Whats Wrong With My Fighter?

[The young one]

Clown loaches are very slow growers, you rarely see very big ones.
Severums grow quite fast if fed the right food.

 

[pearson]

I would do a 40% to 50% water change.
Rinse the sponge in old tank water, not tap water.

I think clown loaches are slow growers. But the tanks is to small.

ok cool, i already added some 'interpret anti fungus and finrot' treatment, if i remove 40% water should i add anymore treatment or just leave well alone?
thanks

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[WILDER]

The interpet anti fungus and finrot med not that good.
Get back to the board if there no improvement with the betta fins.
Good Luck.

When you preform a water change during a med course you just add the correct amount of med back to water removed.
Increase aeration as meds reduce 02 in the water.

 

[pippoodle]

for treating fin rot in bettas the myazxin is best -

or if your removing him to the 20litre tank
daily water changes (50% daily if no filter - 25% if you have a cycled filter on it)- matched to the temp of the tank
then add api aquarium salt - or similar - NOT MARINE SALT and try him doing the water change routine for 2 weeks - if no improvement then move onto the myaxzin (spelling)

 

[The young one]

woops

 

[pearson]

right, 40% water change done and gravel clean also

i have moved betta to new 'hospital' tank with 50% old water and 50% new, treated with aqua safe and water cycle

so anyone know how long before i see improvement?

the othe question is, should i add a little salt?

thanks

 

[Truck]

nitrates of 250ppm wont be causing any problems


as various scientific studies have shown levels of 400ppm are where it starts to get dangerous for fish.

 

[llamalord305]

right, 40% water change done and gravel clean also

i have moved betta to new 'hospital' tank with 50% old water and 50% new, treated with aqua safe and water cycle

so anyone know how long before i see improvement?

the othe question is, should i add a little salt?

thanks

Yes, aquarium salt, NOT marine salt, NOT sea salt, NOT table salt. You can buy aquarium salt at any fish store worth its salt. (Pun intended)

 

[Truck]

its magnesium sulphate and can be bought cheap from fluid sensor online.

otherwise called epsom salts

 

[indigoj]

table salt is fine if you can find one without 'anti caking agents'

do your fish a favour and take the clown loaches to the LFS - swap for zebra loaches if you really want loaches and rehome the severum. this is quite urgent for the welfare of the fish.

Also rehome 4 'algae eaters' - fish don't clean tanks we do.

What are the 2 catfish?

 

[pearson]

table salt is fine if you can find one without 'anti caking agents'

do your fish a favour and take the clown loaches to the LFS - swap for zebra loaches if you really want loaches and rehome the severum. this is quite urgent for the welfare of the fish.

Also rehome 4 'algae eaters' - fish don't clean tanks we do.

What are the 2 catfish?

hello there,
the clown fish are 1 1/2 inch so tiny, the severum is only about 2-3 inches currently.
the catfish are albino corys bog standard catfish
whats wrong with 4 algaes?
thanks for advice

 

[kizno1]

what are the algea eaters some will get 6 inches or smaller others will get ove 18 inches

 

[pearson]

what are the algea eaters some will get 6 inches or smaller others will get ove 18 inches

sorry to be honest i dont know, 4 for a tenner at local store

 

[WILDER]

I was lead to believe that nitrates over 100 begin to become harmful to fish.
I would still get your ntirate reading down.
What your tap nitrate reading.

 

[indigoj]

what are the algea eaters some will get 6 inches or smaller others will get ove 18 inches

sorry to be honest i dont know, 4 for a tenner at local store

Pics then - they need identifying.

Size of the loaches and severum NOW is irrelevant really, it is adult size that counts and being housed for too long in too small a tank is likely to stunt their growth, they may be ok for a couple of months but really you should have a tank that can house them for life, will you be able to upgrade?