Colu
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Yes and give your tank a good gravel vac 24 HR after treatment to remove as many expelled parasite and eggs from the substrate as you can
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Treat the main tank as all your fish will need treatment it's only when you get a high parasite burden that you see the red worms protruding for the anus it when it gets to that point your fish can have internal damage causes by the parasite when treating with expel p you want to black the tank out for 24hr during treatment as levamisole is a light sensitive medication and add an extra air stone during treatment@Cjbear087
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Help identifying possible disease white cloud mountain minnows
Colu replied to ScaperGirl's topic in Diseases
Could be a snout chondroma that's caused by neon tetra disease he's a picture for comparison or it could be a cyst if it were a cyst you would want to treat with aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallon at that level most plants are fine @ScaperGirl
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Looks like camallanus worms they can cause prolapse as your fish struggle to pass the parasite the most effective treatment is levamisole active ingredient in expel p treat once a week for 4 weeks you can do Epsom salt baths 1 table spoon for 1 gallon for no more than 15 minutes for 5 days as Epsom salt acts as a muscle relaxant to help your fish reabsorb the prolapse @Cjbear087
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I have a hygger 10 watt adjustable air pump that would work it can run six sponge filter not loud
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1 table spoon for 5 gallon of aquarium safe for your Otto
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Lump on the back of Otocinclus, not fungus.
Colu replied to Dave Spangler's topic in General Discussion
What's your ammonia and nitrite level and if possible a better picture it will help with a diagnosis -
What probably happened was the fish died as a result of an ammonia or nitire spike fish decompose really quickly in warm water if they had other fish or snails in the tank they would have started to eat the other fish and the body would start to fall apart if it was an advanced stage of decomposition
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If you provide some caves that will help lower aggression the male probably wants to breed with the female that the nipping behaviour your seeing
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If you can't get an antibiotic treatment ick X and aquarium salt would be the recommended treatment 1 table spoon for 5 gallon is highest level of salt I would use with pea puffers as they are sensitive to salt that's not as effective at that level of aquarium salt what the active ingredient in your parasite medication @struttinsoul
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please ID mystery fish that hitchhiked with barbs
Colu replied to HelplessNewbie's topic in General Discussion
Definitely a rainbow fish what species anyone guess at this point -
Second peacock Gudgeon there cave spawns if I remember rightly very colour
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The spot are raised so that not ich possible epistylis that feeds off of gram negative bacteria on the slime coat of your fish and spreads more quickly at higher temperatures the most effective treatment is maracyn2 in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days and dose the tank with ick X if you can't get them to eat the medicated food I would dose the tank @struttinsoul
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Lump on the back of Otocinclus, not fungus.
Colu replied to Dave Spangler's topic in General Discussion
A little more information would be helpful what are your water parameters ammonia nitrite nitrate pH KH GH temperature can you try and get a better picture of the back it's difficult tell what it is @Dave Spangler -
Looking at the pictures it could be Dermosporidia if it is it will rupture and release thousands of fungal spores infecting your other fish and there's no treatment available so I would remove this fish and quarantine to be on the safe side @blackout_titan
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Could be a snout chondroma that's caused by neon tetras disease it can Also infect angelfish danio rasbora barbs guppies goldfish and other species of tetras and there no treatment available it could also be caused by a bacterial infection if you can get a side on picture that would be helpful
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Looks like a bacterial infections you would want want to do a full course of maracyn following the instructions on the box and add an extra air stone during treatment 72°F is to cold for Bettas that can compromise the Bettas immune system leave them susceptible to secondary infection fin and body rot Bettas do best at 80-82 I would get 5 or a 10 gallon tank for you betta move him and raise the temperature gradually to 82°F him @bpowell487
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Looks like columnaris that's a gram negative bacterial infections that spreads more quickly at temperatures over 75°F and can kill in 24hr to 7 days depending on the stain the most effective treatment I have found is a combination of kanaplex and jungal fungus clear fizz tabs containing nitrofurazone following this treatment plan i would quarantine and any fish showing symptoms and treat straight away kanaplex and nitrofurazone medication be harmful to shrimp and snails if your treating the main tank I would remove them @FishFry
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Add a Small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallons will aid Gill function and add essential electrolytes add an extra air stone I would test for ammonia or nitrite just in case you had a spike
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I would get a GH and KH test kit before getting any fish if you have low KH and GH I would add crushed coral to the substrate typically you need to add 1 pound of crushed coral per 10 gallons to raise your KH and you want your pH above 7 for guppies and endlers
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Lower pH usually means you have low KH and GH that can cause a lot of health issues with Guppies and endlers what your KH and GH @Setiawan
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Just noticed you put it it doesn't specify what's in the medication looking at what it treats I would assume it contains antibiotic possible metroplex and levamisole or praziquantel I would do a course of the medicated food and add aquarium salt at 1 table spoon for 2 gallons @knee
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I no a lot of people who have use this combination of maracyn2 and ick X with catfish and loach without any issues
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Do you no what the active ingredient is in the medicated food
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With pineconing that can be associated with dropsy that can be caused by a number of things the most effective treatment I have found is aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons that will help with any possible fluid buildup and do a course of kanaplex to treat any possible internal bacterial infections causing pineconing metroplex in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 3 weeks
