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  1. Thanks for the suggestion -- I'll set up a hospital tank. Any other ideas of what this could be? It started as a pinpoint defect in the scales -- never appeared three dimensional or mass-like as would be expected for an abscess.
  2. Yes, betta is in the same tank -- erythromycin didn't have any apparent effect on the tetra's lesion.
  3. There's a hole in one of my green neon tetras along the blue stripe on the left side (pics below). I first noticed a spot about a month ago and it has doubled or tripled in size since then. No other apparent lesions on this fish or any other fish in the tank currently, though around the same time that I noticed a spot on the tetra, the betta fish developed unilateral pop eye that did not resolve on its own; treated successfully with 8 days of erythromycin (last dose ~2 weeks ago). The sick tetra is acting normal and not ostracized by the rest of the tetras. Everything else in the tank appears healthy and tankmates behave peacefully. Any idea what's wrong with this guy and how I can help him? Tank stuff: Mature 14gal planted tank with one betta, kuhlis, neon tetras, a hillstream loach, amanos, one vampire shrimp, snails pH=6.0 Nitrate=0 GH=60 Nitrite=0 Ammonia=0 KH=40 Water temp=80F Thanks for help and advice!
  4. Thank you very much. I've done as you've said (incl offering daphnia) and he continues to be active and be interested in food. I've left him out in the tank, took away the breeder box. Is there a time point after which I should intervene if the bloat and/or pale stripes haven't resolved?
  5. The problem: Two weeks ago I got live black worms for Chuck (my ~5-6mo old betta) and thought they'd hide quickly. They didn't and he ate 5-10 before I put him in a time-out breeder box that I set up in the same tank. He has been in time out since then, with three 10-30 minute supervised excursions out of the box during this time period. During at least one of these he ate another worm (I've vacuumed the tank twice now to remove as many worms as possible -- population significantly decreased but not eliminated). I fed him 1/4 shelled boiled pea 1.5 weeks ago and 2 days ago; otherwise have not fed him. I've seen some feces but maybe not as much as I'd expect and his abdomen still looks distended. He is very active and normal outside of the breeder box, and was normal inside the breeder box as well until a few days ago, when he started to look more depressed and I noticed pale horizontal stripes. I've let him out of the breeder box tonight and he's acting normal -- I think being in the breeder box is bumming him out. Questions: Persistent abdominal distension -- should I be concerned based on its presence alone, vs only if seems otherwise sick, vs not concerned and this is expected to take a long time to resolve after such a huge meal? Do I need to continue fasting him? If so, complete fast vs feed less than normal? Tank stuff: 14gal planted tank with Chuck, kuhlis, neon tetras, a hillstream loach, amanos, snails pH=7.0 Nitrate=0 GH=30 Nitrite=0 Ammonia=0 KH=40 Water temp=80F Thank you for your help!
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