135g Mbuna

[ptran]

It's mainly fish crap and particles in the water. I have no extra food floating as i only feed 2 small pinches and food is eaten within 20 seconds. I do 70% weekly water change. Nitrates only get up to 20-40 each week. Clean canisters every 2 weeks and rotate cleanings. Poop on some is partly white and appears stringy. Stomachs look ok on most, some may have a slight sunken look. Will take a vid here shortly. I only feed twice a day.

My diagnosis is your tank have Malawi bloat. You need to treat the whole tank just in case because it is very contagious. Stringy white poop is a strong indication of bloat.

Feeding twice a day is too much IMO. Need cutting back on feeding for sure. Maybe every other days. Epsom salt (1 cup/100 gallon) will help.

[barrettsline]

If you are seeing white stringy poop then you need to medicate your entire tank. The introduction of new rocks and new fish couldhave introduced parasites into your aquarium.

The food staple sounds okay along with your water change regiment. You may need to reposition your power heads(like outran suggested) to try getting waste into the water column for the filters to remove it. One fx5 may not be enough either.


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[ptran]

Agree: 1 FX5 for 125 gallon probably not enough with your fish load. Maybe adding another FX5 or a couple of AC110.

[agamberutti]

Agree: 1 FX5 for 125 gallon probably not enough with your fish load. Maybe adding another FX5 or a couple of AC110.

Have 1fx5 and a cfs500. But ya, maybe need to ad an ac110 or 70

[barrettsline]

Agree: 1 FX5 for 125 gallon probably not enough with your fish load. Maybe adding another FX5 or a couple of AC110.

I agree. If you can add another fx5. Do it. Try re-angling the power heads as well. I wouldn't go any less than an ac110


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[ptran]

An AC110 can add a lot of flow into middle of your tank and will help move the fish poo for sure.

[agamberutti]

I may redo the rock work so there arn't as many places for poop to settle. Uploading a video to you tube and will post here in a sec. Hopefully can see the water and fish better

[agamberutti]

Also showed where the power heads are placed. http://youtu.be/4GxlwPHZlqk

[ptran]

Very nice collection! Recommend a few 100ml bag of Purigen in the FX5 to polish water column.

[barrettsline]

All of the fish have been in the tank since when?


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[Vinnynguyen4917]

Very nice tank and rock work.

[agamberutti]

All of the fish have been in the tank since when?


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All fish since the beginning of the setup, few were added 3 months ago. Jalo reefs added last month.

[agamberutti]

Anyone know what that blue and very red one is, I thought it was called travawasae red top mpanga? Need 2 or 3 females. Both males are colored up super nice.

[barrettsline]

All fish since the beginning of the setup, few were added 3 months ago. Jalo reefs added last month.

Your bio load may have shifted. That might be one reason the tank is cloudy.


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[agamberutti]

Hmm, would that affect my numbers then? Ammonia is 0 nitrite 0 and nitrate 40 after 1 week