demasoni help!

[curlymars123]

i moved here a couple months ago and i lost all my demasoni but one. she was perfectly healthy and i added some more flow to the tank and she enjoyed it an dwould swim across the current. ive noticed this before with all my demasoni and some mbuna, she is starting to get bloat or thats what it seems to look like anyways. can some one please give me a little more info.. i have all my fish in my 160 gallon aquarium, plenty of space a mix of peaccks mbunas malawi and so forth.

[mistahoo]

What are your water parameters? Are you using tap water? Do you dechlorinate your water? Do you use a carbon bottle? Where in Houston do you live (certain parts have lower quality water)? What is your filtration? Did you use Epsom salt? Are you over feeding? Is there a lot of aggression in the tank?

[moganman]

What are your water parameters? Are you using tap water? Do you dechlorinate your water? Do you use a carbon bottle? Where in Houston do you live (certain parts have lower quality water)? What is your filtration? Did you use Epsom salt? Are you over feeding? Is there a lot of aggression in the tank?

+1. There's alot of questions that need to be answered. In all honesty, with just one fish, I would rather start over with a new colony. Unless of course there is some nostalgic value to it. If the fish does die, I'd change out all of the carbon (I don't even use carbon anymore) and start the process over again.

[mistahoo]

+1. There's alot of questions that need to be answered. In all honesty, with just one fish, I would rather start over with a new colony. Unless of course there is some nostalgic value to it. If the fish does die, I'd change out all of the carbon (I don't even use carbon anymore) and start the process over again.

I would just start over with a new colony as well. The OP didn't mention if he/she used carbon or not but if the OP does use carbon then yes, I would remove the carbon because it could do more harm than good. The only mention of carbon was by me. I asked if he/she use a carbon bottle.

[moganman]

I would just start over with a new colony as well. The OP didn't mention if he/she used carbon or not but if the OP does use carbon then yes, I would remove the carbon because it could do more harm than good. The only mention of carbon was by me. I asked if he/she use a carbon bottle.

Yeah I wasn't referring to anything you said. Was just mentioning removing carbon, since the OP wasn't really specific about anything. Carbon bottle would definitely help with water

[curlymars123]

Yeah I wasn't referring to anything you said. Was just mentioning removing carbon, since the OP wasn't really specific about anything. Carbon bottle would definitely help with water

I have a 400 gallon fluval filter and a 90gallon filter on a 160 gallon aqaurium. All me other fish a nice and healthy. I feed them dainichi and also splurina flakes. Once to every other day. Normal light throughout the day. There are dominant fish in my tank but not towards the demasoni. Plenty of hiding places.

[moganman]

Could you be more specific with feeding and water parameters and water change schedule. Just because other fish are healthy, doesn't mean much. Bloat normally occurs with one or just a few fish and then it spreads. Not all fish have the same immune system, so this one might be the most susceptible.

[curlymars123]

Is there like anything that proletariat do to keep there fish healthier? Maybe there is something I dot know. If so let me know. I do water changes regurlary. Just any tips to keep the fish happier?

[curlymars123]

I meant people not that other word

[moganman]

Answer the questions!!! Look at the original post that mistahoo posted. Answer those questions and we can go from there.

[curlymars123]

Wow never mind.

[moganman]

Wow never mind.

You mad? We're just trying to help. Can't help you by saying you have one sick fish and the rest are healthy. There's many catalysts with sicknesses in fish. At least test the water. Not sure how long you've been keeping fish, but in order to prevent future fish from getting sick, you need to learn how to prevent it.

[mistahoo]

Wow never mind.

I woulda said the same thing. No hard feelings though.

You said you do regular water changes? How many times a week do you do a water change? Do you change your water weekly, bi-weekly, monthly?

What are your water parameters?

Are you using tap water?

Do you dechlorinate your water? (i.e. using Prime, Amquel+, etc)

Do you use a carbon bottle?

What part of Houston do you live (certain parts have lower quality water)?

Did you try Epsom salt?

Are you over feeding? You mentioned that you feed once to every other day. I don't quite get what you mean? Do you mean you feed once every 1-2 days?

Do you happen to have a picture of the fish with bloat?

[moganman]

I didn't mean to sound like a jerk. I just wanted to put an emphasis on the questions asked. If you are adamant about success, then answering those questions would cut your learning time exponentially.

[curlymars123]

I didn't mean to sound like a jerk. I just wanted to put an emphasis on the questions asked. If you are adamant about success, then answering those questions would cut your learning time exponentially.

Yes I use epsom salt. Change my water weekly. Feed once to whey other day. I live in cypress. I don't use a carbon bottle. I haven't tested my waters today.(busy will put it on later) I don't have a picture of the one with bloat. But the first one it happened to befOre I moved his scales were shooting out like arrows and eventually one of his eyes got like super sized. So I took him out. But from that point when I moved from Austin I took all the wAter out. Did the whole moving thing. Lost a few. About four months ago I also had my ruby red lose mobility of his back half and then he slowly started to rott. But then again he was the only one affected by it(so I think)