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I have well water so I don't think there is chlorine/chloramine in it. I use bottled water from the store for his tank water. I have replacement filter cartridges that I just put in the filter. They are all assembled already. There is no ammonia chips in it tho. Do I just rinse that entire...

He does act normal. He's very interested in what we are doing and he eats well. Swims around and seems happy. I rinse his filter in the sink with tap water but I only rinse it a little. Just to get it a little cleaner. Did his water test today and they are PH-8, Ammonia-.25, Nitrate-5...

Here are pictures of him.

Back again. I've been doing big water changes every two-three days and feeding three to four times a day for the last 4 weeks. His filter has been in there for 2 months and I rinsed it once. He isn't showing any signs of improvement. He's not getting worse but not getting better. I'm at a total...

Thanks a ton. I'll give that a try.

Is there anything I can do for him to get that to grow again?

Hi, Have an update and question. I did get his tank cycled and he is doing better. His tail isn't getting worse but it doesn't seem to be getting any better. Just wondering how long it takes to see improvement? His tank has been cycled about two months now. All the water tests come out good. I...

Water test numbers for today are....Ph went up to 8.2, ammonia is zero, nitrite is zero and nitrate is between 20ppm and 40ppm. I'm guess I should do another water change to get the nitrate down. Is that correct?

I did a 50% water change on 4/8 and PH was still 8, ammonia was .25, nitrite was zero and nitrate went down to 40. The next day I did a 25% water change and Ph was the same, ammonia stayed at .25, nitrite was zero and nitrate was 5. Going to test the water again today. He seems good. Nothing...

I retested everything and I did mix them up. Nitrites are zero and nitrates are 40. Ammonia was the same at .25 and PH was 8 not 8.8. Should I do a water change at this point or wait?

On 4/5 I added a whole bottle of Safe Start. I waited 3 days and checked his water. The ph went from 8 to 8.8, ammonia stayed the same at .25, nitrate stayed the same at zero and nitrite went from zero to 40. Just want to make sure these numbers are ok. If not what should I do?

Should I still use the stress coat and add salt to his water? I ordered the Tetra Safe Start, vitamins and some higher quality food. I'll get the cycling started asap. Thanks for all the help.

I use API stress coat+. Do I still treat him during the cycling? Should he stay in the tank? Also, how do I know he is healing?

To be honest I have no idea if the tank is cycled. I thought adding all the medications might affect the cycling process also. I do the testing after I do the water change. What do I need to do to cycle it? Thanks again for everyone's help!

I have had him for 6 month and I didn't cycle his tank before I put him in. I bought him without knowing what his requirements were. I found out later when he got sick and I googled it. No, I've never had any bad readings except ammonia once a few months ago. For the fish vitamins is there a...

Someone on a different forum said to mix those two together. I do a 50% water change once a week. Yesterday his PH was 7.5 and all the others were zero. I add stress coat to the water and also add salt. He has a 2.5 gallon tank with a filter and his water temp is 78 degrees. I feed him once a...

I'v been fighting fin rot since November and it's not getting better. I've tried salt baths, Melafix/primafix, triple sulfa, Furan 2 and fin and body cure by API. I followed the directions, doing multiple rounds as it suggested. It seems like it gets better but then his tail tears or I see black...