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    Leopard Bush fish with with spots

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    Posted · Edited by cuppicake

    @ColuThats good to know! Ive never had an issue with snails either...  I have siphoned the top of sand in case theres something I am just not seeing, I did find a freeze dried krill wedged between some plants. Hopefully I got all the nasties out of there thats causing the explosion of illness. I still have two live fish...Im keeping my fingers crossed. 

    EDIT: One pleco still hanging on.

    EDIT: Reading thru the article you sent me. I think I might know why this happened. I recently rinsed out my HOB and also had mulm on my sand (which I did not siphon out when I did my filter...which I never have done in the 4 years the tank has been up, but I will from now on) on top of that, I did have some uneaten food I found stuck between some plants. I think the combo of all the things might be why it attacked my poor fishes. I appreciate the time you took out of you day to help educate me on this.

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    Leopard Bush fish with with spots

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    @Colu Good information, thank you. Theres only 4 fish in, 2 - 4in pleco and 2- leopard bush fish about 4in and 5in. A week ago there was the two pleco and 5 juvenile kribensis. Its (48 gallon) and I have two filters, a HOB and a sponge. I tend to feed every other day. Im wondering if it may be my snail population? Recently they have multiplied a bit. Thanks again for all your help. 

    Leopard Bush fish with with spots

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    @Colu Thank you. Another question, if you know the answer. What would cause this outbreak? The fish I moved from the tank where sick boy is are all fine. And he was fine before I moved him into this tank. It all manifested about 5 days after he was moved. And he also got my plecos that were already in the tank sick. I thought maybe stress from moving him, but that doesnt really explain the tankmates also getting ill. * on a sidenote, he has been moved a few times and has always been unbothered. 

     

    Thx again 🙂

    Leopard Bush fish with with spots

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    Posted · Edited by cuppicake

    @ColuThank you for the help. I did a dose of Ich X yesterday because I thought thats what it was. This morning when I woke up he didnt look any better so I dosed with Maracyn and Paracleanse. I dont think he is going to make it, but I also have a female in there and one more pleco, so fingers crossed they will pull thru. Ive never experienced this, it sure runs them down very fast. I also turned the heater off and added a small amount of cooler water. Temp is about 76 atm. 

     

    Edit: I only have regular Maracyn. Is KanaPlex and good in this situation? I also have that on hand. 

    Leopard Bush fish with with spots

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    On 5/27/2024 at 5:27 PM, Colu said:

    I think there a couple of things going on over production of the slime coat that can be caused by costia and chilodonella and  possibly epistylis with the fact the spots are on the eyes and the size of the spot would lead me to suspect epistylis  epistylis feed's off gram negative bacteria on the slime coat of your fish and spreads more quickly at temperatures over 75 what I would do is dose the tank with ick X that contains formalin and malachite green that will treat costia childonelia and ich it will help treat epistylis when used maracyn2   feeding a small amount twice a day for 7 days and ick X to dose the tank if there not eating I would dose the tank with maracyn2 make sure get maracyn2 and not maracyn@cuppicake

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    Thank you. He is not eating. I will dose the tank. I feel so bad, he keeps jumping out of the water and slamming his head on the lid 😞

    Leopard Bush fish with with spots

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    Posted · Edited by cuppicake

    On 5/27/2024 at 3:40 PM, Colu said:

    Are the spots raised or flat that will dictate the treatment as it's on the eyes it could be epistylis@cuppicake

    The spots look decently flatish, but he also has this white fluffy stuff on his fins and coming from his mouth when he "coughs" Im also seeing this weird looking stuff on some of my plants now, you can see it in the video. Ill add a video and picture. image.png.84bcaf97400b7a8534a7d26cf69c2e2f.pngimage.png.46f2612e17d98c068a5aee2bce6a3974.png

     

    Leopard Bush fish with with spots

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    Water parameters looks good. They are the same in both tanks. Story. I swapped some fish from one tank to the other. All the fish from tank A (the one where my sick fish is now) are all fine and happy in tank B ( where my now sick fish was originally) My Leopard fish, over the course of two days got very agitated then developed white spots and is now laying on the bottom of the tank. The plecos that were already in there also got white spots and one died this morning. Does anyone might know what this is? I move fish around often in my tanks and have never had this happen. Thank you. 

