mr-x Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 hi in my african display tank. 1 morning i lost 5 frontosas and then some of my fish have fungus and i am treating it with pimafix and now they some look like they have no ballast. tank has been cycling for 1 year what is pH8.0 ammonia 0 nitrite is between .0 and 0.25 nitrate 0. i have had this problem before and lost nearly all my fish. has anyone every had this happen or know what it is or how to treat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japes Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 Nitrite readings and no Nitrate readings is a problem. Have you recently cleaned your filters (without tank water?)? Your tank seems to have lost it's beneficial bacteria somehow. That's quite a high Nitrite reading, and I wouldn't be at all suprized if you had an Ammonia spike prior to it. Pimafix isn't going to help at all if water quality isn't standard or great, which it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenslandeR Posted May 25, 2008 Report Share Posted May 25, 2008 i agree with japes, and to add u should always have some sort of nitrate level in your tank, its usually only by water changes that your tank get rid of nitrates, sounds to me like your tank isn't cycling correctly at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
