[Algae or hydra?]

This set up is only 3 months old, so that makes sense. It is spreading quite quickly, so I think I’ll spot treat a small area with peroxide and see it that helps, maybe slightly bigger water changes, and cut back food a little, hopefully it clears.  

I’m glad to hear you haven’t seen it affect fish or shrimp, that’s a relief! Thank you for sharing! 

[Algae or hydra?]

It does not retract, could it be Ciliate Zoothamnium arbuscula? If so I’m pretty clueless how to treat? 

[Algae or hydra?]

Could anyone help me identify this in my shrimp tank? Is it a type of algae or a type of hydra?

 

Thank you! 
 

crystal 

[Intestinal parasite?]

• pH 8
• Nitrates 10-20
• Hardness 100ppm
• Nitrite 0
• Ammonia 0
• KH/Buffer 300ppm
• Water Temperature 75

Platy fish went through med trio during quarantine in August, but I have been noticing white with clear segment stringy poop. Fins are in rough shape, no one picking on him, and he seems to be eating normally. Have been feeding a lot of extreme krill flake, and blood worms to this tank. No new fish in tank. 
 

I have attached pictures, please let me know what you think:

 

[Ich? Sick fish]

On 5/20/2022 at 8:24 PM, Colu said:

Sorry to hear they didn't make if your fish have Columnaris I would recommend treating with kanaplex and jungal fungas clear fizz tabs containing nitrofurazone together following this treatment schedule if your fish aren't eating dose the water column  

Thank you.

 

[Ich? Sick fish]

I appreciate all the advice, despite trying Ich x, maracyn and kanaplex I lost all of my fish except a few Congo tetras who now appear to have symptoms of columnaris? Two appear to have saddles on their backs and despite trying to eat the food pops right back out 😟. They look terrible and I feel so sad about it. I am not sure what to do from here. 
 

The idea of tearing this planted tank apart and bleaching it, will literally take me right out of the hobby. Is there a time frame I can let it sit empty (with my amano shrimp and snails) that it then would be safe to add fish again? Any help or input is very appreciated. 

[Ich? Sick fish]

They do appear raised, I do have Fritz Maracyn on hand, would starting a course of this be an appropriate next step? 
 

thank you for your help! 

[Ich? Sick fish]

• pH 8
• Nitrates 10-20
• Hardness 100ppm
• Nitrite 0
• Ammonia 0
• KH/Buffer 300ppm
• Water Temperature: turned up from 76 to 78

75 gallon planted tank with 12 cardinal tetras, 9 Congo tetras, 6 Corydora, 1 baby bristle nose pleco, 3 otos, 1 hillstream loach, 2 nerite snails, and a mystery snail, 6 amano shrimp. 
 

I noticed a few spots on my cardinal’s fins last week, started treating with Ich x as directed and doing daily 25% water changes, I am now on day 6 of treatment and they are starting to die (2 today), breathing very fast, hiding in back of the tank, white spots have spread to all cardinal tetras, and I see one spot on the tail of an oto (who otherwise looks ok). Some are still eating and some have stopped, colors faded. 
 

Should I continue to treat with ick x? I want to help, but I am not sure what to do from here? 
 

I did add 3 otos from LFS about 3 weeks ago, they said they had them for about a month with their plants and no issues and no new fish, I did add them in without quarantine, they certainly could have brought in something 😞