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It more than likely unfertilised egg that are getting fungus are the eggs a different colour that develope fungus also you can use ick x active ingredient malachite green to provent eggs getting fungus

Live plants will help and add an extra layer of filtration

Columnaris can external and internal bacterial infection with bacterial fin rot that usually external for most other bacterial infections I treat with medication in food it very effective at treating external bacterial infections and internal bacterial when added food theirs a couple of antibiotic treatment such as kanaplex and maracyn2 that are adsorbed thought the skin and gills so they are good antibiotics for when fish aren't eating most antibiotic need to be added to food to treat internal bacterial infections

She improved a lot with any luck she will be 100% soon

If your fish have an internal bacterial infection maracyn only effective at treating external infection unless add to food nitrofurazone can harm shrimp and snails jungal fungas clear fizz tabs have less of the active ingredient that furan2 had so hopefully your shrimp will be fine

If they have rapid breathing I would add an extra air stone i wouldn't use maracyn and jungal fungas clear fizz tabs together unless you added maracyn to food

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I would stop the medication and salt all together for a week and then re-evaluate

A lot of people have success with 50% water changes with cooler water that what I use to do to breed my panda Cory's over years I must of have hundreds of fry off them before I rehomed them

From what i have read some species Otto's are seasonal spawns large water changes with cool water might work I have ever seem someone make a contraption to simulate rain with the ends of watering cans to Tigger spawning

Any signs of breeding active with your otocinclus cocama

It could be flukes with the symptoms your describing I would recommend treating with general cure as your in Canada I would treat with aquarium salt bath 1 table spoon for 1 gallon for no more than 15 minutes salt is effective against some types of parasites

Saw some wild poecilia wingei campoma males of this wild population have a variety of colour forms making me want to start collecting wild guppys i think I might be able to get a rack three tiers 2 15 gallons tanks on each shelf any recommendations for a suitable rack I like to go over kill with weight handling requirements

Some people use vita chem to add to there food the best thing for their immune system is good water quality no ammonia or nitirtes under 40ppm of nitrates good quality food I feed my tetras I mixture of foods hikari micro pellets and vibra bits bug bites frozen Cyclops and blood worms and brine shrimp and Daphnia a variety of food will provide your fish all the nutrition they and make sure they have places to hide and keep out of the way to reduce stress I find live plants are the best for providing cover not over bright lights have some floating plants to provide some cover general cure a very effective treatment for gill and skin flukes and tape worms aquarium salt good treatment for mild fin rot cut and injurys and some external bacterial infections and fungal infections it has antibacterial and antifungal properties and to reduce fluid buildup when fish are suffering for Dropsy Fritz compete a good water conditioner as it detoxify ammonia and nitirte I would also recommend have a broad spectrum antibiotic treatment like seachems kanaplex on hand as well as seachems focus and garlic guard to make medicated food

It must be a different active ingredient for product they sell in Canada

imagitarium parasite remedy is a herbal treatment they are not very effective at treating ich same as treat such as melafix and primafix aren't effective at treating bacterial infections iI would recommend if you can get holed of ick x or API super ick cure or kordon rid ick theirs always a chance of your fish developing ich as it already in your tank it only when your fish immune system weaken thought poor water quality bad nutrition or stress or disease weaken your fish do you see out breaks

Liquid from of Api super ick cure is combination of 7.2mg of malachite green and 120 mg of nitrofurazone so I would keep treating with that for now even if your fish don't have White spot I would also add a second additional air stone as well it's difficult to up the salt as your Cory's and Bristlenose are more sensitive to salt I would Keep treating with Aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 3 gallons as well

It's possible he was hiding because he was sick not necessarily anything you have done

the combined treatment of salt kanaplex and metroplex hasn't worked his chances of recovery are slim if you think he's suffering you could use clove oil to humanly euthanize him that a decision only you can make you will no when it's time to let him Go

What medication are you using when treating the ich you should thoroughly gravel vac as tomont fall of the into the gravel and surfaces in your tank gravel vaccing reduce their number after you have cured ich I would just leave the tank with original inhabitants for 6-8weeks and Qarantine any new fish for minimum of 4 weeks before adding them to the main tank

If your suffering mass mortality it more than likely a bacterial infection could be Columnaris have you noticed any white patches or white lips on your fish with what your describing I would treat with kanaplex and jungal fungas clear fizz tabs containing nitrofurazone following this treatment schedule using jungal fungas clear fizz tabs instead of furan2 as it has been discontinued @Wadikus

North fin kelp wafers will work fine

Snail stixx will cause a population explosion I would still do small water changes as well

It's depends on The species of snail I use to feed my snails shrimp king snail stixx they have extra calcium and minerals the snails need