What size tank is this?
55g
How long has it been established?
4 months, ran for 2 weeks with no fish.
What are your water parameter readings?
the ph is 8.2 don't know the others.
Have you added any new fish recently?
yes but not before i seen the white stringy poop didn't think anything of it.
Was the tank properly cycled before adding fish?
yes
What are the tank inhabitants?
other fish in the tank? their listed at the bottom of my post
What are you feeding?
TetraCichlid - Cichlid Flakes
When did you notice the white feces?
About 2 weeks ago.
Are they still eating?
No, just swimming to it and looking at it.
Have you noticed any of them taking in food and spitting it back out?
NO
Any reclusiveness? Hiding? Hovering at the top of the tank, or sitting on the bottom?
yes all of the above.
Do they appear bloated or emaciated in any way?
theirs to a albino zebra and a hongi (SRT) both about 2" long and their bellys are sunk in.
Had a heater problem a couple of days before this started. I woke up that morning and the tank was 88 so i unpluged the heater. that night the tank was down to 82 i put a new heater and set it so it wouldn't turn on unless the tank droped below 80. well i woke up the next morning and the tank was 68. the heater didn't work! could this be the reason for their illness? or atleast part of it?
55g
How long has it been established?
4 months, ran for 2 weeks with no fish.
What are your water parameter readings?
the ph is 8.2 don't know the others.
Have you added any new fish recently?
yes but not before i seen the white stringy poop didn't think anything of it.
Was the tank properly cycled before adding fish?
yes
What are the tank inhabitants?
other fish in the tank? their listed at the bottom of my post
What are you feeding?
TetraCichlid - Cichlid Flakes
When did you notice the white feces?
About 2 weeks ago.
Are they still eating?
No, just swimming to it and looking at it.
Have you noticed any of them taking in food and spitting it back out?
NO
Any reclusiveness? Hiding? Hovering at the top of the tank, or sitting on the bottom?
yes all of the above.
Do they appear bloated or emaciated in any way?
theirs to a albino zebra and a hongi (SRT) both about 2" long and their bellys are sunk in.
Had a heater problem a couple of days before this started. I woke up that morning and the tank was 88 so i unpluged the heater. that night the tank was down to 82 i put a new heater and set it so it wouldn't turn on unless the tank droped below 80. well i woke up the next morning and the tank was 68. the heater didn't work! could this be the reason for their illness? or atleast part of it?