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@xXInkedPhoenixX I just wanted to provide an update and say thank you for the guidance. It looks like his popeye has gone down substantially so that is amazing. Oddly, the thing on his cheek fell off and the bump on his head appears to have ruptured so he is now missing a few scales. I'm going to do another dose of kanaplex and keep up on water changes so it doesn't get infected and hope it isn't anything more serious. Perhaps the fluid behind his eye just needed a way out, or some sort of infection reacted to the meds/salt. He is still very peppy, swimming and eating 🙂 Fingers crossed he makes it.
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@xXInkedPhoenixXgreat thank you. I'll start Kanaplex straight away. I should have enough for one round @TheSwissAquaristthank you, I'm sure hoping I can save the little guy.
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@xXInkedPhoenixX of course. I have a small bit of kanaplex and jungle fungus clear (before they were banned). I have Melafix, Pimafix, Paraguard, and salt. I put one Indian Almond Leaf in with him when I brought him home. I should also note he occasionally twitches while swimming. Not sure if it is related
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Hi all, hoping you can help. Perhaps @Colu @Chick-In-Of-TheSeayou have some insight. This past weekend there was a very sad looking betta at my LFS so I wanted to bring him home to try to help. It appears he has diamond eye (nothing can be done) but in his one eye he also had popeye. I brought him home, put him in a quarantine tank and did 1tbsp aquarium salt for 3.5g (size of hospital tank). He is swimming, eating and super inquisitive but it appears that he has now developed a bump on the top of his head and something is going on under the popeye eye. I put pics although they aren't the best. I'm not sure if it is bacterial, fungus, parasite or a damaged scale from the popeye. The spot isn't moving so I'm leaning to not a parasite. In Canada we are limited on meds so I'm hoping any insight on what it might be and how I could treat it. I can up the dose of salt to 2 tbsp for the 3.5g straight away. I'd love to be able to save this little guy.
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@Colu I tried the salt and methylene blue already to no avail but if the Jungle Fungus/Kanaplex doesn't work I'll consider it again.
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@Coluthank you. I don't have enough to get 5 full days and the extra dose (as we can't get these meds in Canada) but I'll do as much as I can and hope for the best.
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@Columy tetras still seem to be suffering from columnaris and one of their mouths is slowing rotting away. I've seen your other posts about using Jungle Fungus Cure which I have some of. I just want to make sure I'm reading it right, do you recommend a full dose daily? They are in a 10G quarantine so that would be two tabs a day. I have a bit of Kanaplex left although I'm not sure how much and I tried it already to no avail. I'd still really like to save my tetras if possible. The albino corys who are in the original tank seem to have escaped unfazed (thankfully).
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@TeeJay I gradually reduced from 76.3 to 73-73.5
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@Colu@Chick-In-Of-TheSea I just wanted to provide an update. I know I am in no way out of the woods as this can take some time but I have not lost anymore corys (fingers crossed) and have lost one more tetra and may lose another who looks worse for wear although I'm still holding out hope. The light at the end of the tunnel is that my corys got frisky when I reduced the temp to keep the spread of illness to a minimum and decided to breed. So I now have another tank set up with some fry in it that I hope survive. Thank you both again for your help. I do truly appreciate it.
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@ColuHow long would you treat the fish with that level of salt? I suspect it may be different for the tetras than the corys.
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@Chick-In-Of-TheSeaof course. I would never nuke them all, I love them dearly. Just when the symptoms become too much they don't seem to stand a chance. The light just came on the tank for this morning and so far all look ok except for one julii's mug is turning white and he's rapidly breathing so I expect he won't be long in this world 😞 I've got the 10Ghospital tank up and will start moving the tetras. Once they're all moved over I'll administer the two levels of treatment recommended and hope for the best.
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@Chick-In-Of-TheSea Thank you both for your replies. I cannot get Jungle Fungus here although I do have some that I managed to get awhile back. I may go that route if the salt isn't working. As corys are so sensitive to salt, I'll separate them from my tetras and salt the tetras at your higher recommendation @Coluand treat the corys in the existing tank with the lower dose (as I have loads of plants they are more likely to survive the lower salt dose). My nerite will just have to fly solo in a wee aquarium I have for a few days. I'm more than certain it is columnaris. The first three julii corys that passed, which were new, I couldn't have been sure because there were no visible symptoms. But then the next morning my betta had the white lipstick look, two other juliis had white fuzz spots and one tetra went from fine to half a discolored/white body within hours. I removed any symptomatic fish to quarantine immediately. Once symptoms appeared the fish were dead within a matter of hours (I've been keeping a very close eye) which is why I was wondering about treating the whole tank as the fatality rate is so incredibly fast and it seems significantly more humane to euthanize them (clove oil) then let them suffer a few hours in a quarantine tank before succumbing. So heartbreaking. I love my fish. I just hope some of them survive this mess I've created.
