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On 4/12/2024 at 3:03 AM, TaNbULL said:
@Colu it covers his eye, and also has that white spot on his body that looks like the same thing. Eye looks really cloudy when viewed from the side, and it protrudes off it when looking at him head on. Can't really tell if it's fuzzy. It is affecting both eyes, but never at the same time, and mainly his right eye. I'll start the water changes to get the ammonia back down, and dose Prime.
If you can quarantine I would and treat with aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons and do a course of maracyn just in case there's a bacterial component
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What I would do is treat with paracleanse do three courses week 1 week 3 week 5 give an update if your still losing after the second course of paracleanse @Cinnebunsthere not a lot to go on symptom wise the odd random deaths weeks can be a parasitic infection
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On 4/12/2024 at 5:34 AM, Static said:
Unfortunately, I only have 1 tank so I wasn't able to quarantine.
Up until now, I haven't used any meds but I'm tempted to dose Paracleanse now just to get a baseline for the fish health.
I looked into using salt but my tank is planted so I think that rules out that option.
Occasional flashing I wouldn't be to concerned about with what your describing I would definitely treat with paracleanse it can take 3 full courses of treatment 2 weeks apart so you would treat on week 1 week 3 week 5
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With female with red spot near the eye that looks more like an injury the male with a sunken belly could have wasting disease for that you would want to treat with expel p once a week for 4 weeks there could be a couple of things going on such a parasitic infections and aggressively between the male and female that will be stressing them out leading to a reduce immune response I would separate them and move the male to quarantine tank if you have @greentime998
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The odd random deaths every couple of weeks can be a caused by a parasitic infection have you notice any rapid breathing hanging out near the surface lethargy flashing spitting food out sunken belly white stringy poop loss of appetite @Cinnebuns
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With the cloudy eyes it might be worthwhile doing a course of maracyn active ingredient erythromycin is safe use with African dwarf frogs @Josh D
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What I would do is start doing daily water changes and add a double dose of prime to get your ammonia back to zero is it just a spot on the eye or does it have a fuzzy appearance @TaNbULL
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On 4/11/2024 at 5:06 PM, Cjbear087 said:
So my current feeding plan for a day is:
Morning - Either Fluval Bug Bites OR Seachem Discus Flakes
Midday - Frozen brine shrimp
Evening - Live blackworms
Would be okay for juvenile and adult discus? I would repeat this feeding schedule every day.
I would also include good quality spirulina flake in the wild discus predominantly feed on algae and insect larvae
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On 4/11/2024 at 11:58 AM, Airborne 82nd said:
Thanks Colu
Good to know about the carbon seems like I read that is mostly used for removing meds.
Yes it used to remove organic chemicals and medication it can also help to reduce odour from your tank
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HITH can be linked to poor water quality dietary deficiency Hexamita parasite and the use of active carbon has been linked to HITH the best way to prevent it is to keep stable water parameters feed a varied diet and don't use active carbon @Airborne 82nd
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On 4/11/2024 at 11:18 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said:
Sorry you’re dealing with illness in the fishroom @nabokovfan87. Never fun.
Here is what I consider the staples in my fish first aid kit:
med trio
kanaplex*
jungle fungus tabs*
salt
Indian almond leaves
i have other things in there that I have used to treat specific things (for shrimps) but probably would not replace those as I don’t expect those issues to recur.
*Highly recommend having these 2 because if columnaris ever shows up, you have to act fast. Also Kanaplex treats gram positive and negative I believe. @Colu is that correct?
Kanaplex predominantly treats gram negative and some gram positive bacteria
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On 4/10/2024 at 5:29 PM, sharkbaithoohah said:
Ahhh okay. Really appreciate your simple explanation of the medication, didn't realize it was an antibiotic. Had I known that I wouldn't have done the reduced dose because I know how important it is to do the correct dose and correct treatment to preventing antibiotic resistance bacteria.
I will get carbon filter media to have on hand and dose the full meds tonight. If there is no negative reaction to the medication should I use it until symptoms disappear/ up to the two weeks as recommended on the package? Or would you recommend getting the Ich X and doing that with aquarium salt instead?I have aquarium salt but chose not to use it because I was worried about my plants: anubias, orange juice rotala, buce, java fern, jungle val, crypts. The other pepper with the smaller fungus spots (not pictures) appears healed. So I think it is just the one left. All of my resident fish have no problems so I am trying do to minimal treatment.
Thank you!
