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Ok interesting. I had leaned away from that because in person it definitely looks raised rather than eroded. I think what I will do is finish this medication round and keep watching really closely. I can start metroplex on Saturday if it looks more like hith or gets significantly worse. Thankfully I actually have metroplex on hand! thanks a ton for the feedback @Colu If anyone else has a differing opinion let me know, I’m always trying to learn more about this stuff.

Here are a couple attempts @Colu

Female GBR has a white, fuzzy raised line on top of her head. parameters: amm/nitrite/nitrate: 0/0/0 ph: 6.4 Gh: 50 ppm kh: 40 ppm temp: 78 I started a general treatment with ich x and paracleanse, on the theory that I was looking at some sort of external fluke or parasite. Today is the last day I would add medicine for that. I’m not noticing any progress so far and looking at pictures online it seems like it may be anchor worms which would require different treatment. It doesn’t seem to have that classic forked presentation but looks like some pics. my questions: - is this anchor worms? - if so and you’ve successfully treated it what have you used? - I’m inclined to finish this medication before I start another, but if I’m barking up the wrong tree I don’t want to waste time. Finish the medication and do a water change in two days like the paracleanse package suggests, or water change now, get a fresh start, and work on a different treatment plan? Thanks for any help folks!

I have a quarantine tank and the med trio. What would you treat with?

Redness and swelling(I think?) on one side of bristle nose pleco. See pictures Ammonia, nitrates, nitrates all zero. Temp 78, ph 6.8

Anyone going to Fishtoberfest in Portland October 8th and 9th? It’d be cool to meet some fish nerds! It’s my first one do I don’t know what to expect.

Hey did you ever find a good answer to this? I'm struggling with the same thing.

Thank you all very much! Very helpful responses. You’re also helping validate that Otos can be tough which helps me feel better about my previous experiences

I’ve had bad luck with Otos in the past so I want to do it right this time. Do I load up the quarantine tank with algae and let them feast awhile and then take it out for applying the medication trio? How do I “not feed” them during medication?

A friend very kindly gifted me a ton of saltwater equipment and materials but I’m not ready to jump into the reef game yet. Inspired by Zenzo’s recent video on tips for beginners, I’m trying to think through freshwater applications for some of this stuff but I my googling isn’t leading me anywhere productive. Does anyone have experience with this and general advice on wasting and wanting not? The three items I’m particularly curious about are: Kessil A80 Tuna Blue LED lights - they seem too blue. Am I just going to be fighting them trying to use them on a planted tank (relatively low light demands, no CO2)? Aragonite sand - how/can I effectively use this stuff as a buffer? I have extremely soft water and my planned tanks range from soft and acidic that I’d like to prevent from swinging dramatically to some with moderately hard water for livebearers. I’ve heard aragonite dissolves super fast? Reef salt - can this stuff be used in the same way that marine salt would be for treating disease and stuff like that? thanks for any help!!

Hi everyone! I’ve been in the fish game for about 9 months and I’m loving it. I can’t get enough of learning about different fish or potential tank ideas, but I’m trying to exercise restraint and slowly expand my hobby. I’m about to get a second tank set up and I’m definitely going to be asking for ideas on here in case anybody wants to live vicariously! As of right now I have a 16 gallon long with white clouds, cardinal tetras, and formerly shrimp (mysterious die-off of shrimp has been the only major bummer so far, it was my actual first post on the forum and still haven’t gotten to the bottom of it). I have two sons age 2 and 4 who love to help me with the tank. I just joined my local aquarist society and the co-op, and you better believe I never miss an opportunity to visit a local fish store. Really appreciate the community and learning from you all! Be well.

I use tap water. Our local water is extremely soft so I usually have the opposite issue. It doesn’t fluctuate which is really nice because I can kind of learn what works from a stable base. I still have made a lot of mistakes though, the first time I saw how stressed out they got when I didn’t match the temperature on a water change made me feel real bad. I haven’t specifically tested for copper though. thanks for the food suggestions, I think it’s time to spoil them a little. The changes I’ve made seemed to have really helped. No losses in the last few days and everyone seems perkier!

Woof thanks for the nightmare fuel!! 😆 I’m sorry you’re dealing with that, it might be the sort of thing that would make me take a break from the hobby a while. at the risk of grossing myself out, what does something look like after it’s been leeched? Were things just disappearing?

I switched some things around and added an air stone to get some more oxygen and flow in the water. I’m hopeful that helps things. There were a lot more little guys than I thought so I’m glad I didn’t just let it alone. I don’t feed them specific shrimp food, maybe that’s contributing. At the moment my regular food for the whole tank is fluval bug bites with a variety of frozen food 1-2 times a week.

This is a good idea-looking at pictures of necrosis, some of the deaths have had a similar whitish look to them. I’ll try to isolate and increase water changes to see if it can help the remaining ones. Really appreciate it.

Thank you for your response. Wouldn’t I be able to see them? I’ve been watching like a hawk and haven’t seen the devils. just for my learning, what points you towards planaria from the above information?

Hoping I can save a few of my shrimp which started dying one by one a week ago, or at least learn from the experience to avoid it in the future. The tank’s been cycled and established about six months with about four months of success and lots of breeding from neocaridina shrimp. Heavily planted community tank with some white clouds and cardinal tetras. parameters: ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 0 temp 74 pH 7.0 3dKH 8dGH I don’t see an obvious parameter issue and I’ve been monitoring it quite closely since this is my first tank. the shrimp used to swim around the tank and pick at the sand. Now that’s stopped, they’ll often sit on a plant or substrate without moving and I’m losing one or so a day. No super obvious signs of parasites or the most common diseases that I’m able to see like vorticella, scutariella or fungus. Some have discoloration and some patchiness. I’ve attached some pictures of the dying or lethargic shrimp. Is there anything obvious I’m missing? thank you so much for any help and ideas.