     

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    Snails and live plants

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    Okay so, I have a couple cute bladder snails that eat all the dead leaves...at least Ive only ever seen them eating dead ones. Question...today I went to the fish store and picked up some Guppies. Two snails were caught in the process, the gentleman said they would eat my plants. I want to double check before I drop them in my tank. I also have two mystery snails. Would they or my bladder snails be harmed by these new hitchhikers?

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    Cloudy water

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    On 4/21/2022 at 6:24 PM, JessLynne7 said:

    Awesome looking fish 

    I recently set up a new tank and had cloudy water from substrate.

    I used acurel f and it worked great!!

    Thank you! I used some poly floss in my HOB filter and Fritz Clarifier. 

    Cloudy water

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    Update on my water/tank. Tank is still clear. I added 7 corys that a local gentleman gifted to me. All are doing wonderful. My tank has cycled nicely...Im looking forward to my plants growing up 🙂 As per suggestion I did get my water tested at my local well company, Ill add a picture to the info they gave me. No filters on my tap, its straight from the well. Also a couple pics of my tiny little corys and a snail that hitchhiked in. 😁

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    Cloudy water

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    Thank you all for the ideas. What I did to achieve a clear tank...I added a HOB filter and doused the tank with a bit of Fritz clarifier. My well guy is testing the water for me free of charge. Thanks again!!! ** the big scratches is just a piece of plexi attached to my reclaimed work desk  😄 **image.jpeg.ca466471d0571bfb36dc60ae8e4b1dd0.jpeg

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    Cloudy water

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    @Torreythank you. I am in the process of researching all these ideas. I will start simple with the HOB and go from there. My water probably does need tested again, its been a bit since I had it done. My neighbor decided to clear cut his land, which caused my water to be extra cloudy. Theres an underground stream that runs near it.....I will assume the trees helped it stay a lot cleaner. 

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    Cloudy water

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    On 4/7/2022 at 12:12 PM, lefty o said:

    is it your first tank? being new, its likely to be cloudy for a day or three.

    Its my first tank in the house, with this water. Sadly, this is just my water. If I leave it in a container long enough it collects a decent amount of yellowish/orange sediment at the bottom. Heres an example. This water in this jar is maybe a month or so old. It was filled in case the power went out to water the dog and it was forgotten. You can see the yellow at the bottom, its a layer of dirt? lol 

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    Cloudy water

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    Hi guys! So I have a bit of an issue. Cloudy water, as you can see. This was filled yesterday, its clean water, no animals...brand new tank. My problem is that Im on a non-filtered well and my water is ALWAYS like this. Its safe for consumption, my parrots, goats, dogs and myself drink it and its been tested for contaminates. Its basically super fine reddish clay. ATM I have two large sponge filters going.....do you guys think a back hanging filter would finish cleaning out the finer particles? Thanks!!! 😄 

     

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    Welcome to the C.A.R.E Forum - Look here first.

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    Hello from WA state! I am not new to fish keeping, but its my first time setting up an aquarium from scratch....with LIVE plants! My dad and I shared the hobby as I grew up. He set me up a 125 gallon in my room that was my responsibility. I raised all types of fish. Oscars, plecos, silver arowana, kissing gourami, different types of large cichlids and catfish ect ect..... 

    This time around Im deciding what type of smaller fish to raise. Maybe guppies? I used to breed Kribensis (not on purpose) and trade them in for store credits. *Not for profit, just for fun* 

    My new tank is 75 gallon, fresh water 🙂 

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