Some Of The Juveniles I Moved Look To Be In Trouble

[jollysue]

I finally figured out what took my Rena down--a snail in the empeller. So it is ready to set up again.

I like the Ehiem better than the Rena. I always have to put water in the hose with the Rena, but the Ehiem starts right up.

MelaFix is worthless with any real infections like advanced fin rot or columnaris. The red spot is likely an advanced bacterial infection at the wounds from the loss already suffered.

I am PMing you my exchange with a mentor when I had something similar. Perhaps you can learn from it. Erythromycin is one of the two antibacterials, btw, recommended. So your lps manager is on.

 

[ICEEGRL]

Hey... beautiful fish. I hope they all get better.
I have one like that, and I can't find any more. If you ever decide you have too many... you can send me some. My lady would probably love to have a friend or two...

 

[Cory_Dad]

It can be arranged ICEEGRL.

It seems that everyone who has seen them, at least here in Toronto, wants a breeding set.

I was excited that I got 9 juveniles from the 1st batch but distraught at losing 2. I still have 5 younger ones in the 10 gall. So that's 12 plus the parents. I hope to get them all eventually settled in the 20 gall.

If I can get the parents healed and laying again then all will be right with the world (if only....).

I'll pass along the compliment to them, I know they'll be happy to hear it. Crazy? I'm not crazy!

Cheers.

 

[jollysue]

How is everyone doing?

 

[Cory_Dad]

How is everyone doing?

Thank you for asking Jollysue.

Everyone (3 adults, 7 juveniles) are still in the 2.5 gallon waiting for the 20 to cycle.

Most of them have their colour back and are eating regularly. Yesterday they got frozen blood worm, the day before frozen brine shrimp. Everyone who's tail had fin rot is growing back their tail.

I had a scare today with high ammonia and nitrite readings in the tank even with twice daily 25% water changes. I did 2 50% changes (4 hours apart) and replaced the Ammo chips with new ones. I thought the water was starting to look cloudy...

As for the 20 gallon, the Ammonia reading doesn't look like it's changed ( 3 consecutive days of 4 ml ammonia added each day to the tank ) and there is still no Nitrite reading. I've added water from the fry tank and squeezed out the sponge from another tank right by the intake of the new tank and added bottled bacteria twice. The sponge is still sitting by the intake.

It has been exactly 2 weeks today.

If I see the ammonia start to drop then I may just move the adults or maybe a few of the juveniles over. 10 fish in a 2.5 is way too many, even with twice daily water changes.

One day at a time...

 

[ICEEGRL]

I am glad they are growing their tails back. Hopefully the other tank will cycle soon so you can get them moved. Keep us up on how they are doing.

 

[Cory_Dad]

Hi ICEEGRL.

Their tails are all back.

They are coping in their 2.5 gallon. The darn 20 isn't cycling at all and it's been over 2 weeks. I put ammonia into it over a week ago but the ammonia level doesn't seem to have gone down at all. Nitrite level is still 0. Nitrate I haven't checked for over a week when there actually was a reading but that came from the water I added twice from my fry tank. The water does smell funky though and has since last Wednesday.

I don't know which is worse: putting them into an uncycled 20 gallon tank and controlling the levels with water changes or keeping them in the 2.5 and scaring the crap out of them every day when I do my 50% water change to control the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate.

I put some Prime (1/2 dose) into the 20 gallon tonight. If I don't see any nitrite in 2 days then the heck with it. I'll Prime it to 0 ammonia and nitrite and do a 50% water change then move the corys. I feel like I'm between a rock and a hard spot on this. I get ammonia and nitrite spikes in the 2.5 anyway. At least in the 20 it'll be more gradual.

Calm, calm, take deep breaths...... <Om> <Om> <Om>

 

[ICEEGRL]

I would only move a few at a time to give it a chance to build. You are right. It doesn't matter... amonia is amonia. I think it would be easier in a bigger tank. I could be wrong though. Live plants will help a lot too with the amonia and such. If there are enough of them you don't need to cycle at all. It does take a lot of them though for that. A small amount will help though.