Parasites? Help

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Have you tested your water?
Yes
If yes, what is your ammonia?
0
If yes, what is your nitrite?
0.02
If yes, what is your nitrate?
0.02
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  1. ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.
Do you do water changes?
Yes
What percentage of water do you change?
51-60%
How frequently do you change your water?
Every week
If I do not change my water...
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I thought it was just the tail having a fungus at first but it seems to be a bigger problem. Now I’ve noticed:

- the ray has a cotton fungus on his tail

- green poop, like a clear indication it’s a parasite or something

- weird ulcer tumor like injuries underneath it’s disc.

What should I do and medication should I buy?? It stopped eating less as well… I’m not even sure how this happened, my water parameters are always fine, I never add in feeder fish so I’m not sure how it happened, and it’s been with me for 3-4 months. Help is needed… thanks ??

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I'm leaning more toward a bacterial infection rather than a parasitic one.
How should I treat it then? Now I see some whitish stuff on my Florida gars fin… is it a start of an outbreak..
 
In quick cases of bacterial infection (within 24 hours) my first go to antibiotic is Seachem Kanaplex. Erythromycin has failed my fish at least a handful of times that I've used it for fast cases of bacterial infection.
 
I dont know if this medication is available in Singapore, but I used it all the time for my discus. Try looking Medfish external free and Medfish Antibiotic. It works well to cure most external disease problems Fin rot, velvet, white spot, cotton wool, Trichodina. External to treat and antibitotic to heal wound and prevent secondary infection
 
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In quick cases of bacterial infection (within 24 hours) my first go to antibiotic is Seachem Kanaplex. Erythromycin has failed my fish at least a handful of times that I've used it for fast cases of bacterial infection.
I’ll try to find seachem ASAP. The whitish substances on the fish, is it due to bacterial infection? Or is it a fungus?
I dont know if this medication is available in Singapore, but I used it all the time for my discus. Try looking Medfish external free and Medfish Antibiotic. It works well to cure most external disease problems Fin rot, velvet, white spot, cotton wool, Trichodina. External to treat and antibitotic to heal wound and prevent secondary infection
I’ll try to find it if possible. Not sure if sg has it as well
 
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