Need help Plecos dieing

[no_carbz]

I've got a 100 liter tank with common long fin and calicoes in it the other day they started pooin white stringy substance now they have fat bellys and are holding there fins really tight to there sides and not eating I've lost one of them and I need help be4 I lose the rest I feed them peas algy wafers and veggi and do weekly water changes . The last few weeks iv had a small reading of ammonia of .25 if that helps I started using melafix to day . Does any one no what this is please thay are not eating and I don't wanna lose the rest

 

[bigbird]

feed them only every 2nd day. feed them one week on blanched peas(deshelled), do 30% watr change every 3 days. Add an airstone.

What other fish do you have and what filter do you have, you could be overstocked. ?

Plecos are mainly vegetarians, so keep that in mind as well, as they will eat anything.

cheers jk :thumbup:

 

[no_carbz]

Iv bin doin that thanks it's a ehime 1000 lh and how does over stocking cause this do u no what it is and will melafix work or is it any good . Ppl tell me it's a bacterial infection .

 

[no_carbz]

And there not eating so the pease sit there

 

[Brengun]

Do you have driftwood in the tank for them to chew on?
What is the ph of the tank? Ammonia, nitrite and nitrates reading?
I would probably dose with some Sykes Big L wormer at 1ml per 7ltrs. Dose the whole tank and just leave it in there until next water change.
It will act as a general pick-me-up and also purge them of any camalanus worms they may have inside them.

 

[no_carbz]

Done that too
Thanks readings are all o .

 

[Brengun]

Have you had any extreme weather changes? I was almost going to turn my heaters off until we copped a freezing cold night. Glad I left them on.
On the other hand we have had some days lately 37C which in turn seems to send the fish water to a higher than normal temp. Keep plenty of air going into the tanks.

 

[no_carbz]

Yea mate hot days freezing nights got the heaters in there set at 23
Just in case