Colu
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If the pH is roughly the same I wouldn't worry to much about the water softener I would just add some crushed coral to help buffer your water you could get a large tote or bin put your water in that and add a heater to get the temp you want before water changes -
Start at 1 table spoon for 5 gallons and gradually increase over a couple of days to 1 table spoon for 3gallons remember to only add the the amount of salt back in that you take out so if you do a 3 gallon water change only put 1 table spoon back -
Unknown flaky fish disease that appears and kills quickly
Colu replied to Elleinadmai's topic in Diseases
Prime also detoxify ammonia and nitirtes it's sulfainate based that why it has the smell over production of the slim coat is a symptom of things such as high levels of chlorine or other chemical contamination of your water that's what's killing your fish I would double dose prime and add some maracyn to cover against any secondary bacterial infection caused by the stress I would test your water for chlorine and ammonia -
My goldfish just turned 13 year and he's still going strong -
I would add a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 3 gallons and monitor for it should heal over time
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Unknown flaky fish disease that appears and kills quickly
Colu replied to Elleinadmai's topic in Diseases
I think it could be your local tap water that causing the problem the flaking your seeing could be the over production of slime I would test your tap water do you use a dechlorinator like prime- 7 replies
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I would Qarantine and fast for a couple of days and do some more epsom salt baths 1 table spoon for 2 gallons no more then 15 minutes 2-3 times a day if there's no improvement after that I would treat with paracleanse just incase it's parasites with the white stringy pooh -
That looks like the start of fin rot I would increase water changes and treat with maracyn -
Can you take a picture it will help with diagnosis
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Have you test you tap water for nitrates -
Green phantom pleco are one of my favourite -
Looking at the vid I would say juvenile candy cane tetra -
Bug bite tropical flake and Sera nature tropical flake what I use -
I have been feeding them to my tetras for a couple of years and haven't had any problems with bloating
