BKGarrison
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Hey guys, I started doing fish before I researched them, or knew what I was supposed to do
After readin on here for a bit, I've notcied that I'm doing many things wrong, and now I need advice on how to fix everything.
First of all, there are 2 tanks, one 5 gallon hex tank (built in filter and bio wheel) and 10 gallon With a Penguin 125 filter and bio wheel
I know for sure that there is too much fish here for the 2 aquariums, and I am bringing in a 55 gallon next week to start cycling. (This wont be a permanent home, but good for now)
I bought 3 fish 6 weeks ago, 1 red oscar(2.5 maybe 3"), 1 commen pleco (1-1.5"), and i dragon goby (4"), all three of these are living in the 5 gallon. I just purchased the 10 gallon to transfer them to, and was cycling it using feeder goldfish.
All of the feeders in the 10 gallon died of Ich, and rather rapidly, but I was feeding the feeders to the oscar, and now the oscar has come down with ich. I stopped feeding them to him as soon as I saw the spots. I have the temp in the 5 gal at 80*(there is no heater, I adjust it using the lamp and watching it closely), but I'm affraid thats too much for the goby, and it's fresh not brackish water. I'm treating with malachite green (Ick Away from Wardley) I just gave the first treatment today.
All of the fish seem active enough and healthy except for the spots on the oscar, neither the goby nor the plec have any spots.
5 gal
Amonia .25ppm
Nitrate ~25ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
PH 7.2
10 gal
Amonia 0
Nitrate 40ppm
Nitrite 0
PH 7.6
fish in 10 gal have been gone for 2-3 days
I have a heater on the 10 gal set to about 75, but it's empty right now
what should i do guys, And I'm sorry for being ignorant
Brandon
After readin on here for a bit, I've notcied that I'm doing many things wrong, and now I need advice on how to fix everything.
First of all, there are 2 tanks, one 5 gallon hex tank (built in filter and bio wheel) and 10 gallon With a Penguin 125 filter and bio wheel
I know for sure that there is too much fish here for the 2 aquariums, and I am bringing in a 55 gallon next week to start cycling. (This wont be a permanent home, but good for now)
I bought 3 fish 6 weeks ago, 1 red oscar(2.5 maybe 3"), 1 commen pleco (1-1.5"), and i dragon goby (4"), all three of these are living in the 5 gallon. I just purchased the 10 gallon to transfer them to, and was cycling it using feeder goldfish.
All of the feeders in the 10 gallon died of Ich, and rather rapidly, but I was feeding the feeders to the oscar, and now the oscar has come down with ich. I stopped feeding them to him as soon as I saw the spots. I have the temp in the 5 gal at 80*(there is no heater, I adjust it using the lamp and watching it closely), but I'm affraid thats too much for the goby, and it's fresh not brackish water. I'm treating with malachite green (Ick Away from Wardley) I just gave the first treatment today.
All of the fish seem active enough and healthy except for the spots on the oscar, neither the goby nor the plec have any spots.
5 gal
Amonia .25ppm
Nitrate ~25ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
PH 7.2
10 gal
Amonia 0
Nitrate 40ppm
Nitrite 0
PH 7.6
fish in 10 gal have been gone for 2-3 days
I have a heater on the 10 gal set to about 75, but it's empty right now
what should i do guys, And I'm sorry for being ignorant
Brandon