Tank:
75 running for 4 months no probs
Fx4 and sponge filter
Stock:
Eb acara 4"
Zig zag eel 4"
Lima shovelnose 4"
Sen bichir 5-6"
Delhezi bichir 8"
Dwarf giraffe catfish 3"
Syno notatus 7"
Syno hybrid 4"
2 days ago I noticed my acara digging a WHOLE lot, my being stupid I didn't think much of it, next day I cleaned about half of the filter so I could cycle a 20 gallon, I took maybe 5 bio rings out of the maybe 100+, used tank water to clean and kept media wet. Later that day I noticed my acara laying in the corner and not looking good. I tested and my my nitrites and nitrates were high and I believe my ammonia was a but high but I couldn't really tell. I did a 75% water change and double dose of prime. Today I notice my acara doing the same thing, I start looking around at the other fish and all are fine except my acara and my syno hybrid, I don't think my hybrid will make it it looks like his skin is just flaking off, instantly tested again and had 0 ammonia .25 nitrite and around 40 nitrate so I just did about a 50% water change and vaced up anything I could see in my sand and double dosed prime again and also added stress coat. So if there anything I'm missing? I believe this is a mini cycle right? Ik cleaning my filter definitely made it worse but it was the last thing I expect nothing has changed. I stopped feeding but did add shrimp as I didn't want anything decaying but wanted the fish to have food and most are gone. Looking back I prob shouldn't even of done that
75 running for 4 months no probs
Fx4 and sponge filter
Stock:
Eb acara 4"
Zig zag eel 4"
Lima shovelnose 4"
Sen bichir 5-6"
Delhezi bichir 8"
Dwarf giraffe catfish 3"
Syno notatus 7"
Syno hybrid 4"
2 days ago I noticed my acara digging a WHOLE lot, my being stupid I didn't think much of it, next day I cleaned about half of the filter so I could cycle a 20 gallon, I took maybe 5 bio rings out of the maybe 100+, used tank water to clean and kept media wet. Later that day I noticed my acara laying in the corner and not looking good. I tested and my my nitrites and nitrates were high and I believe my ammonia was a but high but I couldn't really tell. I did a 75% water change and double dose of prime. Today I notice my acara doing the same thing, I start looking around at the other fish and all are fine except my acara and my syno hybrid, I don't think my hybrid will make it it looks like his skin is just flaking off, instantly tested again and had 0 ammonia .25 nitrite and around 40 nitrate so I just did about a 50% water change and vaced up anything I could see in my sand and double dosed prime again and also added stress coat. So if there anything I'm missing? I believe this is a mini cycle right? Ik cleaning my filter definitely made it worse but it was the last thing I expect nothing has changed. I stopped feeding but did add shrimp as I didn't want anything decaying but wanted the fish to have food and most are gone. Looking back I prob shouldn't even of done that