hi my name is eric, posted here once before in January regarding a sick apisto agassizii that has pass away and now regarding another, or maybe perhaps 2 sick male apistos.
long story short, in january, i was housing 2 pairs of apisto's for a friend as he was having trouble with the fishes health. confident as i was with my tank conditions, i agreed to house them. and at the end of january, the male aggassizii passed away (not in tank, but in a med bath), and returned the other pair of apisto to my frd which is still doing fine.
weeks later, after rescapping my planted tank to a much more foresty look (for more hiding spots). i decided to get a pair of apisto iniridae. the pair did very well in my tank. they were relaxed and swam happliy around the tank. the male was very dominant. it would chase around the female all the way from one side of the tank to the other. no clamped fins, no twitching or scratching. at times you can see the discoloration but i always thought it was due to mood when he chases the female.
after 2 weeks, I decided to get another pair of apisto, this time a pair of similar sized super red aggassizii. the main reason why i decided to get another pair was i thought this will ease the tension between the iniridae pair. but it hasnt done much. for the first 1.5 weeks the male aggassizii hid in the forest and never came out to feed. but while he hid, there was not sign of clamped fins or stress. after 1.5 weeks, it decided to come out and currently feeds very well, and i can proudly say he is the most healthy fish in the tank to date. both aggassizi and iniridae got along with each other and was never in each other's face
A week later, i made an impulse by on another pair of apisto yellow Aggassizzi, popped them in the tank, there were the usual chasing and bully of the new fish but the existing fish all seemed very social, all got along and show little to no stresss. apparet from the male iniridae, he just cant stop chasing the female iniridae around. The yellow aggassizi was doing great, no clamped fins, ate well, hid most the time, but no thrashing, twitching etc. I just assume it would need more time to adjust to the tank conditions. surely enough, it came out occsionally to feed and show off its colors will it checks chased back to bushes
now last weekend, i again made another purchase, another slightly larger sized pair of apisto (dont have an ID yet). This is when im having alot of problems. the second day i introduced the Apisto's with no ID, my male iniridae started to show signs of stress. he turned completely black, clamped fins, twitching pelvic and dorsal fins, scratching against wood and gravel, and not moving. i noticed this immediately and place him into another tank ive been running, i have thought about using meds but i wasnt sure if it was stress, fungus or parasites, so i decided to go with the basic clean water treatment (ro water)
Just now, after coming home from a dinner, i found my newest pair of apisto (no ID yet) is expereincing the same sympotms as my male iniridae!
I need serious help here. I love all my fish and i really hate to see them die. PLease any help is appreciated. I feel just as stressed as they are right now, cause i honestly dont want to see a perfectly looking fish go. Please let me know if you need any further information regarding my tank or symptoms. i will try to be as detailed as possible for the sake of their health. THANKS
info on the tank:
25 gallon heavily planted tank
gravel: ADA amazonia
the tank as been up and running for about a year
water change weekly with RO/DI water 25-50%
ferts: seachem trace and ada ECA
pressurized co2
t5ho 24w x 4, on for 10 hrs a day
ammonia: 0
nitrates: 10-20ppm
ph: 6.8
gh:3-4 degrees
Temp: 26 degrees C
test kits from api
long story short, in january, i was housing 2 pairs of apisto's for a friend as he was having trouble with the fishes health. confident as i was with my tank conditions, i agreed to house them. and at the end of january, the male aggassizii passed away (not in tank, but in a med bath), and returned the other pair of apisto to my frd which is still doing fine.
weeks later, after rescapping my planted tank to a much more foresty look (for more hiding spots). i decided to get a pair of apisto iniridae. the pair did very well in my tank. they were relaxed and swam happliy around the tank. the male was very dominant. it would chase around the female all the way from one side of the tank to the other. no clamped fins, no twitching or scratching. at times you can see the discoloration but i always thought it was due to mood when he chases the female.
after 2 weeks, I decided to get another pair of apisto, this time a pair of similar sized super red aggassizii. the main reason why i decided to get another pair was i thought this will ease the tension between the iniridae pair. but it hasnt done much. for the first 1.5 weeks the male aggassizii hid in the forest and never came out to feed. but while he hid, there was not sign of clamped fins or stress. after 1.5 weeks, it decided to come out and currently feeds very well, and i can proudly say he is the most healthy fish in the tank to date. both aggassizi and iniridae got along with each other and was never in each other's face
A week later, i made an impulse by on another pair of apisto yellow Aggassizzi, popped them in the tank, there were the usual chasing and bully of the new fish but the existing fish all seemed very social, all got along and show little to no stresss. apparet from the male iniridae, he just cant stop chasing the female iniridae around. The yellow aggassizi was doing great, no clamped fins, ate well, hid most the time, but no thrashing, twitching etc. I just assume it would need more time to adjust to the tank conditions. surely enough, it came out occsionally to feed and show off its colors will it checks chased back to bushes
now last weekend, i again made another purchase, another slightly larger sized pair of apisto (dont have an ID yet). This is when im having alot of problems. the second day i introduced the Apisto's with no ID, my male iniridae started to show signs of stress. he turned completely black, clamped fins, twitching pelvic and dorsal fins, scratching against wood and gravel, and not moving. i noticed this immediately and place him into another tank ive been running, i have thought about using meds but i wasnt sure if it was stress, fungus or parasites, so i decided to go with the basic clean water treatment (ro water)
Just now, after coming home from a dinner, i found my newest pair of apisto (no ID yet) is expereincing the same sympotms as my male iniridae!
I need serious help here. I love all my fish and i really hate to see them die. PLease any help is appreciated. I feel just as stressed as they are right now, cause i honestly dont want to see a perfectly looking fish go. Please let me know if you need any further information regarding my tank or symptoms. i will try to be as detailed as possible for the sake of their health. THANKS
info on the tank:
25 gallon heavily planted tank
gravel: ADA amazonia
the tank as been up and running for about a year
water change weekly with RO/DI water 25-50%
ferts: seachem trace and ada ECA
pressurized co2
t5ho 24w x 4, on for 10 hrs a day
ammonia: 0
nitrates: 10-20ppm
ph: 6.8
gh:3-4 degrees
Temp: 26 degrees C
test kits from api