rosy red. All other fish seemed healthy. Then the next day, I see little white spots on their fins.great...ick.
So, I removed all rocks and plants, raised water temperature to 86°F and added 2 tsp of aquarium salt per gallon.I tested amonia again, it was at unsafe levels.I have been changing 25% water daily.replacing the salt every water change. Yesterday, one of my peacock bass had no color and was laying on his side at the bottom of the tank. I checked the amonia, it was at dangerous levels AGAIN. So j changed 50% of water, again replacing salt(slowly). This time adding Stability and 5x the amount needed of Prime (as directed on the bottle for emergencies). I was sure I'd wake up to dead fish but, this morning they were all alive. I have been using the heat and salt method to treat ich for 7 days now. I was about to add new gravel and plants, but I noticed the bass that was acting sick was rubbing on the sides of the tank, as if he still has ich.
Someone please point me in the right direction!
How do I get my tank back healthy and "set up/cycled" as it should be?