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Betta inflammation and white tips: fin rot? Seek treatment advice.
Colu replied to Christina CC's topic in Diseases
The clear edges are usually a sign of fin regrowth what I would suggest is adding Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties depending on the quality of the leaves you might have to add one leaf per gallon to get a beneficial effect and I would keep the salt at 1 table spoon for 5 gallons and monitor for a couple of week give an update if it starts to get worse @Christina CC -
It's difficult to tell could be sand or ich
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Looks like a bacterial infections on the one with the red patch or other looks like over production of the slime coat the spot could also be have a bacterial component Congo tetra could have prolapse 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 the fish reabsorb the prolapse little more information would be helpful what are your water parameters ammonia nitrite nitrate etc @stevelle
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Everything I have read about golden barbs zebra danios and wcmm suggest no going below 64
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As your in the UK I would quarantine and treat with NT labs acriflavine and aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons I would start at 1 table spoon for 3 gallons gradually increase it over 24 hr if you notice any destress do a water change to the lower the level of salt acriflavine treats fungal and bacterial infections coupled with the salt is an effective treatment
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Looks like a fungal infection with a secondary bacterial infection what I would do is treat with maracyn and ick X and add some aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallons that will aid Gill function and add essential electrolytes @Milburn95
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The not so biotope South American biotope
Colu replied to The endler guy's topic in Photos, Videos & Journals
With camallanus worms Expel p kill paralyzes the parasite allowing it to be expelled then you want to do a thorough gravel vac to remove eggs and expelled larvae it can take 4 or 5 treatments with levamisole just remember to black your tank out for 24 HR when treating with levamisole as it's a light sensitive medication- 109 replies
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Love the wood cats planet catfish has some good breeding reports
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It's safe to do another courses of maracyn and ick X
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I would just do a shrimp or snail tank or a Betta in a tank that size
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Whats your favorite filter?
Colu replied to Jacob Hill-Legion Aquatics's topic in General Discussion
My favourite filters are Fluval canister filters I have used them for 18 years I have a 307 on my goldfish tank at the moment with ziss 300F bubble fliter for extra biological filtration -
I wouldn't go above 70 with dojo loach the higher temperatures will significantly shorten his life span if you can't lower temperature in this tank because of your other fish then I would move him and gradually start to bring his temperature down 68-70 @Dr.rex
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Doesn't look like a fungal infection could have been an injury on this Cory or a bacterial infection you can get these patches on the back with columnaris usually when you lose multiple fish in short time it would be poor water quality such as high ammonia nitrite nitrate or bacterial infection temperature shock your water parameters look fine columnaris can cause massive die off in 24hr without your fish showing any symptoms usually you would get white patches on the body and mouth rot or white lips fish don't always get these symptoms this is what could have happened here I can't be 100% sure that is the cause
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Did the other fish that died have the same symptoms as the first Cory that got sick also did you notice any white patches on they body or white lips any redding on the body @EvanT
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I would aim for a KH of 8
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Possibility he could have been flaring at his reflection that would cause already injured fins to split @Chick-In-Of-TheSea
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What your temperature and pH had you recently done a water change before the die off if so did you use a water conditioner also can you post a picture of the tank @EvanT
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I would add some crushed coral to help raise your KH you can use a media bag and put it in your filter
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Cloudy water usually a sign of poor water quality ammonia or nitrite the gunk around your plants could be biofilm growing on the rotting plant matter guppies can do well with a pH of 7 to 7.5 as long as your KH is high enough @PerceptivePesce
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I love the colours of wild variatus platys such as xiphophorus variatus puente escalanar and Rio nautla some species have marked sexual morphism such as xiphophorus variatus La Laguna
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Really nice scape
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You will need to black out your tank for 24hr as active ingredient in Expel p levamisole is light sensitive medication
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As they have had some of the symptoms I described then I would treat them with Expel p once a week for 4 weeks
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10g Tank for Breeding N Guentheri Killifish
Colu replied to Schuyler's topic in Photos, Videos & Journals
You could try 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 relieve pressure on the swim bladder I would also recommend doing a course of metroplex in food feeding a small amount twice a day for up to 3 weeks depending of how their doings- 152 replies
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Clown pleco cult… err I mean appreciation society
Colu replied to The endler guy's topic in General Discussion
Driftwood contains celluose and lignin they are crucial part of wood eating plecos diet they still need to feed a balance diet rich in plant matter and some protein as well @The endler guy- 19 replies
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