- Have you tested your water?
- Yes
- If yes, what is your ammonia?
- 0
- If yes, what is your nitrite?
- 0
- If yes, what is your nitrate?
- 50
- If I did not test my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.
- Do you do water changes?
- Yes
- What percentage of water do you change?
- 71-80%
- How frequently do you change your water?
- Every week
- If I do not change my water...
- ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.
Hey everyone ...
Tank 55g - only fish is this FH.
Aquaclear HoB & Marineland C360 for filtration.
Tank has been running for a year.
Nitrite 0, Ammonia 0, Nitrates 50ppm (come out of the tap at 40)
For maybe 2 weeks my Flowerhorn has been pretty itchy .. didn’t think anything of it as I have read this is common behavior of them being a silly fish bumping into things or rubbing etc. He just would eat then lay around , very lethargic like and not himself
Well I was noticing his KoK had been shrinking on and off. It would come back and his color would perk back up too randomly , no changes in his tank is filter media.
Looking closer at him one about 3 days ago I noticed a white fuzz on his KoK and little white dots like you can see In the photo.
I got general cure, Erythromycin, & Paragard for general deworming & hopefully remove this ich/bacterial infection. I have dosed this for 24 hours now , doing the 2nd dose tomorrow.
Heat is increased to 86, & I did a large 70% water change which he tolerates.
Any help please!!
***This picture just shows him healthy and brand new to the tank. I have barebottom and have had bare bottom now for a month.
This is when I first noticed the fuzz like stuff on his KoK .. it had been more prominent. The driftwood had a similar fuzzy like stuff on it so I removed that from his tank .
***This is currently .
Tank 55g - only fish is this FH.
Aquaclear HoB & Marineland C360 for filtration.
Tank has been running for a year.
Nitrite 0, Ammonia 0, Nitrates 50ppm (come out of the tap at 40)
For maybe 2 weeks my Flowerhorn has been pretty itchy .. didn’t think anything of it as I have read this is common behavior of them being a silly fish bumping into things or rubbing etc. He just would eat then lay around , very lethargic like and not himself
Well I was noticing his KoK had been shrinking on and off. It would come back and his color would perk back up too randomly , no changes in his tank is filter media.
Looking closer at him one about 3 days ago I noticed a white fuzz on his KoK and little white dots like you can see In the photo.
I got general cure, Erythromycin, & Paragard for general deworming & hopefully remove this ich/bacterial infection. I have dosed this for 24 hours now , doing the 2nd dose tomorrow.
Heat is increased to 86, & I did a large 70% water change which he tolerates.
Any help please!!
***This picture just shows him healthy and brand new to the tank. I have barebottom and have had bare bottom now for a month.
This is when I first noticed the fuzz like stuff on his KoK .. it had been more prominent. The driftwood had a similar fuzzy like stuff on it so I removed that from his tank .
***This is currently .
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