Think my bta is dying

[Hop2jr]

My bta has been acting strange looks sick than good than came home today and he looks like hell.
amo. 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 5
ph 8.2
alk 9.2
cal 450
mag 1320
phos .025
salt 1.025
dont see why it is going down hill.

 

[lpsouth1978]

How long have you had the nem and how old is your system? I won't lie, it doesn't look good, but I have seen BTA's make some amazing come backs.

 

[Hop2jr]

System 9 months old had him 2 months was given to me.

 

[Hop2jr]

And he moved twice but only about 7 inches and has been in that spot for at least 6 weeks

 

[MERKEY]

Wierd question but do you have coraline yet?

 

[Hop2jr]

don’t think so none on glass or pumps

 

[reef lover]

Well a lack of corraline would suggest the tanks not yet mature.
All you can do is keep your params stable and hope he pulls through.
Id suggest cipro but given he came from an existing tank its probably not bacterial.

 

[Hop2jr]

Well good news and bad. The good is I just started to have coraline in my tank, bad my bta didn’t make it