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Excellent - many thanks!

Umm... Anyone know where to GET Kanaplex or SeaChem Focus in Snohomish County? I was hoping to hit the Co-Op to get whatever I needed to help with this issue, but those products aren't listed in their shop. I'm in Everett, and the big chain pet stores have barely any selection (that's why I ended up with the Maracyn Oxy instead of the other one- it's all they had). Or is this something better ordered on (sigh) Amazon? The other suggestion also isn't in the co-op shop - API Fin and Body Cure.

I use AquaSafe Plus. I don't think it's chlorine... I only put 0-0.5 because the little square MIGHT be slightly off-white, but not significantly, so it falls somewhere between the first 2 colors on the Safe side of the comparison chart. Nitrites, I'm less sure because the jump from one square to the next goes from "safe" to "caution," and there's barely any visible difference. I might ask my wife to look at the strip because she has more cones in her eyes than I do, but I think that mostly helps with blues. 😄 I'm due for a partial water change this afternoon, which should nudge the nitrites down a bit...

Thank you, everyone for the replies! Sorry I didn't get back in sooner - family came home right after I posted. 🙂 There are other fish in the tank and I have not isolated the affected one yet - I will do so. My levels are: Nitrate ~40 Nitrite 0-0.5 Hardness ~75 Chlorine 0-0.5 Total alkalinity <Not sure how to interpret this green? Somewhere between 40 and 80?> pH ~7.6 Thinking I'll try the Kanaplex suggestion, unless the water levels point to something else. Many thanks - I'll update as the situation progresses.

Hi Folks! I have a Tetra with an issue, and I'm trying to figure out exactly what it is. I've attached 2 pics. Thought it was some kind of fungus, so tried Maracyn Oxy liquid for a few days, but it doesn't seem to have made a difference. (Looked maybe a little smaller for a couple days, then might have gotten bigger again? Or maybe my eyes just can't tell anymore whether it's growing or shrinking...) Anybody know what it is? Many thanks!