Newbie with a fungus problem?
Friday Night Check in (Day 9 of Reduced Salt - 25 Days total)(Starting PraziPro):
Wed (Christmas Eve): - 10:30AM: pH: 7.6; Ammonia: under .25ppm; Nitrite: almost 0ppm; Nitrate: 5 to 10ppm - 1tsp Amquel+ @ 11AM (2nd half of dose)
Thu (Christmas Day): - 11AM: pH: 7.4; Ammonia: under .25ppm; Nitrite: 0ppm; Nitrate: 5 to 10ppm - .5cc Prime @ 1PM (I wouldn’t normally do this, but there was no time for a PWC and I wanted to keep the ammonia down until Friday) - Midnight: Ammonia: almost .25ppm; Nitrite: 0 to .25ppm; Nitrate: almost 10ppm - 1cc Prime @ midnight (same reasoning- had to way the risk of extra Prime against that of too much Ammonia)
Fri (today): - PWC @ 3PM (7G out, 8G in, 19G ttl in tank) - Treated each G of new water with 1tsp salt and .1cc Prime - 5PM: pH: 7.4; Ammonia: almost 0ppm; Nitrite: 0ppm; Nitrate: 5 to 10ppm - 4.8cc PraziPro @ 5:30PM
I won’t stop using the Brita filter, but will use the Prime for PWCs until I get the fish through the PraziPro and know what’s going on with the chlorine/chloramines situation. I did notice that the pH dropped 2 points with the water treatment. That’s probably a good thing.
I dodged a bullet Christmas Eve. I went to the pet store for dog food, because I also needed to get the aquarium stuff. If hubby had gone, he was going to surprise me with a small school of neon tetras to put with the goldfish. *sigh* I doubt they even have the same environmental needs and I keep trying to explain that the goldfish have already maxed out the tank bio-load, not to mention that they still have health problems. It goes in one ear and out the other. His sister has two goldfish in what looks like a 2.5 gallon tank and they’re “just fine.” Hubby wants me to stunt my fish so they don’t turn into carps. I’ll rehome them and shut down the aquarium before I do that. I’ve put too much work into getting them healthy.
Oops. Bedtime.
DebR and the Three Goldfish (CB, Lucille, and Raven)
Category: Philippines Internet Koi Society
