I have been having issues with my Rivulatus (Green Terror) for about 2 months now. He has had very little gill function for some reason. We have tried a few doses of GC and after reading up on gill disease we treated him with Tetracycline a few times with a very slight change in health. We also used epsom salt during that process as i thought he was constipated. He has lightened up in colour a little bit but during treatment but now has darkened back up. He is and has always been eating and pooping regularly but just not himself. He is sluggish and seems to be resting quite a bit. I have him in a 75 gallon by himself for the last year and am extremely anal about my water changes. Every 3 days 75% or to the top of his fin and he has no issues with that.. My tap water comes out as 7.0 PH and i keep him at about 7.1 to 7.2 by the third day. My water is very soft so i do use and minor amout of agagonite sand to buffer my water about a cup for the 75 gallons . I feed him NorthFin fish food and the odd bloodworm treats. We feed him once a day except sundays or mondays to fast every week. I keep his temp around 25 to 26C (it varies in the summer time)
He is about 2 and a half years old now and he is way to young to be having these issues. I had decided a few months back that i wanted to add some plants to his tank to give him a more natural look and the benefits of having plants to reduce nitrates. Not like my nitrates are high, i have never seen them above 25ppm and that was only after my vacation for almost a week . I am not sure if the plants are related but it is the only thing that has changed to his environment. I am puzzled here and don't know much more i can do for the poor guy. I have asked a few people for assistance and we are all out of suggestions on what to try next. We are a bit worried about medicating a fish to death, we know how hard these treatments are on the kidneys.
He is about 2 and a half years old now and he is way to young to be having these issues. I had decided a few months back that i wanted to add some plants to his tank to give him a more natural look and the benefits of having plants to reduce nitrates. Not like my nitrates are high, i have never seen them above 25ppm and that was only after my vacation for almost a week . I am not sure if the plants are related but it is the only thing that has changed to his environment. I am puzzled here and don't know much more i can do for the poor guy. I have asked a few people for assistance and we are all out of suggestions on what to try next. We are a bit worried about medicating a fish to death, we know how hard these treatments are on the kidneys.
