Hello everyone!
Last week, I acquired a used 58 gallon Oceanic tank with a breeding colony of ABN plecos and 3 L-184 plecos. When I picked up the tank, I noticed that the Rena XP3 that was attached to the tank was not running, and the entire tank was being filtered by a marineland 350 with no bio media containers - only the wheels and 1 carbon pad in each side. The seller assurred me that the XP3 worked, and that it could not have been down for more than a few days. There were several people helping with the move, and I did not notice the HOB filter had been packed dry until it was too late. I should have checked water parameters at the seller's house, but I didn't. When I got the tank home, I got the XP3 running, and I pulled an established aquaclear 110 from one of my other tanks. The tank still suffered from an ammonia spike. I quickly rehomed all of the ABN plecos, and I added zeolite to the filter. Within 24 hours, ammonia and nitrites were back to zero, but nitrates are still between 40-60. I have been doing 25% water changes every 3 days. Now for the big problem - all 3 L-184s are displaying signs of disease. Can someone please help me ID the cause and suggest a proper course of treatment? These lesions have been present since I acquired the tank - but i did not notice the issues until i got the fish home. (We were breaking down 2 tanks, a 120g and this one, and the whole day was very chaotic.) At first, I thought they were wounds from fighting and/or transport, but now I'm not so sure. None of the ABNs displayed any symptoms.
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Last week, I acquired a used 58 gallon Oceanic tank with a breeding colony of ABN plecos and 3 L-184 plecos. When I picked up the tank, I noticed that the Rena XP3 that was attached to the tank was not running, and the entire tank was being filtered by a marineland 350 with no bio media containers - only the wheels and 1 carbon pad in each side. The seller assurred me that the XP3 worked, and that it could not have been down for more than a few days. There were several people helping with the move, and I did not notice the HOB filter had been packed dry until it was too late. I should have checked water parameters at the seller's house, but I didn't. When I got the tank home, I got the XP3 running, and I pulled an established aquaclear 110 from one of my other tanks. The tank still suffered from an ammonia spike. I quickly rehomed all of the ABN plecos, and I added zeolite to the filter. Within 24 hours, ammonia and nitrites were back to zero, but nitrates are still between 40-60. I have been doing 25% water changes every 3 days. Now for the big problem - all 3 L-184s are displaying signs of disease. Can someone please help me ID the cause and suggest a proper course of treatment? These lesions have been present since I acquired the tank - but i did not notice the issues until i got the fish home. (We were breaking down 2 tanks, a 120g and this one, and the whole day was very chaotic.) At first, I thought they were wounds from fighting and/or transport, but now I'm not so sure. None of the ABNs displayed any symptoms.
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