I have a 10 gal tank that was almost done cycling (3 weeks) and sudden severe problems required me to make almost a complete water exchange (90%). This was a week ago.
Tank seems to now be going through a mini-cycle in that I have low ammonia and nitrate readings. Nitrite is almost 0 but not quite. Ph is fine at 7.2. No meds. I use the usual Prime and NovAqua. When the ammonia gets a little higher (a little over .5), I do a 20% water change and nothing more.
Purchased a calico fantail (2" tip-to-toe) and a redcap oranda (3.5" tip-to-toe) 6 days ago. They both were doing great until this morning. the fantail has been hovering in the middle of the tank and not too enthused about eating. The oranda is more active and eats about the same, maybe a tiny bit less, but I just now noticed she has what appears to be red streaks in her tail. These red streaks look exactly like little spider veins on a human. Her tail used to be really white and so I was able to see this right off the bat.
Last night I thought I saw some tiny little white dots on her tail which made me think of ich, but I decided to wait a little and see if it developed further in case it turned out to be something silly like little air pubbles or something. Since last night she doesn't appear to have picked up anymore dots, but I'm pretty sure they aren't air bubbles cause they're still there.
The fantail's fins all appear to be slightly limper and a little bedraggled.
I have in my fishy medicine cabinet the following items: Maracyn, Maracyn Two, Coppersafe and Maracide. I haven't put anything in the tank yet though.
Any ideas?
Full Version: Red "streaks" In Tail Fin
Do you know your tank temp?
Red Caps are usually one of my first fish that will show signs of poor water quality,whether it be low ammonia readings or what. When you are doing water changes,are you matching tank temps? Do these tiny little dots look like grains of sand/salt? And may I ask what the sudden severe problems were that made you perform a 90% water change? :unsure:What are your actual readings for everything right now?
Tank temp is currently 73. Yes, I do match the temp of new water during a water change.
The previous disaster is still unidentified. I posted at Koko's several times trying to figure out what the cause of the problem was, but essentially the water was like a thin gelatin. Clear, gooey and completely clogged the filter so that absolutely no water could flow through the filter at all. The gills of my now-departed fishies could barely move. It was not algae. I had an employee from a good fishie store look at a sample of my water and they had no clue as to what it was. Numerous partial water changes did absolutely nothing as the new water became gooey almost immediately.
I had to dump almost the entire tank of water. I saved 10% (1 gallon). When I was pouring that one gallon back into the newly cleaned tank and clean/treated water, you could see the slime spreading throughout the tank. Because it was such a proportionately small amount though, the filter managed to get it out in about two days, both days with 20% water changes.
The chemicals I had in the tank at the time were nothing unusual and nothing that wasn't already being used by age old aquarians at this site. The only thing other board members could come up with was a strange interaction between the Cycle and the Water Control, even though the two products are supposed to be used together. At the time I was at the tail end of cycling a new tank and was having very high nitrAtes.
Anyhow-goo gone, tank clean. As far as actual readings right now: ammonia at .25, nitrIte at .3 and nitrAte at .5.
The previous disaster is still unidentified. I posted at Koko's several times trying to figure out what the cause of the problem was, but essentially the water was like a thin gelatin. Clear, gooey and completely clogged the filter so that absolutely no water could flow through the filter at all. The gills of my now-departed fishies could barely move. It was not algae. I had an employee from a good fishie store look at a sample of my water and they had no clue as to what it was. Numerous partial water changes did absolutely nothing as the new water became gooey almost immediately.
I had to dump almost the entire tank of water. I saved 10% (1 gallon). When I was pouring that one gallon back into the newly cleaned tank and clean/treated water, you could see the slime spreading throughout the tank. Because it was such a proportionately small amount though, the filter managed to get it out in about two days, both days with 20% water changes.
The chemicals I had in the tank at the time were nothing unusual and nothing that wasn't already being used by age old aquarians at this site. The only thing other board members could come up with was a strange interaction between the Cycle and the Water Control, even though the two products are supposed to be used together. At the time I was at the tail end of cycling a new tank and was having very high nitrAtes.
Anyhow-goo gone, tank clean. As far as actual readings right now: ammonia at .25, nitrIte at .3 and nitrAte at .5.
When my tank was cycling ( about a week ago) a added a new fish and they all got Ich (covered in white spots!) i also had an ammonia high and they all got red streaks in their fins and tails, i really panicked but i salted the water to 0.3% and did a water change, and by the next morning although the ammonia was still quite high the red streaks went down and had gone within 3 days.
So u could try salting the water, sorry no idea about the goo though, that's really weird, was it a new tank? could it have been chemicals used to wash the tank/make it/ etc in the factory if it was new? Sorry no help, i have never heard of that.
So u could try salting the water, sorry no idea about the goo though, that's really weird, was it a new tank? could it have been chemicals used to wash the tank/make it/ etc in the factory if it was new? Sorry no help, i have never heard of that.
