I think my umbees sick!!!

[Boomer1224]

hope your umbee feels better

 

[Boomer1224]

hope your umbee feels better

 

[Zukobongolo]

Ammonia and Nitrite should be 0 ppm at all times. Nitrate should be 5ppm or more of cycled aquarium.

Ill test it again and see what it is the tanks bern up for two years now.

 

[Zukobongolo]

If you do have nitrite problems you can add a little aquarium salt or marine salt. Just don't use the iodized stuff from the store. 1tsp per 20 gallons should do the trick. The chloride ion in the salt has a higher affinity than nitrite for uptake sites at the gill, so very little nitrite will enter the fish.

Ok thanks

 

[Zukobongolo]

hope your umbee feels better

Thanks

 

[tlindsey]

Ill test it again and see what it is the tanks bern up for two years now.

It is possible that your filter is not keeping up with the bioload. I suggest testing for Nitrates and shake the test regent's in each bottle vigorously first before adding the drops to the vials. Hopefully you get a positive reading. I suggest not feeding for another day or two test for Nitrite. You didn't list what type of filtration you were using on the aquarium but adding more bio or another filter would help.

 

[Zukobongolo]

It is possible that your filter is not keeping up with the bioload. I suggest testing for Nitrates and shake the test regent's in each bottle vigorously first before adding the drops to the vials. Hopefully you get a positive reading. I suggest not feeding for another day or two test for Nitrite. You didn't list what type of filtration you were using on the aquarium but adding more bio or another filter would help.

Ok thanks

 

[Zukobongolo]

Ok thanks

I have recently tested the tank and it showed nitrite to be 0 and nitrate came to about 4. So maybe the tank water isn't the problem. I will add in another filter though.

 

[duanes]

Just a thought, Umbis come from rivers (like the Magdalena system in Colombia) with a fairly strong flow, (so very highly oxygenated), and these rivers begin in nearby snow capped mountains, so the water stays relatively cool (mid 70sF), especially those larger cichlids living in deeper waters.
The mountains, like the Sierra Madre, and the Andes.

When I was in Colombia a few months ago, I was surprised at how cool the water was. It was cool enough, I could not stay long in the water very long, and this is near the coast where the air was very warm.

Below is a video (not mine) of Umbi fishing, note the flow in the river
GoPro FISHING VIDEO - COLOMBIA
Many large riverine cichlids are prone to bacterial infections if water temps are held in the 80s for any length of time. Don't know if this is the way you keep yours, but a thought.

 

[CANAMONSTER]

Don't do a water change for a while. By doing daily big water changes you might be messing with the pH. Don't add salt. It messes with the fishes kidneys. Lights of leave water alone and don't feed.