- Have you tested your water?
- Yes
- If yes, what is your ammonia?
- 0
- If yes, what is your nitrite?
- 0
- If yes, what is your nitrate?
- 20
- If I did not test my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.
- Do you do water changes?
- Yes
- What percentage of water do you change?
- 51-60%
- How frequently do you change your water?
- Every week
- If I do not change my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.
I have a 90 gallon SA cichlid tank that has some angels, electric blue Acaras, serpae tetras, silver dollars, giant danios, and had (2) red head tapajos geos and (2) surinamensus geos.
I have had the tank up and running for over a year and this particular stocking for almost 2 months.
Im running (2) penn pax cascade 1000 canister filters and the temperature is between 78-80F.
——Ammonia and Nitrites are 0.
——Nitrates are between 20-30.
——PH is between 7 and 7.2.
—— Not sure on water hardness (on city water).
I do a 50% Water Change every 3-4 days (use Prime).
I first had a surinamensus begin breathing very heavily while laying on the ground, eventually dying. It had its normal colors and showed no physical signs of illness that I could see. A week or so later the other surinamensus did the same thing. Now here I am a day after the second one died and one of the red heads are lying on the ground breathing heavily, looking like it is about to die. They all look healthy (other than the heavy breathing), all the other fish seem fine, and I don’t notice any bullying going on.
Any ideas of what I might have going on?Possibly Columnaris or not having enough oxygen in the tank? Appreciate any input.
I have had the tank up and running for over a year and this particular stocking for almost 2 months.
Im running (2) penn pax cascade 1000 canister filters and the temperature is between 78-80F.
——Ammonia and Nitrites are 0.
——Nitrates are between 20-30.
——PH is between 7 and 7.2.
—— Not sure on water hardness (on city water).
I do a 50% Water Change every 3-4 days (use Prime).
I first had a surinamensus begin breathing very heavily while laying on the ground, eventually dying. It had its normal colors and showed no physical signs of illness that I could see. A week or so later the other surinamensus did the same thing. Now here I am a day after the second one died and one of the red heads are lying on the ground breathing heavily, looking like it is about to die. They all look healthy (other than the heavy breathing), all the other fish seem fine, and I don’t notice any bullying going on.
Any ideas of what I might have going on?Possibly Columnaris or not having enough oxygen in the tank? Appreciate any input.