Missing Fish & ich

[entice59]

im putting the fish in an acrylic tank, without substrate, i put black paper right under the tank but i can still see a reflection if im standing in front of the tank or looking at it from the side, but if i look at the tank from overhead, its not reflective anymore.
should i add substrate or will this be fine?
just wondering what does a glass hydrometer look like? i think i have one but im not sure

 

[entice59]

am i also supposed to raise or lower the temp? gradually of course

 

[beth]

Leave the temp the same as in your display tank. No need for the substrate. What you have should be fine.
Glass hydrometers look like cooking thermometers.

 

[entice59]

is it the one that floats in the water? the one where the water needs to be absolutely still to be tested? and can be 12 inches in long and some can also check the temp? that one?
thanks beth for helping out, the fish actually look better

 

[beth]

Yep, that's it. When you take the reading be sure to read where the water line is horizonal, not where the water kind creaps up on the neck of the glass.

 

[entice59]

well, my firefish jumped out and i cant find the body anywhere. its not in the tank.
i was wondering if i could add another clown or fish in the QT tank? so it woud wipe out ich in the new fish

 

[beth]

add another fish in QT so it will wipe out ich??

 

[entice59]

nevermind, i thought i could just add another fish in the QT. I thought sometimes they dont show signs of ich until its too late. Sorry to be confusing, i'll just drop this question.

 

[entice59]

When is it safe to put the fish back in? 3 weeks after no signs of ich, correct?
When is the water safe to put any fish in? i heard 6 weeks? After the ich dies out in my tank?

 

[beth]

Yes, 3 wks in hypo after all signs of ich are gone. If you followed this procedure, you would have taken 2 days to lower salinity to hyposaline conditions, then you would have had the fish in hyposalinity for a very min of 3 wks, then you would take 4-5 days to raise the SG back up to within normal parimeters. Then left the fish in the tank, under normal conditions, for observation for a few more days. If you followed this timeframe, then your display should be safe for the return of fish to it as soon as the fish are done in QT.

 

[entice59]

when i was about to feed it this morning, it died. The salinity was at 2.010. It wasnt white but the mouth was opened laying on the bottom of the tank. I tried
thanks beth for the help

 

[melissa v.]

I'M SO SORRY.
MELISSA V.

 

[entice59]

it sucks, i hope it doesnt happen to you
this wasnt the first time. My first tank had an outbreak and the tank was wiped out when i first started, i felt like just quitting.