Lost my 2.5 inch AT :(

[shua71]

The little guy was growing pretty fast always out to eat. Found him swimming funny and breathing hard this morning but didn't have time to do anything as I had to rush to class. Tested my water earlier when I got back. Ammonia tested out perfect at 0. Nitrite at 0.25. But my Nitrate tested way off the charts.. I guess this happened because I added a second canister to my system. Before my tank was under filtered and I kept getting 1.0 ammonia and such. Guess I have new tank syndrome. Any suggestions on what to do?

 

[shua71]

Forgot to add I did my usual water change 3 days ago at 25%

 

[OMGFISH]

If you have a canister is the media in it old? Also try to add some freshwater salt and make sure u do a 100 percent water change know.

 

[shua71]

If you have a canister is the media in it old? Also try to add some freshwater salt and make sure u do a 100 percent water change know.

I just did a 50%. Can't add salt since I have clown loaches. All the media in the new canister was new media. But my old canister I didn't clean it or anything. I did dose with prime so hopefully that helps. I'll test again in a few hours

 

[rayluc]

salt is fine with loaches just predissolve it before add to your tank, i do it all the time

 

[krichardson]

Make sure it's aquarium salt.

 

[shua71]

How would salt help though? My issue right now are nitrites not parasites of any sort. Would a 50% water change daily for a week help? Or is that too much

 

[Ade]

Waterchanges, prime and reduce feeding. And yes, I would not add salt. It seems people just add salt for the sake of it... It's only gonna harm
Your B bacteria. And do nothing for nitrate reduction.

Might be worth getting a new test kit. Just to be sure. High nitrates shouldn't kill tigerfish. Something else...... Not sure though.

 

[T1KARMANN]

The AT do need salt as they are a brackish water fish
It was prob the nitrie that killed it and may kill other fish unless you get it sorted fast
Nitrate is no that harmful to most fish over short amounts of time but you will need to lower your stock levels or do more water changes no more than 30% per day to be safe

 

[shua71]

The AT do need salt as they are a brackish water fish
It was prob the nitrie that killed it and may kill other fish unless you get it sorted fast
Nitrate is no that harmful to most fish over short amounts of time but you will need to lower your stock levels or do more water changes no more than 30% per day to be safe

Hm so the main cause of this is that I'm over stocked? Not that I put in a new filter?0