yea its me again...and i am in trouble...ok so the other day my heater broke in the middle of the night and i woke up to a dead oscar, and the other oscar looking like hes on his way out.. the temp dropped big time, and i also developed, what i think is a bacterial bloom(white cloudy water)..so i went out and bought a new heater and installed it right away, and did a 50% water change...the heater didnt have the temp numbers on the dial so i just guestimated it and when i woke up the next morning...the bacterial bloom was still there, the oscar was swimming a bit, but still far from 100%, and my small pike cichlid and tiger shovelnose were swimming around a lot(they dont usually swim much at all)...the temp was a bit warm(82ish)...so i turned the heater down a bit, and i also added more airation..currently...the temp is now stable at 77ish..the oscar is in the same unstable condition, and the pike and catfish are still swimming a lot and hanging out a lot near the surface..and if that all wasnt bad enough...i have more bad news!! ive seen the pike rub up against the gravel..i know this is a symptom of ich, so i checked him over for the little white spots...i found 3 tiny little spots on his side fins...but it doens really look like a case of ich, just cause there are only three, and they are veeeery small(but i could be mistaken)...
ughhhh this has been the worst fish week for me ever!!!
what do u recommend i do...about EVERYTHING?
i will most likely have a ton of follow up ?s for u, and i appologize for being such a pain, i just dont want to lose these fish
hope to hear from u soon...thanks soooo much in advance!
-sean