Regular Member melusine Posted September 15, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 15, 2016 woo hoo barney! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helper Arctic Mama Posted September 15, 2016 Helper Share Posted September 15, 2016 Thanks, Arctic Mama~ I'm wondering if the culprit isn't the prolonged exposure to the high nitrates in the well water. It's 30-40 out of the tap. It's hard to narrow the number down with the master kit. Is there a place to get this water thoroughly checked? Perhaps the city can offer a test. It may be - nitrates are poisonous to fish as well, it just takes higher doses and longer than ammonia to show symptoms. The city should be able to analyze it via whatever department does water and sewer, and you may consider running a veggie filter if you don't already - those aquaponic systems do a beautiful job of nitrate reduction because terrestrial plants are more efficient nitrate consumers than aquatic plants. We have had so many good threads about it recently and it's a thought if you haven't already tried it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member melusine Posted September 15, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 15, 2016 you may have already looked into this -- i have pothos in my 40gallon -- roots in the water, leaves out. it takes up a considerable amount of nitrate. super easy to grow! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 15, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 15, 2016 I'll have to take another look. There's not much room behind the tank. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mikey Posted September 16, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 16, 2016 This is what my tank looked like when I had my pothos and bamboo in there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 16, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 16, 2016 So much for overnight shipping. I'm tracking the delivery and it'll arrive around 9am this morning and I'll be gone by that time. Barney's water is being changed before I leave for work so should I add salt? I can't mix in the meds until I get home from work tonight. Will there be daily water changes with the medication? I ordered the Focus so he can have it added to his food, too. Thanks Jared! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jmetzger72 Posted September 16, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 16, 2016 So much for overnight shipping. I'm tracking the delivery and it'll arrive around 9am this morning and I'll be gone by that time. Barney's water is being changed before I leave for work so should I add salt? I can't mix in the meds until I get home from work tonight. Will there be daily water changes with the medication? I ordered the Focus so he can have it added to his food, too. Thanks Jared! You can continue with the Epsom Salt in the water. The Focus will allow you to add the Metroplex and Kanaplex to a food, so you won't be adding these antibiotics to the water. I would use a sinking pellet. Add a little water to a small container like a plastic snack container or a small paper cup. Add 1 scoop of Kanaplex, 1 scoop of Metroplex and 1 scoop of Focus and stir well to get the medicines mixed into the water. Then, add 1 Tablespoon of food pellets and stir them into the water. You should use just enough water to cover the pellets. Allow the pellets to sit in the solution for about 15 minutes to soak up the meds. Feed the fish this food, and nothing else, once daily for a week. Only feed enough food that he eats it all within a minute or two. Put the remaining food in the refrigerator in a sealed container. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 16, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 16, 2016 Good morning Jared and thank you! Petsmart carries pellets, but none of them are labeled as "sinking" They carry Aqueon, Omega One, and API food. Any suggestions? Can I mash the meds up in Repashy? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shakaho Posted September 16, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 16, 2016 Omega 1 is a decent food. The others aren't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 16, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 16, 2016 Thanks, Shakaho. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 16, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 16, 2016 Mikey~ Bamboo and Pothos? What's the simplest way to set this up? My tank is 6 feet long and there's just enough room in back for the HOB filters. Not much room on either side. Would just submerging the plant roots help? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member melusine Posted September 16, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 16, 2016 hi kim! i just stick the pothos cuttings right in to the tank between the glass of the cover and the back wall. some folks contain the roots, but i just let mine hang there, like mikey had in his tank, too. they get some nice light from a nearby window, and really do well! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Mikey Posted September 17, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the example melusine Just like she has it, Kim Edited September 17, 2016 by Mikey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member melusine Posted September 17, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 17, 2016 mikey! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 17, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 17, 2016 Awesome! Thanks! Off to PetSmart to buy pellets. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jmetzger72 Posted September 17, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 17, 2016 (edited) Good morning Jared and thank you! Petsmart carries pellets, but none of them are labeled as "sinking" They carry Aqueon, Omega One, and API food. Any suggestions? Can I mash the meds up in Repashy? These are sinking: http://www.petsmart.com/food-care/pellets-crisp/omega-trade-one-goldfish-pellet-fish-food-zid36-17398/cat-36-catid-300041;pgid=S0tgS3W_yshSRpUjXRSAPPJ60000yOvPetpt;sid=klbR0vKVlAvQ0qVJOxmX1sKf1yqGwBGezvCuTNXw?var_id=36-17398&_t=pfm%3Dsearch It says "sinking" in the little orange bubble on the side. If you use Repashy, make a special medicated batch from scratch: Mix 1 scoop of Metroplex and 1 scoop of Kanaplex in 3 Tablespoons of water. Blend 1 Tablespoon of Repashy into the 3 Tablespoons of medicated water. Then, cool and refrigerate. You can add a scoop of Focus to the water as well, but I'm not sure it's necessary in the gel food. Edited September 17, 2016 by Jared 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 18, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 18, 2016 Thanks, everyone. Barney refused all of the medicated food last night and passed away. My small telescope is starting the same behavior so he's in the Q tank. Hopefully, I caught it in time. He's not pineconed, but doing the bit with the mouth. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jmetzger72 Posted September 18, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 18, 2016 Thanks, everyone. Barney refused all of the medicated food last night and passed away. My small telescope is starting the same behavior so he's in the Q tank. Hopefully, I caught it in time. He's not pineconed, but doing the bit with the mouth. Oh, no...I'm so sorry to hear that. The problem with dropsy is that you have to treat it the moment symptoms present or it is usually fatal. In fact, once the scales are protruding, it is often too late whether you medicate or not. However, now that you have the meds on hand. you are prepared for it should it happen again with another fish. Can you be more specific about the symptoms that the telescope is displaying. What's in the QT water? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted September 18, 2016 Admin Share Posted September 18, 2016 I would love to see the whole tank... Maybe something is making them sick in there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member jmetzger72 Posted September 18, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 18, 2016 (edited) I would love to see the whole tank... Maybe something is making them sick in there Yeah, there is definitely something up in the main tank. Edited September 18, 2016 by Jared 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 19, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 Sorry! QT is a quarantine tank. The only thing a bit different in the tank is black algae on some of the leaves. I'm about to do my twice a week water change and here are the levels before I change the water: PH 8.4 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 30 Well tap water : PH 7.4 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 30 I actually see a slight dip in the Nitrate from both tank and tap. Here is the Panda Telescope video. I would have never ordered such a tiny fish. He was supposed to be three inches! He's not eating so I added the medication to his water. What do you think? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mjfromga Posted September 19, 2016 Regular Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 Sorry you're having so many issues. I can't see a video? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 19, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) The white spots are his markings. Edited September 19, 2016 by KimA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member KimA. Posted September 19, 2016 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 19, 2016 I'm going to mail a water sample to the City of Monterey and see what they can find. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted September 19, 2016 Admin Share Posted September 19, 2016 please get us a full tank shot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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