noobie, red tail cat problem, help?

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oscar1st

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wat up everyone i figured someone on this site would have some answers for me cause i have alot of questions. Ok so my first concern is my rtc im pretty sure its caused by the tank size (only 125 gallon) fish is about eight inches long and growing way faster then i planned for, any ways his gills are curving forward, i wasn't concernd at first, but i gave more swimming room in the tank and thought condithion would go away. does any one know if this will be permanent? i know i need a bigger tank.
 
the tank is big enough for now but that is a water issue my tiger are 10 and 12 inches long in a 75g and they are growing just fine . im looking for a 125g for them .
 
What are your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels?

What are you feeding?
 
HEY EVERYONE,

NEW HERE :) LOL OBVIOUSLY... BUT JUST INTRODUCING MYSELF, I CURRENTLY HAVE A 55 GALLON WITH FEW BIG GUYS WHO ARE STILL SMALL( I KNOW I NEED A BIGGER TANK LOL, WORKING ON IT)

3in-gold sev(rescued from petco bout quarter size when purchased )

4in-jack demp.(monster but had since 1.5in and grew with all gets along fine besides one time destroyed a 5in geophagus i had :( loved that guy)

7in-spatula spotter gar new guy beautiful, trained to eat krill(love it keeps tank cleaner and i hate live food cause ruined my oscar i had. gave him h.i.t.h
5in-clown knife(bought tiny also,just loved watching him grow skin is gorgeous)

7inch-tire eel ( hides in his rock all day lol,hand feed it )

4-clown loaches, 2- 2in and 2- 3in

3in-flowerhorn, cant wait to get bigger tank and watch this guy grow next to my gar, my only two next to clown knife i wanna really keep in the long run.


i know im heavily stocked at the moment but i have been doing 2 water changes and testing ever few days a week, and so far i have been good. cross my finger, but just recently i noticed on gars left eye that its looking a bit cloudy and i dont know why besides maybe my bioload might be taking effect on him?


 
i will test my water today and get back to you on that. oh i feed mostly shrimp but sometimes silver sides and chicken, i actually was wonderring if that was a bad idea or not to feed mostlly shrimp/ what else should i be feeding to keep a healthy RTC? also is shrimp healthy for these fish? p.s. thanks for the help i couldn't find info anywhere on web.
 
justonemoretank;3713470; said:
What are your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels?

What are you feeding?
i will test my water today and get back to you on that. oh i feed mostly shrimp but sometimes silver sides and chicken, i actually was wonderring if that was a bad idea or not to feed mostlly shrimp/ what else should i be feeding to keep a healthy RTC? also is shrimp healthy for these fish? p.s. thanks for the help i couldn't find info anywhere on web.
 
is it a fire eel or tyre track eel? just curious
 
welcome to MFK and hope you get everything worked out for your RTC...
 
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