Hennessy Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 There was 11 of them at 3-4cm. One died, and after testing all the most obvious things, all with perfect results (Tamp, PH, Ammonium, Nitrite), I added salt, as I read they need a decent salt level. Plus the dying fish show heavy respiratory problems and sort of hover on the bottom gasping for their last few days. Another is dying now, as I type this he's laying sideways on the gravel hardly moving. Hardly any of them are eating now and they're all breathing fast. Maybe gill parasite? Are these ever visible? 260L 4 ft tank has a 3l/min airstone running, along with one hole from both filters spray bar above the surface - so that should be enough surface agitation I.E. oxygen. The water and filters (1200lph internal and 1500lph canister level with tank) have been running with fish and without problem for over a year. Ever since I got the Kigoma's I do daily 10L water changes. Does anyone have any Test, Diagnosis AND/OR treatment suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty07 Posted May 15, 2011 Report Share Posted May 15, 2011 Are u using prime or something similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hennessy Posted May 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 Yes.... A cheaper version at first but yesterday I added some prime.... with a water change.... I Recently got a piece of DW from Crusoe Island (Jumpinpin) and although I hit it with the gerny, I didn't chlorinate it - could I have introduced some Marine parasite doing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisqotti Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 you may have, drift wood dont mix with fronnies, have u got another tank setup you could move them to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quality_Control Posted May 16, 2011 Report Share Posted May 16, 2011 yeh driftwood messes with ya ph aswell ...fronnies are very touchy and need a stable ph 4 sure....keep it simple wen breeding them and keep nothin in the fry tank/tub cept perfect stable water lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hennessy Posted May 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Ok guys I'll remove the wood now. and see if any improvement. But if its a bug/parasite I guess it'll be too late. I lost another one yesterday. Could the water being not hard enough have caused this? Is it true that I can add some BiCarb to harden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontosa Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 You need to treat with Trichlorfon (parasite cure) asap. Common issue with moving and relocating young frontosa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efc Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 sounds alot like ammonia or nitrite. How long has the aquarium been going for? Were the filters brand new or from an existing cycled tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt27 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Dude the op has all the info you just asked lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hennessy Posted May 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 They're all dead now.... one by one.... Its not anything chemical I don't think. Ive run $150 worth of test kit through it, all levels are perfect except my PH sits at 8.2 which is a bit lower than desired but I need to keep my L202's in there for now too. I think I just worked out that the salt given me to add to the tank was normal edible sea salt (Bright white rocks) and not aquarium marine salt? Could that have done it or is it more likely the un-chlorinated ocean driftwood that I added? I did both around the same time, just before they started dying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
