my simple 2ft cube.

[theludicrous]

hello people. this is first tank setup, feel free to comment.

tank dimensions are 60 x 60 x 60 cm, dolphin c1000 filtration, 24w x 2 t5ho lighting, so far no fertilizers and co2.

flora: anubias, java ferns, windelovs' and hairgrass on SS mesh.
fauna: 10x cardinal tetras, 10x black neon tetras, 10x rummynose tetras, 10x glass catfish, 1 otocinclus and a couple of guppies, amano shrimps and assassin snails.



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i'm having a problem which is my cardinals are having this fin rot thingy going on, can someone tell me what i can do?

[GuppyLover]

Nice and simple set up. May I know why you're planting hairgrass on mesh?

[theludicrous]

it was already like this when i bought it. i don't know if i should let it grow out of the mesh, or replant them.

[edw7636]

Well I suppose you have done the fishless cycle already? Do you quarantine the fish when you first bought as fish diseases dont show till after a week or 2.

Since you already have plants in your tank, salt treatment is nono unless your plants is those brackish water type which I dont think it is. Google Whitespot, ich and fungus and compare the image to your infected fish or if possible, get a close up shot of the fish infected. Maybe the bros here can help you on this part.

Try to quarantine the infected fish if you have a hospital tank ( Provided its cycled ). There are some medication on the market that can both treat the fish and not affecting the plants too much as you might wanna treat whole tank to be safe.

ps. Always wash and check the newly bought plants as some might contain unwanted snails and stuff.

[theludicrous]

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this is an example i found off the google images. it's somewhat like that, happened to a couple of my cardinals'.

i also did a water change with aged water with anti-chlorine only, and monitoring the tank.

[JRPEPITO_10]

nice tank sir!

[theludicrous]

Still monitoring the tank. A pregnant guppy died.