Help - Don't let Tweety Die

[Liquidplants]

1] My tank is a 20G tall with an over sized canister filter.

2] My tank is kept at 80F-83F fully planted with a PH on the low side 6-7

3] Freshwater

4] Fully setup for over a year with no problems.

5] My current stock is:

4x Cory cats
1x Glass cat
1x Lyre Tail molly
1x Discus
100x snails

6] I introduced a German Ram about 2 months ago that was not quarantined, He died a few days after, I initially attributed this to poor acclimation but this might be the culprit!! I should have quarantined

7] 80F-83F

8] 100% live plants

9] Canister filter - JBJ EFU-35 Reaction 4-Stage Canister Filter + UV

10] Pressurized CO2 + aquarium background from DBN + I have dirt under my gravel for the plants it has been like that since I set up the tank.

11] no natural sunlight - the lighting schedule is 12noon to 9 at night

12] last water change was Monday 5Galons - before that was the day before on Sunday 5G - My routine is 5G on Sunday - I do not vacuum the substrate

13] I feed frozen San Fransisco Bay brine shrimp at 1PM then again at like 6PM

14] See pictures below - Fish is not acting different and still eats like normal

15] I treated with a penicillin based additive the past few days.


Please help me diagnose this.


Dark orange spot???



Fin losing color and a growth or something on the back of the fin



BIG white or loss of color spot


Thank you for you time! ~LiquiD~

 

[Liquidplants]

Bump for some help !! please =]

 

[kevinfleming21]

looks like some kind of scale rot? Treat with salt as per usual. I had a betta get this and lost his entire stomach but made a full recovery. Took about 3 months though.

 

[Liquidplants]

What is the "salt treatment", I've never used aquarium salt to fight disease?

Any other guesses?

 

[still]

You add some extra salt and raise the temp. Go on google and type in fish diseases and you can find out the disease and how to treat it.

 

[kevinfleming21]

add 1 tsp per ten gallons of AQUARIUM salt and if you have a heater then bump up the temp to high 80's. After weekly water change remember to replace salt.

 

[Liquidplants]

OK thanks, I'll try that!


Any other thoughts on what this could be?

 

[Liquidplants]

AHHHH .. Now Tweety's growth on the fin has turned red as if its full of blood. AHHHH

 

[Liquidplants]

The growth fell off just now I dont know if that was good or not. I wish there was something else I could do to fight this diseas.

Please.. Any other ideas?

 

[kevinfleming21]

it just takes time. it will eventually stop and then start healing