Pictus is sick! Please Help!

[fishkeeper4244]

I have a small pictus catfish and the other day i noticed a notch in its whisker. later that day the gimpy half deteriated away
my water parameters (according to PETCO )
ammonia- 0
nitrite- around 2ppm
nitrate- 10ppm (is this too high?)
ph- 6.8-7.0
soft water
temp 77 degrees F

ps: red belly pacu and jaguar got fin fungus, treating with melafix but they are new to the tank.

pss: catfish is also getting melafix

 

[dragonsong]

Sometimes when under stress or new water conditions can cause their whiskers to wither a bit... is the fish new? Have you done a water change recently? The 10ppm of nitrate is higher than usual, normally I start to worry when it reads 5ppm or so.

 

[ramcharger1979]

How often and how much water do you change?

 

[m1ste2tea]

my pictus gets them nipped from time to time by the cichlids I have too... I have not seen any infections from it though, keep up with melafix, add a bit of salt, temp and more O2. if the fish are nipping at him in the night you may have to remove him altogether from that tank.

 

[fishkeeper4244]

the fish is new (about three weeks) i do water changes every week about 50 percent. i have not seen any more damage since melafix but i hope the stub grows back! thanks i will do another water change tommorrow.