Terriann
Fish Fanatic
Hello, here is my story
I bought 2 polka dot loaches and a female fighter on Saturday. The fighter didn't seem right when put her in, she was very unsociable and not particularly agile. She died Monday morning, when I came home from work I noticed that my chocolate gourami had large white patch on its side, not raised, didn't look like slime, no bumps. The fish died within hours, I couldn't see any more of this white patch on any more fish, until an hour later, I saw it on another gourami, which died by morning. Again no other fish had symptons I got home today, I have lost my male fighter and another gourami and my 3 gouramies do not look like they have long. To boot my new polka dot loaches have white spot.
I have rushed down to my lfs today and they have given me me protozin which covers Ich, Velvet, Costiasis, trichodiniasis, fungus, neon tentra disease, is this the right thing to do? They are normally very good but after my current trouble, I need to check. They have won awards and all sorts.
I don't understand, I regularly gravel vac, change 30% water fortnightly, feed a mixture of brine shrim, blood worm, dried foods, algae wafers and have live plants, bog wood and a bublber. My tank isn't over stocked, in fact far from and my water is always at a very stable and respectable nitrites 0, ammonia 0, nitrates 10 at 27degrees. Why do I get so much disease in my tank, where am I going wrong?
I bought 2 polka dot loaches and a female fighter on Saturday. The fighter didn't seem right when put her in, she was very unsociable and not particularly agile. She died Monday morning, when I came home from work I noticed that my chocolate gourami had large white patch on its side, not raised, didn't look like slime, no bumps. The fish died within hours, I couldn't see any more of this white patch on any more fish, until an hour later, I saw it on another gourami, which died by morning. Again no other fish had symptons I got home today, I have lost my male fighter and another gourami and my 3 gouramies do not look like they have long. To boot my new polka dot loaches have white spot.
I have rushed down to my lfs today and they have given me me protozin which covers Ich, Velvet, Costiasis, trichodiniasis, fungus, neon tentra disease, is this the right thing to do? They are normally very good but after my current trouble, I need to check. They have won awards and all sorts.
I don't understand, I regularly gravel vac, change 30% water fortnightly, feed a mixture of brine shrim, blood worm, dried foods, algae wafers and have live plants, bog wood and a bublber. My tank isn't over stocked, in fact far from and my water is always at a very stable and respectable nitrites 0, ammonia 0, nitrates 10 at 27degrees. Why do I get so much disease in my tank, where am I going wrong?