This is in regards to past threads so it's an ongoing issue.
3-16-2011 Labored Breathing after a large WC?
6-6-2011 Heavy/Labored Breathing
I installed a window AC unit in this room (den) and I now have the tank sitting at 78F. Last night after my WC I pulled out the airstone and within an hour had a few fish at the surface gasping. So I put the airstone back and even put in an extra airstone that I have as a back up and turned the light off.
With a tank temp of 78F, 2 power heads causing surface agitation and 3 canister filter outlets also causing surface agitation lack of oxygen in the water doesn't sound right - does it? I mean I should be able to get away with no airstones...shouldn't I?
As far as readings go, my tank generates less then 5ppm of nitrates in-between water changes and my ammonia and nitrite are at 0. My tap water has an ammonia reading of 1.0 ppm but have heard that this could be a false reading for Chloramine.
All fish are showing the same signs, but other then that they are acting normal, eating normal, poop is normal and they are growing.
So, my next thought is gill flukes - however the gills on every fish are normal - there is no reddening and they are not flashing which is a symptom for gill flukes. Last night I ordered a bottle of Prazi Pro to treat my tank. I don't like using medications in general but I want to get this figured out. On this tank there is also an 18w UV sterilizer (new addition as of last week), so if there are flukes then at least they aren't surviving in the water column. However gill flukes lay eggs on the fish so that's why I bought the Prazi Pro.
If after treating with Prazi Pro doesn't work/help then I will start aging my tap water for water changes. I have been putting tap water directly into the tank (first dosing the tank with Prime for total water volume - and lately double dosing) for years with no ill effects.
If that doesn't work I am out of ideas. Has anyone else experienced anything like this before or battling it now? How does my plan of attack look? Am I missing something, or should I try something else?
3-16-2011 Labored Breathing after a large WC?
6-6-2011 Heavy/Labored Breathing
I installed a window AC unit in this room (den) and I now have the tank sitting at 78F. Last night after my WC I pulled out the airstone and within an hour had a few fish at the surface gasping. So I put the airstone back and even put in an extra airstone that I have as a back up and turned the light off.
With a tank temp of 78F, 2 power heads causing surface agitation and 3 canister filter outlets also causing surface agitation lack of oxygen in the water doesn't sound right - does it? I mean I should be able to get away with no airstones...shouldn't I?
As far as readings go, my tank generates less then 5ppm of nitrates in-between water changes and my ammonia and nitrite are at 0. My tap water has an ammonia reading of 1.0 ppm but have heard that this could be a false reading for Chloramine.
All fish are showing the same signs, but other then that they are acting normal, eating normal, poop is normal and they are growing.
So, my next thought is gill flukes - however the gills on every fish are normal - there is no reddening and they are not flashing which is a symptom for gill flukes. Last night I ordered a bottle of Prazi Pro to treat my tank. I don't like using medications in general but I want to get this figured out. On this tank there is also an 18w UV sterilizer (new addition as of last week), so if there are flukes then at least they aren't surviving in the water column. However gill flukes lay eggs on the fish so that's why I bought the Prazi Pro.
If after treating with Prazi Pro doesn't work/help then I will start aging my tap water for water changes. I have been putting tap water directly into the tank (first dosing the tank with Prime for total water volume - and lately double dosing) for years with no ill effects.
If that doesn't work I am out of ideas. Has anyone else experienced anything like this before or battling it now? How does my plan of attack look? Am I missing something, or should I try something else?
