therealrigo Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 Hello, Recently transferred by Silver Tips from my 45G to my new 72G. However, I had to move them into a running quarantine tank for about two days before I moved them into the new 72G. All parameters are into the safe/good levels per the Co-Op's testing strips from the 72G and quarantine. All being said, one of the Silver Tips is looking less than ideal/healthy since the transfer into the 72G. I wonder if the recent moves into tanks may have stressed it into sickness, and if leaving it there may help it recover. The 72G is a really tall cylinder tank, so I would need to drain a lot of the tank in order to net the one Silver Tip. Could the community please advise? The one Silver Tip seems to have lost some color; white/pink circular shaped spots on body and caudal peduncle; fish swimming slower than group but still eating and seemingly active; and, red gills as compared to other Silver Tips. I would like to salt in case it is external may be improved by salt, but I have plants; so no? Please advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 (edited) Could be a bacterial infections or ammonia burn with the red Gill's if it's a bacterial infections I would treat with kanaplex in food I would test your water for ammonia if you can as the co-op test 6 in 1 test strip doesn't test for that just in case something off Edited March 25, 2022 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealrigo Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 On 3/24/2022 at 7:15 PM, Colu said: Could be a bacterial infections or ammonia burn with the red Gill's if it's a bacterial infections I would treat with kanaplex in food I would test your water for ammonia if you can as the co-op test 6 in 1 test strip doesn't test for that just in case something off No ammonia per the strip tests. Sorry, I don't think I was clear in the testing explanation. I noticed about two more tetras developing this fuzzy spots. I don't have access to that medication, so I'll try this per the co-op: "Aquarium plants generally do not well with salt (or sodium chloride), but a concentration of 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt per 5 gallons of water is generally considered to be safe." I wanted to use salt but because of my plants, I hesitated. However, either way my fish may die if this keeps spreading so I should give it a try--I figure I can always replant my tank if the salt proves too detrimental to the plants and I only have a few fish thus far. Wish me luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 moderate amounts of salt wont harm most plants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealrigo Posted March 28, 2022 Author Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 3/27/2022 at 5:49 PM, lefty o said: moderate amounts of salt wont harm most plants. Thanks for the boost of confidence! 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockEwe49 Posted March 28, 2022 Share Posted March 28, 2022 You can also move the affected fish into a 5 gallon bucket and treat the bucket, not the tank if it is a big tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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