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Striped Raphael with Red Tint to Stripes (Advice Wanted)

Discussion in 'Fish Diseases & Cures' started by Anonymous, Nov 25, 2008.

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  1. Anonymous

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    I have a good size striped rapheal that isn't looking good. His white stripes have a red tint to them all of a sudden and he was at the top of the tank under a piece of drift wood(which i've never seen him that high in the tank before). All the other fish (rainbows and upside down cat) all look great and appear to be behaving fine. Any suggestions on what this might be?
     
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  2. Anthony

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    Re: Striped Rapheal

    What are the following ?
    pH
    Ammonia Level
    Nitrite Level
    Nitrate Level
    Water Temperature
    Tank Size
    How Often You Do Water Changes And What Percent You Change
     
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    Re: Striped Rapheal

    PH about 6.8
    Ammonia between 0 and 0.5
    nitrate 0
    nitrite 0
    water temp 78
    tank 55g
    change 20-25% once a week.
     
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    Ammonia HAS to be at 0. It can cause red lines/marks on fish. Is it possible you have a dead fish in the tank ? Is there excess food in the tank ?
     
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    ok i just put ammonia remover in. all fish are accounted for! i just cleaned the sand saturday. would that only affect one fish?
     
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    I do want to get rid of him, but not this way! Him, sand, and filters don't get along to well. Have gone thru FOUR filters in the last 10 days! Love the sand more then him so he needs to go.
     
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    Some fist are more sensitive to ammonia than others. It's possible when you messed with the sand there was a pocket of decaying food in there that put ammonia into the tank.
     
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    Agreed.... Sand is notorious for that. Also I second that some fish are more sensitive than others when it comes to water quality.... when 1 shows, it may only be a matter of time before others show.
     
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    Re: Striped Rapheal

    If this guy pulls thru anybody want him?
     
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    Il take him, Ill be in Va over Thanksgiving and will be more than wiling to get him on saturday or sunday, let me know where you are and we can make arrangements
     
    Anonymous, Nov 26, 2008
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    Re: Striped Rapheal

    Well my Rainbows are dropping like flies! Found one dead when I got home from work tonight. So I checked to make sure all others were good. My favorite Turquoise Rainbow was swimming at 630 now he is dead! Check all the parameters and everything is good! I added driftwood about a week ago. Could that have something to do with it?
     
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    Your ammonia is at 0 now ?

    Where did you get the driftwood ? Did you boil/bake it before placing it into the tank ?
     
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    yes it was at 0. i got it from the potomac. i boiled it for about 8 hours.
     
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    well the ammonia is at 0 and he is not doing well at all. his stripes are almost red instead of white. it seems like he is having a hard time breathing. all the other fish look good.
     
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    Are you using test strips ?
     
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    Re: Striped Rapheal

    yes
     
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    That could be why... Test strips can be very inaccurate.
     
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    Ok, i'm heading to walmart anyway, i'll get the other ones if they have them.
    Photo_11.jpg
     
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    Re: Striped Rapheal

    I was just reading that I shouldn't put aquarium salt in with scaleless catfish. Could this be this guys problem?
     
    Anonymous, Nov 29, 2008
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    Yes. Do several 50% water changes to remove the salt.
     
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