150 gallon tank
PH 8.3 to 8.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
according to API liquid test kit.
I got 4 menarambo cichlids 2 weeks ago they are about 1.5 inches big. At the same time I also got 4 baby IT dats and a baby silver aro and someone had ich and spread it to them all so I spent the first week and a half treating with high water temps (86 degrees) and salt to get rid of the ich. The menarambos had it the worst but all the ich symptoms went away 3-4 days ago. I have been continuing the daily water changes, temp at 86, and adding salt since just to make sure it is all gone. But then in the last 24 hours 3 of the menarambos have slowed from eating as much and lay close to the bottom a lot and look like they are breathing very heavily. And the 4th one in the last 24 hours hasn't eaten at all and will only swim small distances at a time and lay on his side on the bottom of the tank breathing heavily the rest of the time.
The whole time I have had them until the last 24 hours they have been extremely active and eaten very very well.
Last night i did a big water change and added prazi pro thinking it might be gill flukes.
Am I doing the right things? I really really don't want to loose any of these guys.
Other than what I have said they have no visual symptoms. The dats look and act fine (one hides a lot and is very picky about what he will eat unless I give him kril), the aro has pretty tattered fins from the ich but they look like they are beginning to heal and he acts fine.
Any advice would be great THANK YOU!
PH 8.3 to 8.4
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
according to API liquid test kit.
I got 4 menarambo cichlids 2 weeks ago they are about 1.5 inches big. At the same time I also got 4 baby IT dats and a baby silver aro and someone had ich and spread it to them all so I spent the first week and a half treating with high water temps (86 degrees) and salt to get rid of the ich. The menarambos had it the worst but all the ich symptoms went away 3-4 days ago. I have been continuing the daily water changes, temp at 86, and adding salt since just to make sure it is all gone. But then in the last 24 hours 3 of the menarambos have slowed from eating as much and lay close to the bottom a lot and look like they are breathing very heavily. And the 4th one in the last 24 hours hasn't eaten at all and will only swim small distances at a time and lay on his side on the bottom of the tank breathing heavily the rest of the time.
The whole time I have had them until the last 24 hours they have been extremely active and eaten very very well.
Last night i did a big water change and added prazi pro thinking it might be gill flukes.
Am I doing the right things? I really really don't want to loose any of these guys.
Other than what I have said they have no visual symptoms. The dats look and act fine (one hides a lot and is very picky about what he will eat unless I give him kril), the aro has pretty tattered fins from the ich but they look like they are beginning to heal and he acts fine.
Any advice would be great THANK YOU!
but then 5 min later he was sitting on the bottom but in an upright position and stayed that way all night till I went to bed and was up this morning swimming just a little but in a normal matter and would not eat this morning. He is a fighter I really hope he pulls through.