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That a prolapse very common in liverbears when they are straining to give birth you want to treat with epsom salt baths 1 table spoon for 1 gallon for no more than 15 minutes for 5 days or you can leave her in lower dose of epsom in quarantine 1 table spoon for 3 gallons for a week as epsom salt acts as a muscle relaxant to help your fish reabsorb the prolapse @jodip
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On 4/20/2024 at 2:09 AM, oogabooga said:
Yo @Colu one of my neon has like a super small lip thing on it's jaw. Couldn't catch any photos but don't know if it was always there AND I can only see it a lil bit. Also the other one looks like he keeps getting stuck with his mouth open, I can see the red
As I another neon with possible small lump on mouth that could be the start of a snout chondroma with what your describing two options quarantine any showing symptoms and treat with kanaplex or Monitor if it's neon tetra disease you will see no improvement with treatment
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Could be columnaris that causes white patches on the back and head that's a gram negative bacterial infections that spreads more quickly at temperatures over 75 and can kill in 24hr to 7 days depending on the stain the most effective treatment is kanaplex and jungal fungus clear fizz tabs containing nitrofurazone following this treatment plan as you have shrimp and dwarf frogs I wouldn't treat with kanaplex or nitrofurazone they can be harmful to shrimp and possibly your frogs what I would do is two courses of maracyn2 active ingredient minocycline back to back it won't harm your shrimp or frogs @lmhicks101
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Erythromycin isn't my preferred choice to treat columnaris as you have it to hand I would start treating straight away maracyn2 active ingredient minocycline or API fin and body active ingredient Doxycycline is what I would use both won't harm your shrimp @IntrepidUT99
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On 4/20/2024 at 7:32 AM, IsisP said:
You use a separate setup with this treatment or use it on the main tank?
I treat the main tank if you have shrimp or mystery snails the medication can be harmful I would quarantine the fish or remove the snails and shrimp and treat which ever is easier to do
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Possibly corydoras elegans
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Could be columnaris that's a gram negative bacterial infections that spreads more quickly at temperatures over 75 and can kill in 24hr to 7 days depending on the stain I would usually recommend treating with kanaplex and jungal fungus clear fizz tabs containing nitrofurazone following this treatment plan kanaplex and nitrofurazone can be harmful to shrimp so what I would do is two full course of maracyn2 active ingredient minocycline back to back @IntrepidUT99
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On 4/18/2024 at 5:32 PM, Kristina said:
So it's okay to start the ICH-X Treatment today even though I started the ParaCleanse yesterday and I should do both medications to completion? I have ordered the Maracyn but that won't arrive until tomorrow (Friday). Thank you for your help!
Yes I would do a water change and start treating with ick X straight away I would stop using paracleanse
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That looks like ich to He's how you tell the difference between ich and epistylis if you dealing with ich for that you would want to treat with ick X and a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallons as ich causes massive electrolyte loss and the salt will add back in essential electrolytes if it were dealing with epistylis you want treatment with ick X and maracyn2 in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days
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Looks like it's injured itself am not seeing any fuzzy appearance that would indicate a fungal infections what I would do is add Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties you might have to add one leaf per gallon to get a beneficial effect and monitor give an update if it gets worse @haliboo
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On 4/17/2024 at 4:06 PM, oogabooga said:
yes but like if he is fine then i dont medicate him when will i ever get to get those 2 more neons to complete the school?
I would leave it at least 4 weeks before adding new fish if he gets worse or other fish develope the same lumps then you more than likely dealing with neon tetra disease I wouldn't add any new fish to this tank I would essential quarantine this tank till you have no fish left then break it down and disinfect everything with a 3% hydrogen peroxide solution then let dry then repeat the process again and add a UV sterilisers for a minimum of 4 weeks before adding new fish
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On 4/17/2024 at 3:03 PM, oogabooga said:
but im just monitoring right now. and it doesn't seem contagious.
I would have it ready just in case you need to use it I would add an extra sponge filter to your main tank so you will have some cycled media ready
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Am not seeing any Reddening to the edges of the fins that would indicate an active infection clear edges to the fins are sign there starting to heal what I would do is add Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties you might have to add one leaf per gallon to get a beneficial effect and monitor if you notice his fins start to get worse than I would do a course of kanaplex it's a broad spectrum antibiotic treatment it won't harm your pleco @Liberty
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I think @tolstoy21 keeps these so maybe he can chip in I have no experience with zebra acara to say whether this normal or not
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On 4/17/2024 at 4:42 AM, oogabooga said:
well would a 5 gallon bucket be suitable for treatment? if i need too?
