20th August 2007

New fish additions

Since last posting about White Spot, I have replaced the Black Phantom Tetras I lost, with Red Phantom Tetras.  I also now have a shoal of Cardinal Tetras and some Odessa Barbs and the last three Sterba’s Corydoras in the fish shop.

I have added some more real plants too, although some of them may not last too long because the Barbs are already eating them.  Once the shop has some more Corys I’ll buy three more because they like to live in groups.


1st August 2007

Dreaded White Spot

I recently added 6 x Rhomboocellatus Barb and 6 x Black Phantom Tetra to my tank of 6 x Zebra Danios.

I noticed on Monday evening the new fish had white ’salt like’ spots on them.  Yesterday I was at Silverstone but I did manage to purchase a bottle of King British WS3 treatment on the way back home.  By the time I arrived home (midnight), the Barbs & Tetras had died.

I have removed the dead fish and carried out a large water change.  I’ve added a dose of King British WS3 treatment and will continue the medication for another 10 days.

The orginal Danios are all swimming about quite happily. Water conditions have remained at zero ammonia and zero nitrite and the temp is currently 27c.


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