Nitrate strip is fairly bright pink My guess is ~60
Nitrite says safe
hardness is Hard
chlorine in none
ALK is 180
ph 6.8
temp 78
10 gal tank, no other fish. It has always had those white areas. It doesn't look bumpy, just lack of the pigmentation.
I keep vacuuming out the tank and adding fresh water about 1.5 gal each time. I think the Nitrate is probably too high. I have well water that I let warm to room temp before adding. I'm wondering if I should use lake water?
I'm sorry if this has already been discussed. I did look in the fish disease area and didn't find anything in the first few pages. I feel bad for this fish. Maybe 7 years is all it's going to get. If anyone has ideas please help. Thanks in advance.