One of my bd female pups has a sunken nose. It didn't eat today and I'm a little worried. Currently doing a water change but here are the results before the water change... Is it because of nitrate? Looks around 5-10 maybe 20...
BD Pup has sunken nose
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I haven't tested my water in a long time so I can't remember the colors specifically but those nitrates look semi-high. I'd also maybe consider treating for IP's.
tell you the truth i never really use my test kit until there is a problem.... I got this bd pup from
vamptrev
i think around december. She was always a great eater. stubborn, but good eater. i dont feed it any live fresh water fish... I only feed Earthworms, Tilapia, and Shrimp for this tank because they are extremely picky. What are the chances of parasites? I will treat for internal parasites. IF it is parasites... my biggest bet is the tilapia... Hate that stuff.Any new additions to the tank in terms of stock or décor?tell you the truth i never really use my test kit until there is a problem.... I got this bd pup from
I'm not a ray expert I just know the dent is never a good sign so my immediate thought process is water changes, prime, and prazi-pro treatment round. That's the best I can offer until the ray experts get in here.
EDIT Do rays exhibit these symptoms with possible bacterial infections as well? My other thought process is now if you only feed frozen then bacteria is a bigger possibility than parasites for sure.
Yes... a new pup about 2 weeks ago. This tank was meant to be a growout tank for any pups i get... Thinking about it now... that is around the time it started to become like this. I also stopped using seachem safe in this tank last week because i ran out... I am currently using my sodium thiosulfate mix... which is normally used for all my tanks other than my ray tanks.. I will do a larger water change and then switch back to safe. And possibly take out the new pup... And treat for parasites.
with that info I say definitely prazi-pro if you have a new pup in the tank and the symptoms just appeared.
Dent in head and spots smearing like that are sure signs of severe stress. Most likely water params
I think you got some funky water over there. Have you tested gh, kh, and is your ph still bottoming out below 7?
Hmm I did a water test... And showed my results. Did a large water change. My ph is aroun 6.8-7 in this tank. It could be my nitrates I guess. No ammonia no nitrite just nitrate. I will buy a gh and kh test kit... Getting annoyed at my water....
