Internal Parasites?
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The sudden appearance of a wound and missing fins sounds like a rogue fish in the tank , but that wouldn't explain the flashing. If you opt for medication, you can partially drain the tank to cut down on the amount needed. Did you actually test your water since you cleaned the canisters? I have found that no matter what I think is going on with water parameters it is always best to check it if something seems amiss.
Yes you’re right I will get a test kit today and check. Just not sure what I would even change if nitrates are high? I never miss a weekly 60-80% water change and keep a tight schedule with cleaning filters. Is it possible I change too much water?
It's my opinion that there is only a few situations where changing too much water can lead to issues. Most of the time more water changes and bigger is generally better.
Unless we know your tank vs tap water parameters no one can answer that question
Unless we know your tank vs tap water parameters no one can answer that question
Because this is pretty much just a guessing game at this point, you may have to pony up for enough meds to use a broad spectrum treatment such as what Rocksor suggested. That, and start praying to the fish gods .....
In my opinion, you can almost never change too much water.
I usually change 110% of the 1000+ gallons of tanks water every week in winter, and 200% per week in summer. Although I preferred small daily water changes of 30-40% to maintain stability.
It may seem obsessive, but I had lines run to my gardens, and rain barrels that lead to ponds, so the old nitrate rich water was always used twice in summer. A few hundred gallon water changes could be done in less than 15 minutes by allowing it to be pumped straight to the garden.
during water changes I would always take sump and refugio levels down to the pump intake. (below a planted sump refugio during a water change)
And always ran sumps fairly full.
Most ponds were heavily planted, so the extra nutrients were needed.
I usually change 110% of the 1000+ gallons of tanks water every week in winter, and 200% per week in summer. Although I preferred small daily water changes of 30-40% to maintain stability.
It may seem obsessive, but I had lines run to my gardens, and rain barrels that lead to ponds, so the old nitrate rich water was always used twice in summer. A few hundred gallon water changes could be done in less than 15 minutes by allowing it to be pumped straight to the garden.
during water changes I would always take sump and refugio levels down to the pump intake. (below a planted sump refugio during a water change)
And always ran sumps fairly full.
Most ponds were heavily planted, so the extra nutrients were needed.
Thanks RD this is my thought as well. I have no issue doing that. I need enough to treat 180 gallons. Figure if I use Paraguard I’d need 2 liters for 3 weeks. Is that what you would use?
In your current situation, before I treated the main tank with anything I would make damn certain that my bio bacteria is back up to snuff since your filters were cleaned. Otherwise medication could create another major issue.
