DO YOU USE SEA SALT?
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This one can be rectified by doing plenty of water changes, not salt nor meds.Irbanjaxed;1821308; said:
No, that's not ich. It's unidentifiable as fungus or a bacteria infection either, but those are 2 possibilities.
It's also possible she has slime coat issues from poor water quality, which would explain the cloudy eye and the stuff on her scales. Even if it's an infection then water quality could still be to blame. Test your water parameters (nitrites, nitrates, ammonia, pH) and start by correcting those issues before just dumping salt or meds into the tank.
It's also possible she has slime coat issues from poor water quality, which would explain the cloudy eye and the stuff on her scales. Even if it's an infection then water quality could still be to blame. Test your water parameters (nitrites, nitrates, ammonia, pH) and start by correcting those issues before just dumping salt or meds into the tank.
i took levels yesterday and the only thing what was wrong was ammonia was a little high so i did a 50 % h2o change
what can i use in my tank that would be good for this type of fungus ive got on mt gt also no other fish are affected by this fungus but this mornin i noticed a bad wound in my male gt whats rec. for a nice and easy recovery or should i let him be and let him heal up
ANY ammonia is too much, it should be at 0 (as should nitrites), which partially explains why your fish is getting sick or has slime coat issues. Do water changes and add more biological media if necessary (also make sure you don't have anything effecting your current biological filtration, like pH fluctuations or very low pH).
I don't recommend meds for injuries unless they appear to be getting worse or become infected. Lots of water changes and very clean water are what I do for injuries, and I rarely even treat for minor illnesses.
For infections that appear to be fungus I usually start with Jungle Fungus Clear because it has medication to treat for both fungus and bacteria, and if that doesn't work I will move onto other meds, or use a combo of meds.
Often enough fixing water quality issues will allow the fishes immune system to take care of it on its own and adding random medication when you're not sure what the issue is can cause more problems than it solves.
I don't recommend meds for injuries unless they appear to be getting worse or become infected. Lots of water changes and very clean water are what I do for injuries, and I rarely even treat for minor illnesses.
For infections that appear to be fungus I usually start with Jungle Fungus Clear because it has medication to treat for both fungus and bacteria, and if that doesn't work I will move onto other meds, or use a combo of meds.
Often enough fixing water quality issues will allow the fishes immune system to take care of it on its own and adding random medication when you're not sure what the issue is can cause more problems than it solves.
