1. Size of tank? 500 liters (125 gallons)
2. Water parameters
a. Ammonia? 0 ppm
b. Nitrite? 0 ppm
c. Nitrate? < 10 ppm
d. pH, KH and GH? 7.6 pH, KH/GH unknown
e. Test kit? API Freshwater Master Test Kit
3. Temperature? 24 degrees (75F)
4. FW (fresh water) or BW (brackish)? FW
5. How long the aquarium has been set up? 12months+
6. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them? Pair of Senegal Bichirs at 20cm (7") had them for about 1 month. I believe the male is sick.
7. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)? No
8. a. Any live plants? Fake plants? No
b. Sand, gravel, barebottom? Gravel
c. Rocks, woods, fancy decors? Any hollow decors? Hollow drift wood
9. a. Filtration? Generic Powerhead, Eheim Air Pump 400, Sump
b. Heater? Eheim Jager 300
10. a. Lighting schedule? What lights are used? Hardly ever turned on, Fluorescent White and Blue Tube
b. Any sunlight exposure? How long? No
11. a. Water change schedule? Weekly
b. Volume of water changed? 50%
c. Well water, tap water, RO water? Tap water
d. Water conditioner used? Seachem Prime
e. Frequency of gravel/sand (if any) vacuumed? Weekly
12. Foods? Hikari Carnivore Pellets and Mealworms
How often are they fed? Once a day
13. a. Any abnormal signs/symptoms? Male is showing signs of stress (bichir flight mode), briefly chews food before spitting out, becoming skinny. Female is healthy and eating well.
b. Appearance of poop? White stringy see attached photo
c. Appearance of gills? Normal
14. a. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis? No
b. What meds were used? None, waiting for help.
15. Insert photos of fish in question and full tank shot if necessary.
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White stringy poop
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Male is the darker one behind the female.
2. Water parameters
a. Ammonia? 0 ppm
b. Nitrite? 0 ppm
c. Nitrate? < 10 ppm
d. pH, KH and GH? 7.6 pH, KH/GH unknown
e. Test kit? API Freshwater Master Test Kit
3. Temperature? 24 degrees (75F)
4. FW (fresh water) or BW (brackish)? FW
5. How long the aquarium has been set up? 12months+
6. What fish do you have? How many are in your tank? How big are they? How long have you had them? Pair of Senegal Bichirs at 20cm (7") had them for about 1 month. I believe the male is sick.
7. Were the fish placed under quarantine period (minus the first batch from the point wherein the tank is ready to accommodate the inhabitants)? No
8. a. Any live plants? Fake plants? No
b. Sand, gravel, barebottom? Gravel
c. Rocks, woods, fancy decors? Any hollow decors? Hollow drift wood
9. a. Filtration? Generic Powerhead, Eheim Air Pump 400, Sump
b. Heater? Eheim Jager 300
10. a. Lighting schedule? What lights are used? Hardly ever turned on, Fluorescent White and Blue Tube
b. Any sunlight exposure? How long? No
11. a. Water change schedule? Weekly
b. Volume of water changed? 50%
c. Well water, tap water, RO water? Tap water
d. Water conditioner used? Seachem Prime
e. Frequency of gravel/sand (if any) vacuumed? Weekly
12. Foods? Hikari Carnivore Pellets and Mealworms
How often are they fed? Once a day
13. a. Any abnormal signs/symptoms? Male is showing signs of stress (bichir flight mode), briefly chews food before spitting out, becoming skinny. Female is healthy and eating well.
b. Appearance of poop? White stringy see attached photo
c. Appearance of gills? Normal
14. a. Have you treated your fish ahead of diagnosis? No
b. What meds were used? None, waiting for help.
15. Insert photos of fish in question and full tank shot if necessary.
White stringy poop
Male is the darker one behind the female.
