i posted this in the introductory section because i'm new and was referred here by my petco expert who was also stumped.
i think a moderator suggested i post here.
i have a 40 breeder grow out tank that is housing my endlicheri polypterus and my ornate polypterus they're both about 10-12inches
i have come here for some advanced help because the guy at petco also has polly's and has never heard of a fish acting like mine.
so here's the story.
about a month and a half ago i had 3 endi's and 1 ornate i run my tank with UG filters and a submersible heater.
I had just changed my substrate from aquarium gravel to complex silica compound and forgotten that all of my
good bacteriawas under the gravel/filters so i had an amonia spike on my hands after only a couple days
The endi's all took it pretty hard pink gills deteriorating fins all around and etc.. the ornate didn't really seem too bothered.
upon figuring out my issue I did a 50% water change and cleared out all of my roommates filters into my tank to help start bacteria.
the next day i found my youngest endi had died,i removed him and i continued to do 15% water changes daily for 2 weeks to help keep amonia down..
after all of that fiasco i noticed about a week ago my second youngest endi became very sluggish and had kept his mouth agape all the time he didn't even swim off when i put my had in the tank to see if he was living or not he just moved away slowly. i checked my water conditions and everything came out fine nothing out of the ordinary slightly low ph and slightly high nitratres. not really even to the point a water change was needed. i did a 15% water change anyways and 2 days later he became pale with the same symptoms. i figured maybe he was just sick. the next day after i had gotten home i found that he had died . he was sitting in the corner upside down with his fins torn up and bloody streaks.
now my oldest and final endi is starting to exhibit the same begining symptoms. my water is good i tested it at home and also took some to the petco where a fellow polly enthusiast works. i told him of my troubles and had him test my water. his tests came up with the same results. after talking for about an hour he referred me here.
i really hope someone can give me some advice because i would really hate to lose my oldest endi.
i think a moderator suggested i post here.
i have a 40 breeder grow out tank that is housing my endlicheri polypterus and my ornate polypterus they're both about 10-12inches
i have come here for some advanced help because the guy at petco also has polly's and has never heard of a fish acting like mine.
so here's the story.
about a month and a half ago i had 3 endi's and 1 ornate i run my tank with UG filters and a submersible heater.
I had just changed my substrate from aquarium gravel to complex silica compound and forgotten that all of my
good bacteriawas under the gravel/filters so i had an amonia spike on my hands after only a couple days
The endi's all took it pretty hard pink gills deteriorating fins all around and etc.. the ornate didn't really seem too bothered.
upon figuring out my issue I did a 50% water change and cleared out all of my roommates filters into my tank to help start bacteria.
the next day i found my youngest endi had died,i removed him and i continued to do 15% water changes daily for 2 weeks to help keep amonia down..
after all of that fiasco i noticed about a week ago my second youngest endi became very sluggish and had kept his mouth agape all the time he didn't even swim off when i put my had in the tank to see if he was living or not he just moved away slowly. i checked my water conditions and everything came out fine nothing out of the ordinary slightly low ph and slightly high nitratres. not really even to the point a water change was needed. i did a 15% water change anyways and 2 days later he became pale with the same symptoms. i figured maybe he was just sick. the next day after i had gotten home i found that he had died . he was sitting in the corner upside down with his fins torn up and bloody streaks.
now my oldest and final endi is starting to exhibit the same begining symptoms. my water is good i tested it at home and also took some to the petco where a fellow polly enthusiast works. i told him of my troubles and had him test my water. his tests came up with the same results. after talking for about an hour he referred me here.
i really hope someone can give me some advice because i would really hate to lose my oldest endi.