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I unfortunately have an outbreak of columnaris in my 30g community tank. I added new fish and sadly didn’t quarantine them (rookie mistake). My fish are dropping like flies. I’ve been removing any that appear sick to a quarantine tank and treating with Kanaplex unsuccessfully as I expect I’m catching it too late. My question is should I just treat all the fish in my community tank with Kanaplex in case they are sick and not symptomatic so they have a better chance of survival (neons and corydoras). I have one netrite I realize I’ll have to remove. I’m in Canada so the availability of meds is limited. There really isn’t much else available here and salt isn’t an option with my Corys. Any feedback is appreciated as I don’t want to lose all my fish. Water parameters are good. I keep my temp at 76.3 but am slowly reducing it to try to stop the spread.
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Thanks @Colu. It is a hard one and I am glad it hasn't killed him. I'm one tablet into the Jungle Fungus treatment and will do a second dose tomorrow. Sure hope it improves.
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@Colu Of course. It is an established tank Ammonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 5, temp 76 20% water changes weekly (netrites poop a lot). Tetras (6) have been in there for about 9 months. Started out as a smallish spot and grew gradually. Nothing new was added, except maybe one plant from a reputable store and the timing didn't coincide with growth of the spot. All other tetras are fine. I did add two more tetras at one point and didn't quarantine them (idiot) and they brought ick but I was able to treat it and all survived and the spot was in existence at the time. I think it stressed him obviously as he did get a bit of a fungus on his lip after the ick but the paragaurd got rid of that right away. All that is left is the blackish growth.
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I'm looking for any insight people may have. One of my neon tetras developed a black type growth on his side. I've been monitoring it and it slowly seemed to be growing over months, so quite slow. None of my other tetras got it and he swims and eats and generally seems in good health but it is obviously something and was spreading. I am limited with meds in Canada. Melafix, Pimafix and aquarium salt didn't seem to do much. Seachem Paraguard seemed to reduce it's size a bit but nothing seems to have got rid of it and I worry it will continue to spread. My next attempt will be Jungle Fungus Clear which I managed to get my hands on. I did treatments spaced out over time I haven't been inundating the poor guy with meds after meds but I'm at a loss and would like him healthy so I can move him in my community tank and keep the rest of my fish safe and healthy. Hard to get a pic but this is the best I can do. Tank is fully cycled, no water issues and heated. Any insight is greatly appreciated.
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I went to feed my tetras this am and one of them had a large white spot on it. It may be ich but it seems pretty big, is only one spot and appeared very quickly so I'm looking for any advice on what it could be and how to treat. They've never been sick, it is only the one and they are all still eating. I feed them 2x daily and did not spot this last night. Tank is 10G planted and heated. Houses 6 neons and two zebra snails. PH 7.4 (common), Nitrites and Ammonia 0. Nitrates 5ppm. Temp is consistently 75. I do a 20-24% water change every 11-12 days. Sorry the pics aren't better but he was being camera shy.
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I lost one of my bettas and am so sad. I'm hoping to figure out the cause so I do not have a repeat. I suspect she/he ate some of the snail algae wafer and got constipated but I could be wrong. She has never had any issues and lives in a 10G heated with two zebra snails. I first noticed 4 days ago that she was acting strange. She wasn't coming for food or moving as much as usual and looked slightly swollen. I figured it was maybe constipation so I didn't feed her and kept an eye. All water parameters came back safe/normal. She gradually got bigger. I tried to give her peas but she wouldn't eat them and kept getting bigger. She never did pine cone so I assume it wasn't dropsy but maybe it just didn't have time to get there. As she wasn't eating peas I moved her into a smaller cycled quarantine tank with epsom salt last night as a last ditch effort following 1tsp/5 gallon ratio. This morning she died. I've attached a pic and you can see where her swelling was as it is white although now that she is dead it is harder to see. Any insight is greatly appreciated. I love my fish and am so sad I couldn't save her. Her diet consisted of Hakari gold pellets, another brand of pellet, Hakari daphnia, fluval bug bites and the occasional blood worm or brine shrimp. She got a bit of food two times a day.
