Cocugreek5 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) Hello all! I have a 75 gallon 6 week old tank. 0 am /0 nitrite/ 25 nitrate/7.6 Ph and it may be on the hard side since it's Chicago water. Temp is 76 degrees. Well I introduced some fish after a 2 week no med quarantine. I have a male and female Bosemani that seem to have some wounds and posible white growths. These buggers can really swim and are still eating. They are on the low end of the totem pole for their gender and were bullied and still are to an extent by the other 2 males and 2 females. I noticed the one male has two "wounds" to his side and a gill/fin. He is swimming rather frantically compared to the others. In the last pic you see the male head on but blurry. I hope the pictures help on how to treat, if at all. Is this something that can go away on it's own? I have on hand Ich X and API Erythromiacin. I can go to get API fin and body med that may help with the Gram negative infections. I read that Erythromiacin is more for gram positive. Thank you all! Edited January 12, 2021 by Cocugreek5 mistyped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 It could be a fungal infection you could quarantine and treat with aquarium salt 1 table spoon for two gallons if salt does not work try API fungus cure salt at that level will harm your plants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocugreek5 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Yes, I'm afraid to use salt. I'm off to LFS to see if they have API fungus cure. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 7 minutes ago, Cocugreek5 said: Yes, I'm afraid to use salt. I'm off to LFS to see if they have API fungus cure. Thanks! I would do eurthormycin, you already have it and it should work for bacterial infections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN-AQUARIST Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I would kinda split the difference here, if it is a fungal, treating it will leave open wounds that could then get a bacterial infection. I don't know of every med that will work together but i know you can treat the fungal with Hikari ich-x and bacterial with erythromycin at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocugreek5 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Thank you all! I was thinking of the recommendation of both Ich X and the Eryth. For a week. I don’t think it’s serious yet but I will keep my eyes on it! Thanks again for all the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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