What I would do treat with ick X and add a Small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallons is safe for most plants you could use a lower dose of salt 1 table spoon for 7 gallons if your concerned about your plants and add an extra air stone during treatment
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Looks like ich on the tail fin what I would do is start treating with ick X and aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallons as ich causes massive electrolyte loss and salt will add back in essential electrolytes do a course of maracyn in food feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days kanaplex isn't very effective in food as very little of the medication is adsorbed by the intestinal tract in this instance maracyn would be a better option and add an extra air stone during treatment @Stef
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It treats bacterial fungal and some parasitc infection this is more like a shotgun approach it is more powerful medication if your unsure what your fish is suffering from I have only used it once to treat a bacterial infections with secondary fungal it did work i wouldn't use it to treat a parasitc infection I would only use it treat bacterial infections or fungal you can get same effect by using ick X active ingredient malachite green and kanaplex or maracyn2 which is my preferred choice I only used it as a friend had some to hand i had run out of kanaplex using medication with multiple active ingredient can be very stressful on your fish I think there better treatment options available that just my opinion take it with a pinch of salt @nabokovfan87
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Polyguard a more broad spectrum treatment that treats bacterial and fungal as it contains antibiotic I wouldn't recommend using half dose that will lead to antibiotic resistant If there showing no sign of de-stress with a half dose I would up to a full dose and monitor if you notice a reaction do a large water change for this type of fungal infections I usually treat with malachite green active ingredient in ick X and a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallons at that level it shouldn't harm your plants @sharkbaithoohah
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Agree mollies
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With what describing there starting to relax in there new tank and come out more paraguard safe to use at full dose with corydoras am struggling to see any fungal infection on that Cory do you mean the yellow spot on the tip of the fin @sharkbaithoohah
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On 4/10/2024 at 12:28 PM, EggShappedFish said:
All fish medications are out of bounds here. I live in EU and in my country I can't buy fish medications at all. I can import it from Germany though.
I already have a stock of methylene blue, some Potassium permanganate and some yellow powder that i am not quite sure of what it is right now.
Yellow powder is usually nitrofurazone that antibiotic treatment that predominantly treats gram negative bacterial infections you should be able to get Esha 2000 that is effective against mild bacterial infections hopefully you won't need to treat I would have some medication to hand just in case
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On 4/10/2024 at 7:05 AM, EggShappedFish said:
I won't be able to check before tomorrow but usually ammonia and nitrites are at 0 and I dont let nitrates get over 20.
Its quite hard water and a high ph of around 8 but i figured they are better off with that, than fluctuating values of me trying to lower them.
I have removed a lot of the stuff that they could get hurt on but it seems that goldfish are experts at it nontheless! I dont see how she should have cut herself but i guess if some food was stuck in an anubias rhizome, she may have gotten a bit too enthusiastic and got hurt
When you test if your water parameters are fine then it looks more like an injury you would have to monitor very closely just in case it develops a secondary bacterial or fungal infection you could 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 get worse then I would do a course of kanaplex or maracyn2 Which ever one is more readily available @EggShappedFish
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loricariidae.com have a lot of useful information
@Epiphanaea
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On 4/10/2024 at 1:36 AM, own_highway_somerandonumbe said:
Yeah, that's what I've been seeing and having trouble diagnosing if it was genetic vs illness.
He's not swimming abnormally, and the other fish aren't shunning him like some do for sick fish....and I've not seen any ulcers, sores, weight loss or swelling as you mentioned.
If it does end up mycobacterium, i assume those other symptoms would show up? And would the rest of the school get it first or would another fish start showing signs first? (I have pea puffers, dwarf gouramis, cherry barbs, guppies and a blue phantom pleco)
Also I'm assuming if it is the mycobacterium, there's nothing I can really do to get it out of the tank right?
Yes he would start to show some of the symptoms I mentioned there currently no effective treatment for mycobacterium other than euthanizing any affected fish and sterilisering the system it highly infectious and would have infected some of your other fish poor genetics or old are more than likely the cause in this case
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From what I have read about L276 in the wild they are found in temperature ranging for 78-88 so your tank is going to be to cold for it that can lead to a lot of health issues
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Possibly melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi
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It could have multiple causes such as poor genetics mycobacterium is really common in rainbow fish that will also cause abdominal swelling odd swimming patterns weight loss skin ulceration some old rainbow fish can develop a humped back @own_highway_somerandonumbe
Maybe Flukes?
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co-op treatment is a preventive treatment so dose following instructions on the box if you have an active infection