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iam new to this forum and iam looking for help
i have big problems with whitespot i have raised my temp to 30.6 c
and i have run one course of protazin and iam now on my second course i have done a 30% water change .
I have lost over 50% of my tank and still they are dying
what i have lost are

clown loaches x2
tetra neons x12
swordtail x1
red barbs x6
glowlights x3

the only fish that i have left are

plec x1
scissor tails x4
siamise fighing fish x1
glowlights x4
swordtails x2 m/f

can anybody help before iam fishless and have to start again!!!
 
Neon tetra's and clown loaches are funny with meds, did it say to half dose in the instructions, how many gallons is the tank, also have you increased aeration as meds and the high temp will dramatically reduce 02 in the water so they can't breath.

http://cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php
 
Wilder said:
Neon tetra's and clown loaches are funny with meds, did it say to half dose in the instructions, how many gallons is the tank, also have you increased aeration as meds and the high temp will dramatically reduce 02 in the water so they can't breath.

http://cichlid-forum.com/articles/ich.php
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the tank is 30 inches long and i have a air curtain running the length of it .
so iam hoping that the o2 levels will be ok
i didnt reduce the meds but each fish which died was covered with whitespot.
 
Calculate gallons here, as you might of been overstocked as well, and that won't help.
http://www.petfish.net/calculators/calculate.php

Also need to look into your water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph, how long has the tank been set up, and when you introduced the fish to the tank.
 
Wilder said:
Calculate gallons here, as you might of been overstocked as well, and that won't help.
http://www.petfish.net/calculators/calculate.php

Also need to look into your water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph, how long has the tank been set up, and when you introduced the fish to the tank.
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ok i have worked out the ltrs in my tank it comes to 85.5 ltrs i have been adding 4ml protazin which treats a 60ltr tank

according to the fish supplier i was nearly at max cap for the tank size as i only had small schoaling fish in.

hope this helps

ngmusic said:
Wilder said:
Calculate gallons here, as you might of been overstocked as well, and that won't help.
http://www.petfish.net/calculators/calculate.php

Also need to look into your water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph, how long has the tank been set up, and when you introduced the fish to the tank.
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ok i have worked out the ltrs in my tank it comes to 85.5 ltrs i have been adding 4ml protazin which treats a 60ltr tank

according to the fish supplier i was nearly at max cap for the tank size as i only had small schoaling fish in.

hope this helps
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the tank has been set up for some while now and has regular water changes i know where the whitespot came from now but the meds iam using dont to be working
 
Your tank was overstocked with the clown loaches they need a 90gal tank, and they are very prone to whitespot, and with the small enviroment they would of been stressed, causing and outbreak of whitespot.
Hope the others make it keep an eye on water stats, plus you will have to rehome the siamese fighter fish as the barbs will nipe at the tail, or buy it a tank of its own.
Also do you no the name of the plec.

Your'e using the right med, but sometimes it does take two rounds, you have removed the black carbon from your filter if you use it.
http://www.waterlife.co.uk/waterlife/protozin.htm

http://www.bollmoraakvarieklubb.org/artikl...own%20loach.htm
 
Wilder said:
Your tank was overstocked with the clown loaches they need a 90gal tank, and they are very prone to whitespot, and with the small enviroment they would of been stressed, causing and outbreak of whitespot.
Hope the others make it keep an eye on water stats, plus you will have to rehome the siamese fighter fish as the barbs will nipe at the tail, or buy it a tank of its own.
Also do you no the name of the plec.

Your'e using the right med, but sometimes it does take two rounds, you have removed the black carbon from your filter if you use it.
http://www.waterlife.co.uk/waterlife/protozin.htm

http://www.bollmoraakvarieklubb.org/artikl...own%20loach.htm
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the things shop keepers will say to sell fish thats bad!!!

i have a pic of the plec i`ll put it on if i can figure out how... its belly looks like a leppord skin if thats any help

ngmusic said:
Wilder said:
Your tank was overstocked with the clown loaches they need a 90gal tank, and they are very prone to whitespot, and with the small enviroment they would of been stressed, causing and outbreak of whitespot.
Hope the others make it keep an eye on water stats, plus you will have to rehome the siamese fighter fish as the barbs will nipe at the tail, or buy it a tank of its own.
Also do you no the name of the plec.

Your'e using the right med, but sometimes it does take two rounds, you have removed the black carbon from your filter if you use it.
http://www.waterlife.co.uk/waterlife/protozin.htm

http://www.bollmoraakvarieklubb.org/artikl...own%20loach.htm
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the things shop keepers will say to sell fish thats bad!!!

i have a pic of the plec i`ll put it on if i can figure out how... its belly looks like a leppord skin if thats any help
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Try research your fish yourself, as some lfs are not worth the time of day.
The plec there are that many couldn't tell you on that description alone.
 
ngmusic said:
Wilder said:
Your tank was overstocked with the clown loaches they need a 90gal tank, and they are very prone to whitespot, and with the small enviroment they would of been stressed, causing and outbreak of whitespot.
Hope the others make it keep an eye on water stats, plus you will have to rehome the siamese fighter fish as the barbs will nipe at the tail, or buy it a tank of its own.
Also do you no the name of the plec.

Your'e using the right med, but sometimes it does take two rounds, you have removed the black carbon from your filter if you use it.
http://www.waterlife.co.uk/waterlife/protozin.htm

http://www.bollmoraakvarieklubb.org/artikl...own%20loach.htm
Click to expand...


the things shop keepers will say to sell fish thats bad!!!

i have a pic of the plec i`ll put it on if i can figure out how... its belly looks like a leppord skin if thats any help
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I would find your info out for yourself, as that lfs isn't helping you out, after a new sale on a massive tank.
 
Wilder said:
I would find your info out for yourself, as that lfs isn't helping you out, after a new sale on a massive tank.
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will do that in future
the shops i have tried always give confilcting advice so its difficult to know what is right and what is wrong for my tank.
but from what i have heard on this forum it seems sound advice after all noone on here is after money :)
 
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