Needing some HITH help

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I have to be honest, they are *microscopically small*. But here's the things I've noticed on him lately. I could so much as show you how pristine my water is and always has been save for tannins from driftwood (I have 6 tetras, 6 boesemani and him for a stock in a 90g with two AC 110s.. not very much for a 90g).


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They are there and alongside beside his eye in a horizontal fashion. Again, you don't see them because they are just too hard to get a picture of (the ones along the side can be seen in the first photo I linked to). The start of all this was with this:

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At first I really just thought this was some sort of ding on him and it'd heal up. But it hasn't left and I'm piecing everything together. It is not fuzzy like a fungus. It's like a hardened white dot. Like a scab.

Again, aesthetics don't matter - I just want him to be healthy.
 
I may try the metro food again. They're not any bigger and from the last photo I linked some look smaller.

I also have quinine sulfate in my medical arsenal. Push comes to shove I will use it.
The problem is I can't use the traditional strong meds as he is scaleless.

However how much water to soak food in 250 mg? I'd have to dry it out but I am willing to do it

I won't give up on this guy, he is eating and acting normal and responding to me. He isn't worsening at least. I am so annoyed though because I don't know how or why this happened. I'm blaming carbon but I don't know.
 
Be careful dosing with metro on multiple occasions. 2 to 3 treatments would be the most I would go. Also sometimes pitting can be caused by other factors than Hex(such as bacteria etc.)
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Hmm. I've done one water and one in food. And yes it can cause kidney problems which is why I'm not a big fan

It's probably parasites. He had a fungal infection a while back - probably a secondary infection caused by the parasites, and that is when I figured something was wrong because he isn't one to get sick - kanamycin cleaned it up nicely but he still has these dots.

Wondering if I should head for the quinine.
 
The product is is Crypto Pro by national fish pharmaceutical. Personally I think it will get the job done and finish it off so to speak.

Doing a WC and dosing. He hasn't had any meds for quite some time as well.
 
ugh.. used Crypto-Pro (tomorrow is day 5). did 1/8 tsp per 10 gallons for 5-7 days per the instructions of NFP.. and it didn't work.

suggestions welcome... this sucks.

it isn't water quality. I've tested my water up the wazoo, 0 ammonia, nitrates never high, nitrites always 0. I don't know what this is or why I can't fix it. There is no carbon.
 
Considering trying Furan-2 with metro food in a few days. Other than that, I don't have any other tricks to pull out of my hat and even if I did I don't think he'd have kidneys left. Going to rest him a few days with water changes. Diet is good, water is good, etc. I can't understand it.

Maybe it's bacterial. Maybe it's magic. Maybe it's caused by genies. I am losing it here. This is a last ditch.
 
strangelynormal said:
Considering trying Furan-2 with metro food in a few days. Other than that, I don't have any other tricks to pull out of my hat and even if I did I don't think he'd have kidneys left. Going to rest him a few days with water changes. Diet is good, water is good, etc. I can't understand it.

Maybe it's bacterial. Maybe it's magic. Maybe it's caused by genies. I am losing it here. This is a last ditch.
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...wouldn't magic be caused by genies?
 
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