Hey all, new to the forums (and fish keeping in general so don’t bash me too hard lol)
I have about a 1 month old, 37 gal tank. It’s not fully cycled but getting close.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0.25
Nitrate: 5
I know now about the nitrogen cycle and cycling a tank but in the beginning I just listened to the big box pet store employees and threw a bunch of fish in there at the beginning with some API QuickStart. I lost a lot of fish but not the point of this post.
The fish that have survived have seemed to develop ich. But I’m not sure what treatment method is safe as there is a lot of conflicting information.
Current tank inhabitants (survivors) are 5 guppies, 2 dwarf gouramis, 2 common plecos (<4 inches), 2 kuhli loaches, 4 nerite snails, some ghost shrimp, and a killifish.
Having scaleless fish, shrimp, and snails I’m hesitant to dose with any medication so I’ve opted for gradually increasing the temp. Normal temp for my tank is 80°, and I started increasing the temp by 1° daily starting today.
My tank is also planted pretty heavily so dosing with salt isn’t an option either right?
I guess my main questions are:
What temp should I raise the tank to and not kill anything?
Are there any meds that I can use that won’t kill anything including my plants?
P.S. I am dealing with a PH issue, in the beginning it was low at like 6.2, then a week later is was 7, and another week is was at an 8. So I started dosing API PH Down and I’m trying to slowing lower it, currently sitting at about 7.6
On top of that I have an ongoing algae bloom and some white cloudiness (bacterial bloom??)
Edit for typos
Edit 2: I had an African dwarf frog that seemed to develop a fungal infection (fuzzy foot?) and I have moved him/her to a quarantine tank for treatment.
I have about a 1 month old, 37 gal tank. It’s not fully cycled but getting close.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0.25
Nitrate: 5
I know now about the nitrogen cycle and cycling a tank but in the beginning I just listened to the big box pet store employees and threw a bunch of fish in there at the beginning with some API QuickStart. I lost a lot of fish but not the point of this post.
The fish that have survived have seemed to develop ich. But I’m not sure what treatment method is safe as there is a lot of conflicting information.
Current tank inhabitants (survivors) are 5 guppies, 2 dwarf gouramis, 2 common plecos (<4 inches), 2 kuhli loaches, 4 nerite snails, some ghost shrimp, and a killifish.
Having scaleless fish, shrimp, and snails I’m hesitant to dose with any medication so I’ve opted for gradually increasing the temp. Normal temp for my tank is 80°, and I started increasing the temp by 1° daily starting today.
My tank is also planted pretty heavily so dosing with salt isn’t an option either right?
I guess my main questions are:
What temp should I raise the tank to and not kill anything?
Are there any meds that I can use that won’t kill anything including my plants?
P.S. I am dealing with a PH issue, in the beginning it was low at like 6.2, then a week later is was 7, and another week is was at an 8. So I started dosing API PH Down and I’m trying to slowing lower it, currently sitting at about 7.6
On top of that I have an ongoing algae bloom and some white cloudiness (bacterial bloom??)
Edit for typos
Edit 2: I had an African dwarf frog that seemed to develop a fungal infection (fuzzy foot?) and I have moved him/her to a quarantine tank for treatment.