Re: Tropheus Duboisi/dieing

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

This tank is not newly set up, it has been up and
running for 5 years, so cylcing is not an issue.

All readings are 0 with ph at 7.8.

Yes they are eating just not as vigoriously as before.

The diet has not been changed.
--- Barbie <barbie@fishaholics.org> wrote:
> Did you mean 0 nitrites?  If so, what is your
> nitrate reading?   Was the tank fully cycled before
> you added them?  Tropheus don't handle the cycling
> process well at all.  Definitely do 30% water
> changes daily until your readings are 0 ammonia, and
> 0 nitrites, with a low nitrate reading.  If your
> fish are still eating, food soaked in garlic and or
> metronidazole can drastically improve their chances
> of survival.  At the Cichlid-forum, the accepted
> treatment for bloat is Clout, dosed full strength,
> as soon as the problem is noticed.  If you wait a
> few days before trying it, the blockage in their gut
> is usually septic and the progression through dropsy
> usually ensues.  Changes in diet can also cause
> bloat for them, not just the presence of all veggie
> matter.  Basically they have a long intestinal
> tract, much like horses, and any change needs to be
> tempered with food their gut is already used to, or
> you can cause blockages.  
> 
> Barbie
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Trish 
>   To: Fish List 
>   Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 9:45 AM
>   Subject: Tropheus Duboisi/dieing
> 
> 
>   Hi everyone-
> 
>   Not sure who can help me with this one, but
> whoever
>   can, please respond ASAP.
> 
>   In March/April I had purchased 22 baby Duboisi.
>   Everything was going along great, all happy,
> eating,
>   settling in nicley in a 90 gallon, with only them,
> and
>   6 baby yellow labs, 2 clown loaches. All was great
>   until now about 2 weeks ago, they started acting
>   different. As in acting lethargic, scraping
> against
>   rocks, and not eating as vigoriously.
> 
>   I feed spirilina flakes, romain lettuce, and
> frozen
>   pease. So only veggie matter. All is excepted.
> 
>   Water changes once a week of 60%. Chemicals used
> are,
>   Amguel,Novaqua,aquarium salt. Ph tests out at 7.8,
> 0
>   amonia,0 niterates. Filter is a fluval 404, in the
>   filter for media, I use carbon, filter floss, and
>   those ceramic stones it comes with. Substrate
> sand.
> 
>   Have lost a total of 8 fish in all, with 4 being
> just
>   last night.
> 
>   Am going to do another water change, even though
> one
>   was just done Saturday morning....not sure of what
>   else to do. All other fish are fine, even have one
> of
>   the yellow labs holding. The only ones which are
>   acting different are the Duboisi.
> 
>   Any information, or suggestions would be great.
> 
>   Thanks in advance,
> 
>   Trish
> 
> 
> 
> 
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