I have pearl scales, black moores and a few gold fish, and i usually house them in a 6 foot tank.
i have recently moved house and had to transport my fish in a 70 litre storage container.
I have the filter and air stones hooked up to the storage container... but today i noticed my pearlscales have red blood spots on their body.
I did a PH test and it was a little alkaline, so i neutralised it.
Will my fish be ok and the blood spots go away soon?
Any suggestions on how I can keep my fish healthy while they have to live in this container (it may be a while) would be helpful
Thanks.
2007-02-23 18:08:00 · 5 answers · asked by He moonwalked on my <3 4 in Pets ➔ Fish
OK, it's been awhile since I worked in the fish store- so- I am not sure what a pearl scale is- but black Moore are gold fish. it is most likely the water quality that is doing this- gold fish give off a lot of ammonia in their feces- this can burn the scales off other fish- change the water frequently - don't just neutralize it with chemicals add a little stress coat to it after the change-
2007-02-24 04:39:37 · answer #1 · answered by drox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well dear pearl scales are very sensitive fishes i am afraid your any other fish would'n't had attacked it even that was blood just take it to another bowl for a day just add medicine named "cure peral scale" this will kill any bactaria if affected but it did n't affected then just sit by it and observe the black spot is it colour or really blood there are some kinds of them which have red spots and alkaline is in there body inside there digestive system i am sure that it is a red spot...
2007-02-23 18:52:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I would check yoyr amonia, nitrite and nitrate levels. Ideally your going to have a hard job keeping them healthier in a smaller container. Have you spoken to a LFS (or pet store) Most of them will foster your fish and house them in there own tank until you have moved. Just a thought.
2007-02-24 00:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by A C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your finding for algae eaters-you could look at plecos, plecos are what people call "sucker fish" it may take some months formerly your tank can produce any algae for those fish to munch on--that's performed by using leaving the lighting fixtures on day and night---yet that cant be carried out with fish contained in the tank as this could stress them out---different algae ingesting critter could be snails---snails munch on algae and leftover nutrition contained in the substrate----maximum community fish will coexist with the two the snails and pleco--can look into guppies for novices--reliable good fortune on your undertaking!!
2016-12-18 09:51:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pardon my one hand typing.
have you checked the ammonia levels? you need to d a full test of ammonia, nitrates and nitrites. sounds like you could have some toxic water on you hands!
2007-02-23 19:03:31 · answer #5 · answered by laketahoedragoness 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