can mirror be stressfull?????QUICK

bill109

bill109

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i am going to the lfs today and need to know if mirror can cause stress because they think therre is another one and they want to fight each other.?
if this is true then i need to buy some kind of a black bagrground?? pr wjat can i do because hes got a little tiny tiny clouded spot on his eye.
should i start to use garlic food and also can i put the garlic food in the big tan kwithout QT it ,,,can al the fish eat this ,, is it good for them ??? :notsure:
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by Dut
All the fish can eat garlic, beth is the most knowledgable person Ive seen on here about this and she has a post all about it.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/127007/faqs-fish-diseases-treatments-quarantine-health-info
Scroll down a little and she says exactly what to buy and how to use it. The thread your looking for is "Medical Garlic". Good luck.
i know about the garlic .. so now i know i can feed it to be display right so i dont have to use a QT.. also i would like to know WHAT IS CAUSING THE STRESS? could it be the mirror of the glass and him seeing himself
 
dut

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Cloudy eye is a sign of a bacteria infection. Could be caused by a parasite or poor water quality. What are your paramenters at? Is there any ammonia,nitrite,or nitrates present? In my opinion garlic will help, but it has to be true garlic, dont use the Kents garlic extract or something of that nature. I would immediatly check all of the water paramters and if something seems out of whack a little do a 10% water change. As far as parasites go, I am not very familiar with but I am sure someone will come along that can better help with that. You might be able to find some info searching the forums, fresh water dips, hyposalinity,and even some medicines I have heard of working great, though you will be in need of a quarantine tank for most all of those. Good luck.
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by Dut
Cloudy eye is a sign of a bacteria infection. Could be caused by a parasite or poor water quality. What are your paramenters at? Is there any ammonia,nitrite,or nitrates present? In my opinion garlic will help, but it has to be true garlic, dont use the Kents garlic extract or something of that nature. I would immediatly check all of the water paramters and if something seems out of whack a little do a 10% water change. As far as parasites go, I am not very familiar with but I am sure someone will come along that can better help with that. You might be able to find some info searching the forums, fresh water dips, hyposalinity,and even some medicines I have heard of working great, though you will be in need of a quarantine tank for most all of those. Good luck.
it must be a parasite cus ive seen my cleaner on him 2 times today while i was watching. im going to test my water and if something is out of wack then ill do a change also can i buy the food in the canisters that already have garlic on them? ive seen them in lfs
 
my way

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I think a mirror can stress a fish that wiould fight with one of it's own species. It see's it's reflection and displays to bluff the other fish, only the other fish wont back down so it gets more aggresion. Just my opinion, I have no proof to back it up.
 
dut

dut

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Originally Posted by bill109
it must be a parasite cus ive seen my cleaner on him 2 times today while i was watching. im going to test my water and if something is out of wack then ill do a change also can i buy the food in the canisters that already have garlic on them? ive seen them in lfs

No, you need to go to your grocer and get fresh garlic.
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by Dut
No, you need to go to your grocer and get fresh garlic.
yeah i know can i soak all my food in there and feed it to all my tank. the lfs said that more sand and a new skimmer would help the process i didnt have enough sand and no skimmer. yeah i will now go to the store and get some cloves of garlic.
will this help it i am buying a skimmer between today (sunday) and tuesday. i have 28 lbs of sand and there is 3 more lbs to go in on monday. he said do half today and half tomorrow
i need help witht this part.
he said do a water change after i put all my sand in on tuesday and buy the wc water from him wich is ro water. my water has some trates in it so i need to get rid of em'. i need to do a wc but should i do 2 .. one now and one on tuesday after i put all the sand in .
i was tinking that with a water change now it will relieve some stress.
 
dut

dut

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Skimmer should help reduce the waste in your water, and the two water changes one today and one tuesday should be fine. Also, yes if your home water has nitrate in it you wont be able to use it. Have you tested your homewater for everything? Nitrates? ammonia? chlorine/chloramine? Phosphates? This very well could be the source of your troubles. Are you on city water or well water? If you have city water then its going to have chlorine or chloramine in it which means if you havent been treating it, its in your tank which will kill off fish and even the bacteria in your rock. There is additives you can buy that will neutrilize the chlorine/chloramine if thats something you have.
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by Dut
Skimmer should help reduce the waste in your water, and the two water changes one today and one tuesday should be fine. Also, yes if your home water has nitrate in it you wont be able to use it. Have you tested your homewater for everything? Nitrates? ammonia? chlorine/chloramine? Phosphates? This very well could be the source of your troubles. Are you on city water or well water? If you have city water then its going to have chlorine or chloramine in it which means if you havent been treating it, its in your tank which will kill off fish and even the bacteria in your rock. There is additives you can buy that will neutrilize the chlorine/chloramine if thats something you have.
ok where do i start lol
i have a instant dechlorinator that i put in so i should do a wc now and one on tuesday. nitrates come from wast.. right.? is this a good skimmer this is the one i am going to buy for 20 on tuesday.sea urchin skimmer
what do you think about that
 
rs1831

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Originally Posted by bill109
ok where do i start lol
i have a instant dechlorinator that i put in so i should do a wc now and one on tuesday. nitrates come from wast.. right.? is this a good skimmer this is the one i am going to buy for 20 on tuesday.sea urchin skimmer
what do you think about that
I think that the urchin is the sump model. I think that you want the AquaC Remora.
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by rs1831
I think that the urchin is the sump model. I think that you want the AquaC Remora.
right dont i want that ? it comes with it all i dont have a sump
 
gen1dustin

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I could definately see a mirror could be stressful if it is a fish that would fisght it's own species. Like My way previously said. Take a betta for instance many people will hold a mirror by the tank to bring out the flaring beauty in the fish, but if a mirror is mleft by the tank all the time this could stress him very much so.
 
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nereef

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are you using a mirror as a background, i'm confused. this wouldn't cause an eye infection.
 
bill109

bill109

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Originally Posted by NEreef
are you using a mirror as a background, i'm confused. this wouldn't cause an eye infection.
no but there is light around the tank making a relfection on the glass i am putting in more sand using garlic and buying a skimmer to help the problem
 
dut

dut

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If the fish is being stressed due to the mirror then it could make it more prone to infections and parasites. So in a round about way it could be contributing to the problem.
P.S: Sebae I live about 10 mins from Lincolnton, ever go to Underwaterworld?
 
sebae09

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underwaterworld is the suckyist fish store i have ever been in i can tell you some better ones that i go to.
 
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