So I got home about 30 minutes ago and noticed my male chocolate cichlid wasn't hanging out with his girlfriend. Then I saw him near the top of the tank with duck lips. I have heard about this disease (columnaris) before and I know that it progresses very quickly if untreated. So the first thing I did was dose Seachem Polyguard in the tank, in addition to 5 tbsp of salt. I didn't add more salt because it's a densely-planted 125g tank and I have a large clown loach. I'm surprised this fish is affected because I didn't notice any signs of stress. He breeds all the time and the pair even had babies again last week! I guess kids can be stressful too though.
Is there anything else I can do? Or anything I should have done differently? I have heard that metronidazole works well, so if I don't see improvement soon I will probably go get some API general cure. I would use medicated flakes but I don't think he can eat right now. His mouth is barely moving. I will post a pic from my phone in a moment.
Is there anything else I can do? Or anything I should have done differently? I have heard that metronidazole works well, so if I don't see improvement soon I will probably go get some API general cure. I would use medicated flakes but I don't think he can eat right now. His mouth is barely moving. I will post a pic from my phone in a moment.
