silverchild23
05-12-2008, 10:36 AM
Hi all
Sorry I'm new to this forum and so I apologise in advance if I'm not doing this right.
Bit of background...
I have a 240L Juwel Rio-housed South American Cichlid tank, featuring Angels, Blue Rams, Rummynose Tetra, Penguin Tetra, Sterbai Corrydora, and a Bristlenose Pleco. All readings indicate the conditions are fine... pH 7, Nitrite 0, Ammonia 0, Nitrate 40-80ppm, Temp 26C. The tank is medium planted with various swords, and houses bogwood and mopani bogwood. It's been set up for just over a year.
The Problem...
I'm afraid I don't have a camera so bear with me on this...
A little while ago I introduced a new Blue Ram to the tank, who very soon developed a pure white pimple (like a whitehead ew....) which after a month or so exploded and left a crater - despite anti-bacterial meds he died soon after.
Everything's been fine for a couple of months since, but now it looks like something similar's affected one of my large angelfish.
For around 2 weeks the angel has had a small amount of white pimples (approx 3-6 at a time, 0.5-1.5mm across) which seem to come and go around his head area above and below his eyes.
What is it?
I treated for ich, but to no avail. So far I've used Interpet anti-ich (contains melachite green), added salt and raised the temperature to around 27/28C.
I asked a lady in the shop today and she said it could be fungal resulting from wounds from the other angel. Yes of course there's the occasional nipping, but this doesn't look fungal at all - it's like a teenage pimple more than anything.
I've checked around this and many other forums and I can't find out what it is - is there anybody out there who might have the answer?!
Many thanks for any help :)
Sorry I'm new to this forum and so I apologise in advance if I'm not doing this right.
Bit of background...
I have a 240L Juwel Rio-housed South American Cichlid tank, featuring Angels, Blue Rams, Rummynose Tetra, Penguin Tetra, Sterbai Corrydora, and a Bristlenose Pleco. All readings indicate the conditions are fine... pH 7, Nitrite 0, Ammonia 0, Nitrate 40-80ppm, Temp 26C. The tank is medium planted with various swords, and houses bogwood and mopani bogwood. It's been set up for just over a year.
The Problem...
I'm afraid I don't have a camera so bear with me on this...
A little while ago I introduced a new Blue Ram to the tank, who very soon developed a pure white pimple (like a whitehead ew....) which after a month or so exploded and left a crater - despite anti-bacterial meds he died soon after.
Everything's been fine for a couple of months since, but now it looks like something similar's affected one of my large angelfish.
For around 2 weeks the angel has had a small amount of white pimples (approx 3-6 at a time, 0.5-1.5mm across) which seem to come and go around his head area above and below his eyes.
What is it?
I treated for ich, but to no avail. So far I've used Interpet anti-ich (contains melachite green), added salt and raised the temperature to around 27/28C.
I asked a lady in the shop today and she said it could be fungal resulting from wounds from the other angel. Yes of course there's the occasional nipping, but this doesn't look fungal at all - it's like a teenage pimple more than anything.
I've checked around this and many other forums and I can't find out what it is - is there anybody out there who might have the answer?!
Many thanks for any help :)