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@Nanotanksthanks I’ll definitely layoff the prime. I had wanted to let the bacteria catch up without doing a lot of water changes but obviously that wasn’t working. I’ll keep an eye on the parameters so thanks for the heads up about nitrates as I wouldn’t have expected that. @Isaac M I managed to get some driftwood and moss from an in vitro cup so that should avoid any more pests while getting some live plants in the tank. I’ll add more after I see how this one goes. So far he’s pretty curious about it so I hope it helps. Thanks again everyone, I appreciate any help I can get and you all have been great.
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@Isaac M I've often looked at the mirrors on Amazon. Herb will flare when I put my finger to the glass so I give him little workouts doing that. Also if I put the bright lights on they can see themselves in the glass and will flare so on occasion I do that too, just not for very long so they don't get overly stressed. I think these two are just high maintenance lol. But I will do less frequent water changes, keep an eye on the ammonia, add some leaves again and try to get some good plants for Ned Flounders.
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@Isaac M@James Black thank you both you have been very helpful, and apologies on tagging you. I'm new to forum posting. Parameters are Ned: Ammonia .25; Nitrites 0, Nitrates 5ppm; KH 0 (maybe an error); pH 6.8; Cl2 0, GH 75 Herb: Ammonia, nitrites and nitrates all 0 (so I suspect him being in quarantine reset the cycle) KH 80; pH 6.8, Cl2) and GH 75 As for tank mates, I tried zebra snails with Herb and he was very unimpressed and kept attacking them so they moved in with my happy betta. Which was sad because together they were Herb, Johnny Fever and Venus FlyTrap for all the WKRP in Cincinnati fans out there 😉 Wouldn't a 9G tank be too small for fish tank mates? I would hate to overstock once I get this settled. Thanks for the plant tips. I've not found java fern locally but as recommended I'll see what I can get for plants online.
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Great advice. I was worried that the .25ppm ammonia was causing Ned distress and that was why his fins were splitting. But I will leave it be for longer and just keep checking the ammonia levels. I'll try the leaves in the tank and if they seem to react, I'll put them in the back filter part and cross my fingers. I'll also check online for some plants as I would certainly prefer them to have real plants where possible.
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Thank you all for weighing in! Ned's is the tank with low ammonia and nitrates of 5ppm. I just can't seem to get the ammonia to zero. I've been using prime every other day on Ned's tank to try to let the bacteria catch up. He seems a bit sensitive to prime so I may try ammolock instead. I've tried Indian Almond leaves but when I did they both went on tail biting benders. Not sure if it was related but I assumed it was. I can certainly try again as I still have some. Herb has a few real anubias. I had real plants in Ned's but they never established and just made a mess. I will try to get some more and start again. How long do you recommend quarantining plants as every time I get them from the local stores they seem to have either worms or copepods or some other lovely little critter? Thanks again all, I appreciate the insights.
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Thanks for the reply! I understand, bettas are a unique fish for sure. Nitrites are zero and Ned's nitrates tend to be at 5ppm when I do the weekly change. They've been set up since Nov/Dec but I did have to do a full clean in January so they restarted cycling then. Herb got moved to a smaller quarantine tank for his fin rot treatment but I tried to keep his main tank moving along with bacteria etc. while he was out. I know they hate water changes but I try to keep them as stress free as possible and only remove decor every 3rd or 4th week and I do use a gravel vac every time. I often wonder if the lack of agitation is a problem but the filter still pushes through 61G/hr and they are not big fans of water movement.
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Hi there I'm hoping someone can assist. I have three bettas and I've had constant issues with two. The two with issues are each in their own heated (78-80) 9G Fluval Flex. As they don't like agitation, I have sponges over the outflow. I change 2G of water weekly (roughly 22%). Despite having good filtration systems, the one tank constantly has low levels of ammonia (0.25 ppm). All other levels are good and I’ve tested my tap water. I've added Seachem matrix, tried ammonia sponges and added different kinds of beneficial bacteria to no avail. The poor guy (Halfmoon named Ned Flounders) ends up with split pectoral fins and every few weeks goes on a tail biting bender. My other betta Hereberto (veiltail) seems to fight fin rot (and also goes on the occasional tail biting bender). We've beat most of it, but he still has some on his pectoral fins. We can't get medications in Canada so I've tried varying degrees of aquarium salt. This worked on his other fin rot but not the pectoral. Parameters are normal. They both have gravel in tanks with silk plants and lots of hiding spots. Hereberto also has two anubias. Is there something I should be trying for both fish? Is the Fluval Flex not a great tank? Should I try a very low output air stone? I'm really trying to keep them in the best conditions possible but seem to be losing the battle. The get a mixture of pellets, Fluval bug bites, daphnia and the occasional blood worm. Any ideas are appreciated. Thank you!
