Reason I ask is, Im thinking of treating my tank.
My Chinese Perch has had a clamped pactoral fin for some time. It also looks like close to the joint theres a white spot. Ive asked around and no one knows what it is. I saw a forum post in another forum with a guy showing a pic of his Perch with the similar white spot. He got mixed answers on that.
Today, I saw another thread where a guy said he had ich on one of his fish, then he said: " The fishes fins arent clamped yet".
So once I heard that, it sounded similar to my problem. So I did some research and I read that Ich does clamp fins.
Another strange thing is I caught my fish twice rubbing/sliding its side on th gravel, as if it was trying to scratch its side. I read that fish do this when they got ich. I also read this other thing called "Glancing", where fish rub themselves too for relief.
I dont think this is ich, the fish has had this condition for awhile and theres no ich spots all over the fish. I think maybe it might have "Glancing".
Either way, both I heard can be treated with Aquarium Salt and something called "Quick Cure".
The problem I have is that I have a pleco and BGK, and I dont know if the BGK can tolerate salt or meds. Plus I heard this stuff can be harmful to plants too, and I have plants.
Theres this stuff called "Lifeguard" that I wanted to use, but it says not to use with scaleless fish, so I worry about the BGK.
Do you guys think I should go through with this treatment? What do you think is wrong with the perch? Water is perfect and has always been. I just dont wanna ignore this thing, but I dont even know if I have a problem in the 1st place.
Also, does aquarium salt help with wounds? My pleco has a few bites on him from being beat up. Nothing serious, but I'd like to help him heal. I just need some guidance, what would you do if this was your tank/fish? Thanks
My Chinese Perch has had a clamped pactoral fin for some time. It also looks like close to the joint theres a white spot. Ive asked around and no one knows what it is. I saw a forum post in another forum with a guy showing a pic of his Perch with the similar white spot. He got mixed answers on that.
Today, I saw another thread where a guy said he had ich on one of his fish, then he said: " The fishes fins arent clamped yet".
So once I heard that, it sounded similar to my problem. So I did some research and I read that Ich does clamp fins.
Another strange thing is I caught my fish twice rubbing/sliding its side on th gravel, as if it was trying to scratch its side. I read that fish do this when they got ich. I also read this other thing called "Glancing", where fish rub themselves too for relief.
I dont think this is ich, the fish has had this condition for awhile and theres no ich spots all over the fish. I think maybe it might have "Glancing".
Either way, both I heard can be treated with Aquarium Salt and something called "Quick Cure".
The problem I have is that I have a pleco and BGK, and I dont know if the BGK can tolerate salt or meds. Plus I heard this stuff can be harmful to plants too, and I have plants.
Theres this stuff called "Lifeguard" that I wanted to use, but it says not to use with scaleless fish, so I worry about the BGK.
Do you guys think I should go through with this treatment? What do you think is wrong with the perch? Water is perfect and has always been. I just dont wanna ignore this thing, but I dont even know if I have a problem in the 1st place.
Also, does aquarium salt help with wounds? My pleco has a few bites on him from being beat up. Nothing serious, but I'd like to help him heal. I just need some guidance, what would you do if this was your tank/fish? Thanks