@colu do you think its safe to add 2 more neons? i will get from my fav store(these were from another cause my fav didn't have any on them) and they get stressed at night, even with a hiding log.
for more.
Yes you could get away with a 5 gallon bucket add a small heater and a sponge filter If this is the tank your treating I would wait till you have resolved the issue before adding new fish
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It's not uncommon for fish to have ich and epistylis at the seem time epistylis that feeds off of gram negative bacteria on the slime coat of your fish and spreads more quickly at higher temperatures what I would do is gradually lower the temperature and keep treating with API super ich cure and do a course of maracyn2 in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days if there not eating than i would dose tank with maracyn2 and add a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 10 gallons @ViperRT10Matt
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On 4/16/2024 at 11:21 PM, oogabooga said:
Yes you can do this I would recommend getting a small quarantine tank if you can't you can use a plastic tote as a temporary quarantine
On 4/16/2024 at 11:27 PM, oogabooga said:if it gets worse i will prob dose with kanaplex but can it be applied in your display tank cause i cannot get a tank to put him in.
Its fine to dose your display if you have shrimp in your tank kanaplex can be harmful to them
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I wouldn't recommend using that tank
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He's how you tell the difference between ich and epistylis @Confetto
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On 4/16/2024 at 8:06 PM, Static said:
@Colu quick question:
I'm on Day 5 of the first treatment & I'm still seeing fish flashing.
Is this normal or should I be considering using something stronger like the Cloverleaf Absolute Wormer Plus?
Thanks in advance!
it you will usually take two weeks before they stop flashing
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On 4/16/2024 at 6:04 AM, oogabooga said:
I have heard some people say to just leave it and thatbtheirs was just fine after a year and a half, eating healthy whole time. Some people said theids went away after 2 months. Should a reasonable aprouch be to just wait? See if it is growing? Ill keep you updated every week is a good plan? I have bad time at comparing stuff and normally it's just placebo.
If it looks like the picture then it's more than likely neon tetra disease I couldn't rule out a bacterial component neon tetra disease is spread when an infected fish dies and your other fish eat it and ingest to many pleistophora for the immune system to handle and it becomes overwhelmed they can have neon tetra disease for a long time it's only when I period of stress that weakens there immune system that you start to symptoms they usually died with in two weeks of showing symptoms it can infect angelfish danio rasbora barbs guppies goldfish other tetra species it best is to remove any fish showing symptoms to a quarantine to prevent them getting eaten if they die in your tank two options monitor or you can do a course kanaplex and salt just in case there's a bacterial component and it's not neon tetra I can never be 100% there always a possibility some else is going on @NikkiRae I use to recommend kanaplex in food before a vet told that it is very ineffective and can damage the gut flora in your fish
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Looks like an injury I would add some Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties you might have to add one leaf per gallon to get a beneficial effect if you notice it getting worse then I would do a course of kanaplex @Maximus
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Looks like a snout chondroma that's caused by neon tetra disease there's no treatment currently available he's a picture for comparison @oogabooga
On 4/15/2024 at 11:53 PM, NikkiRae said:I had a fish with the same thing and feeding kanaplex with focus cured it.
I wouldn't recommend kanaplex in food as very little of the medication is adsorbed by the intestinal tract so it's not a lot gets into the blood stream your better off dosing the tank with kanaplex maracyn2 is much more effective in food @NikkiRae
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Metronidazole isn't very effective at treating ich you ick X or kordon rid ick plus or seachems paraguard I would also add a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 10 gallons as ich causes massive electrolyte loss and the salt will add back in essential electrolytes just remember to only put back in what you take out so if you do a 10 gallon water change put 1 table spoon of salt back in as salt only removed though water changes @Confetto
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With a prolapse I wouldn't feed for 5 days if she reabsorbs the prolapse she will still be able to drop fry your more likely to have the issue reoccur if the prolapse isn't reabsorb you would need I vet to push the prolapse back in add stitches to hold it in place @jodip