QUOTE(disenhouse @ Aug 2 2005, 11:18 PM)
Tank temp is currently 73. Yes, I do match the temp of new water during a water change.
The previous disaster is still unidentified. I posted at Koko's several times trying to figure out what the cause of the problem was, but essentially the water was like a thin gelatin. Clear, gooey and completely clogged the filter so that absolutely no water could flow through the filter at all. The gills of my now-departed fishies could barely move. It was not algae. I had an employee from a good fishie store look at a sample of my water and they had no clue as to what it was. Numerous partial water changes did absolutely nothing as the new water became gooey almost immediately.
I had to dump almost the entire tank of water. I saved 10% (1 gallon). When I was pouring that one gallon back into the newly cleaned tank and clean/treated water, you could see the slime spreading throughout the tank. Because it was such a proportionately small amount though, the filter managed to get it out in about two days, both days with 20% water changes.
The chemicals I had in the tank at the time were nothing unusual and nothing that wasn't already being used by age old aquarians at this site. The only thing other board members could come up with was a strange interaction between the Cycle and the Water Control, even though the two products are supposed to be used together. At the time I was at the tail end of cycling a new tank and was having very high nitrAtes.
Anyhow-goo gone, tank clean. As far as actual readings right now: ammonia at .25, nitrIte at .3 and nitrAte at .5.
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The previous disaster is still unidentified. I posted at Koko's several times trying to figure out what the cause of the problem was, but essentially the water was like a thin gelatin. Clear, gooey and completely clogged the filter so that absolutely no water could flow through the filter at all. The gills of my now-departed fishies could barely move. It was not algae. I had an employee from a good fishie store look at a sample of my water and they had no clue as to what it was. Numerous partial water changes did absolutely nothing as the new water became gooey almost immediately.
I had to dump almost the entire tank of water. I saved 10% (1 gallon). When I was pouring that one gallon back into the newly cleaned tank and clean/treated water, you could see the slime spreading throughout the tank. Because it was such a proportionately small amount though, the filter managed to get it out in about two days, both days with 20% water changes.
The chemicals I had in the tank at the time were nothing unusual and nothing that wasn't already being used by age old aquarians at this site. The only thing other board members could come up with was a strange interaction between the Cycle and the Water Control, even though the two products are supposed to be used together. At the time I was at the tail end of cycling a new tank and was having very high nitrAtes.
Anyhow-goo gone, tank clean. As far as actual readings right now: ammonia at .25, nitrIte at .3 and nitrAte at .5.
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Well because you're having NitrAte readings,it looks like your tank has apparently "Cycled".The thing is,once you get those NitrAtes,your readings for Ammonia & Nitrites should be reading 0.You will have to do more frequent water changes to get those levels to 0. Start with a 25% water change,and see where that takes you on those readings.
QUOTE(disenhouse @ Aug 2 2005, 07:18 PM)
Anyhow-goo gone, tank clean. As far as actual readings right now: ammonia at .25, nitrIte at .3 and nitrAte at .5.
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I'm sorry to hear about your troubles!
Can you tell me, tho, how you can get such precise readings? I have such a hard time matching those colors...even my chemical engineer husband has to look at them for a while b/4 he can come up w/a number!
Sorry it's taken me awhile to get back to y'all. The last few days have been quite chaotic. Chelsea has now developed ich. At least I know what to do for that. Our house is being re-roofed too and in the normal process of things, our little DirecTV dish was taken down. So my husband has been without sports for at least 5 days now 
. I think I'm going to have to medicate him too.
I think my tank did a big back step and I'm having to cycle again.
My husband has a really super good eye for color, so he helps me with the numbers=colors=test results. He picks out our girls' clothes cause he does so well with the color.
I really appreciate everyone taking the time to try and help me figure our my tank!
Brenda
. I think I'm going to have to medicate him too.I think my tank did a big back step and I'm having to cycle again.
My husband has a really super good eye for color, so he helps me with the numbers=colors=test results. He picks out our girls' clothes cause he does so well with the color.
I really appreciate everyone taking the time to try and help me figure our my tank!
Brenda
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So my husband has been without sports for at least 5 days now . I think I'm going to have to medicate him too.
Sorry to hear about your troubles! I read about the mystery goo and was amazed! Did your city water add something around that time? (maybe someone asked that but I can't remember now) - At least, it is gone.
I am writing b/c I had to do a 90% water change recently (remove UGF) and my tank did a partial cycle - meaning, it cycledd but faster as the same gravel, plants, and ornaments, with the algae on the side of the tank still intact, were all in there to help speed things up. It migh have gone faster but I also had a new filter...
Did you use stuff form your cycled tank? I guess you had to start over b/c of the goo...
I hope things get beeter soon!
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