1. Water parameters
a) 80 degrees Farenheit
b) pH: 7.4 (consistent, no change)
c) GH: 30ppm
d) KH: 40 ppm
e)Ammonia .1ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 2 ppm
(Test done with new API Master Kit, except GH, KH (API 5 in 1 test strips)
2. Tank set up
a) 17 gallon
b) CaribSea torpedo sand (white very small rounded gravel)
c) AquaClear 30
d) Furnishings: One Mopani branch, boiled and soaked three days, new with setup of tank. One Malaysian driftwood, from previous tank with Anubias and Java Fern. All new Ryuoh rocks, 4 lbs, rinsed. Airstone. Plants include: Java moss, Cryptocoryne lutea, Hornwort
e) Tanks Occupants: 3 corydora Punctatus, 4 tiny Panda, 2 Albino Aeneus, 2 Bronze Aeneus, 5 Neon Tetras
f) How long has it been set-up? 3 months, fishless cycle with ammonia. Inhabitants first in tank 5 weeks ago.
3. Symptoms / Problem description
Background: Bronze aeneus and neon tetras from small established tank, moved into new tank 5 weeks ago. All others new from reputable LFS, quarantined together in older tank 3 weeks, recently moved in 1 week ago.
A few of the corydoras, older and new have acquired a condition where they have some or all these symptoms: Lack of swimming balance, 'hyperventilating', red gills
4. Action taken (if any)
Afflicted fish is set off in separate 1-2 gallon hospital tank as needed. Fish given antibiotic dips, 4 days, then returned to tank (if he looks well - swimming, looking, eating, etc. regularly)
5. Medications used (if any)
One of the previous fish, Bronze Aeneus is prone to dropsy (at the drop of a hat...
from a big chain fish store). We have medicated him 2 times previously with Ciproflaxin, 100 mg/gallon water (think this is the dose) dipped one hour and returned to hospital tank. I don't really want to keep medicating them - I don't know what is wrong!
thanks Catfish gods
