Are my clowns breathing heavy?

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Slot said:
I put them in my main tank after treating them for ich in my hospital tank, which in pretty sure they're cured of. Are my clowns breathing heavy? Ive had them for a while and want to make sure. The orange one also goes to the top and it looks like hes biting the surface from time to time. http://cloud.tapatalk.com/s/5849c15ca39d3/2016-12-8-15-23-27.mp4
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Are there any medications in your tank at this time, and what are they? When was the last time youve done a WC? Are you dosing anything in your tank, and what? Do you have a powerhead in the tank? And what are your tank parameters at this time?

I didnt see much in the video.
 
any way you could attach the video another way? it's asking me to download something on my laptop and I prefer not to do that.

The biting the surface is most likely him gasping for air. How long did you treat for ick, what did you use and did you leave your display fallow for the 76 days suggested? I'm assuming they were in the display when they got sick.
 
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Are there any medications in your tank at this time, and what are they? When was the last time youve done a WC? Are you dosing anything in your tank, and what? Do you have a powerhead in the tank? And what are your tank parameters at this time?

I didnt see much in the video.
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No medications in this tank. New tank and has only been set up for a week so no WC, planning on doing one tommorow though. Not dosing anything at all. Yes i have a powerhead, maxi jet 900
 
I was wondering if their gills could have some amonia burn from being in the QT.
 
stevo01 said:
Are there any medications in your tank at this time, and what are they? When was the last time youve done a WC? Are you dosing anything in your tank, and what? Do you have a powerhead in the tank? And what are your tank parameters at this time?

I didnt see much in the video.
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Ill check the paramaters as soon as i get home. Took this video before i left
 
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Slot said:
No medications in this tank. New tank and has only been set up for a week so no WC, planning on doing one tommorow though. Not dosing anything at all. Yes i have a powerhead, maxi jet 900
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Test for amonia yet?
 
melypr1985 said:
any way you could attach the video another way? it's asking me to download something on my laptop and I prefer not to do that.

The biting the surface is most likely him gasping for air. How long did you treat for ick, what did you use and did you leave your display fallow for the 76 days suggested? I'm assuming they were in the display when they got sick.
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Coppersafe for 7 weeks. Ive had the tank empty for 90 days, decided to empty it and start over.
 
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Slot said:
Is this bad for the fish? Im very new to all this.
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Amonia is part of the cycle and will kill anything living in the tank. Get yourself a Seachem amonia badge and hang it in the tank. Has there been copper in the display tank, or just the QT?
 
stevo01 said:
Amonia is part of the cycle and will kill anything living in the tank. Get yourself a Seachem amonia badge and hang it in the tank. Has there been copper in the display tank, or just the QT?
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No copper at all in the tank. I have an api ammonia test kit, is that fine until i get the seachem badge? No stores near me sell anything for tanks unfortunately. Have to order
 
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Slot said:
Since nothing died and there isnt much left over food that shouldnt be a problem right?
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The new tank is most likely cycling and that's the big problem for your clowns here. You'll have to get some prime (at the very least) and do many water changes to get the ammonia in the tank down. Ammonia can kill your clowns quickly so you want that to be zero at all times.
stevo01 said:
Amonia is part of the cycle and will kill anything living in the tank. Get yourself a Seachem amonia badge and hang it in the tank
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+1 ^^
 
Get some prime on your way home if you can as well as that badge. Since you dont have any copper in the tank you can dose prime and remove the amonia with the fish in the tank. Other wise your playing Russian roulette.
 
melypr1985 said:
The new tank is most likely cycling and that's the big problem for your clowns here. You'll have to get some prime (at the very least) and do many water changes to get the ammonia in the tank down. Ammonia can kill your clowns quickly so you want that to be zero at all times.


+1 ^^
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Ill go ahead and do a water change now. 20%? Ill have to get prime off amazon, so tommorow i should have it. Is that too long?
 
The cycle must happen first. The badge will make it easy to know when its safe. Also beware of mini cycles until you have well established nitrifying bacteria in the tank. Take it slow from here on out ;)
 
stevo01 said:
The cycle must happen first. The badge will make it easy to know when its safe. Also beware of mini cycles until you have well established nitrifying bacteria in the tank. Take it slow from here on out ;)
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Thanks alot for the help! I have the seachem prime, but there wasnt any ammonia badges around here, will an api test strip be enough? Definitely buying the badge
 

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