1. What is the size of your tank?
75 gallon
2. What are your water parameters? State the brand of test kit used.
API Freshwater Master Test Kit (less than 1 month old) Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrate: 40ppm
3. Is your aquarium set up freshwater or brackish water?
Freshwater
4. How long the aquarium has been set up?
In the current location, 1 year. Its been in constant use (and one move) for 5 years.
5. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them?
1 African Mutt (P. salousi?), 4 yrs, 6in. 1 Tire-Track Eel, 2.5 yrs, 20+ in. 2 Clown Loaches, 2 yrs, 4in. 2 Rusty Cichlids, one 3 yrs, 5 in, one 6 mos, 2 in. 2 P. feulleborni, one 5 yrs, 7in, one 1.5 yrs, 5.5 in.
6. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)?
Yes, only new inhabitant is the second Rusty Cichlid. She was in another tank for 3 months.
7. What temperature is the tank water currently?
83.5 F
8. Are there live plants in the aquarium?
One, Aponogeton bovianus. Spent 2 months in another tank before being moved to this one. Doesn't show any signs of being eaten.
9. What filter are you using? State brand, maintenance routine and power capacity.
AquaClear 110, 500 gph, rinse out sponge and bio media in tank water every other water change. Filter bag of crushed coral to keep PH up.
10. Any other equipment used (aside from heater and filter which are two very important components of the tank)?
Airstone with bubble 12 in bubble wand.
11. Does your aquarium receive natural sunlight at any given part of the day? What is your lighting schedule (assuming you do not rely on sunlight for our viewing pleasure)?
No natural sunlight. Lightning schedule is from 6:30 am (ambient light in house has already awakened fish at this time) to 6pm. Lights are 2 48" F40 GE bulbs.
12. When did you perform your last water change and how much water was changed? How often do you change your water? Do you vacuum the substrate?
50% WC on Friday when symptoms were spotted. Prior to that, last Sunday.
13. What foods do you provide your fish? What is the feeding schedule?
Morning and Evening: Varied between TetraCichlid Cichlid Crisps, TetraCichlid Cichlid Flakes, TopFin Sinking and Floating Pellets (small), Hiraki Algea wafers, San Francisco Bay Brand frozen Emerald Entree and a few peas every now and then.
14. What unusual signs have you observed in your fish?
He went from flirting with his mate to being very shy. His right eye is protruded slightly. There is a cloudy film over it. He is also not eating.
15. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis? If so, what treatments did you use? State your reasons for planning ahead of proper diagnosis.
I dosed the tank with some Aquarium Salt and some PimaFix. I was thinking it looked like a fungal infection. After doing some research on bulging eye it was suggested to give the fish an Epsom Salt dip. I have done two of those so far. I come asking for help because he is not getting any better and is growing more listless.
16. Insert photos of fish in question and full tank shot if necessary.
Photo of fish below. Sorry its not the best, he doesn't want to come out of his hole.
75 gallon
2. What are your water parameters? State the brand of test kit used.
API Freshwater Master Test Kit (less than 1 month old) Ammonia: 0ppm Nitrite: 0ppm Nitrate: 40ppm
3. Is your aquarium set up freshwater or brackish water?
Freshwater
4. How long the aquarium has been set up?
In the current location, 1 year. Its been in constant use (and one move) for 5 years.
5. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them?
1 African Mutt (P. salousi?), 4 yrs, 6in. 1 Tire-Track Eel, 2.5 yrs, 20+ in. 2 Clown Loaches, 2 yrs, 4in. 2 Rusty Cichlids, one 3 yrs, 5 in, one 6 mos, 2 in. 2 P. feulleborni, one 5 yrs, 7in, one 1.5 yrs, 5.5 in.
6. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)?
Yes, only new inhabitant is the second Rusty Cichlid. She was in another tank for 3 months.
7. What temperature is the tank water currently?
83.5 F
8. Are there live plants in the aquarium?
One, Aponogeton bovianus. Spent 2 months in another tank before being moved to this one. Doesn't show any signs of being eaten.
9. What filter are you using? State brand, maintenance routine and power capacity.
AquaClear 110, 500 gph, rinse out sponge and bio media in tank water every other water change. Filter bag of crushed coral to keep PH up.
10. Any other equipment used (aside from heater and filter which are two very important components of the tank)?
Airstone with bubble 12 in bubble wand.
11. Does your aquarium receive natural sunlight at any given part of the day? What is your lighting schedule (assuming you do not rely on sunlight for our viewing pleasure)?
No natural sunlight. Lightning schedule is from 6:30 am (ambient light in house has already awakened fish at this time) to 6pm. Lights are 2 48" F40 GE bulbs.
12. When did you perform your last water change and how much water was changed? How often do you change your water? Do you vacuum the substrate?
50% WC on Friday when symptoms were spotted. Prior to that, last Sunday.
13. What foods do you provide your fish? What is the feeding schedule?
Morning and Evening: Varied between TetraCichlid Cichlid Crisps, TetraCichlid Cichlid Flakes, TopFin Sinking and Floating Pellets (small), Hiraki Algea wafers, San Francisco Bay Brand frozen Emerald Entree and a few peas every now and then.
14. What unusual signs have you observed in your fish?
He went from flirting with his mate to being very shy. His right eye is protruded slightly. There is a cloudy film over it. He is also not eating.
15. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis? If so, what treatments did you use? State your reasons for planning ahead of proper diagnosis.
I dosed the tank with some Aquarium Salt and some PimaFix. I was thinking it looked like a fungal infection. After doing some research on bulging eye it was suggested to give the fish an Epsom Salt dip. I have done two of those so far. I come asking for help because he is not getting any better and is growing more listless.
16. Insert photos of fish in question and full tank shot if necessary.
Photo of fish below. Sorry its not the best, he doesn't want to come out of his hole.
