Severums with cloudy slime coat

[fastbuck]

Have you tested your water?

Yes

If I did not test my water...

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

If I do not change my water...

1. ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.

Noticed one of my Severums acting weird a week ago. Hiding, twitching his fins when food is added, swimming head up, then another with some cloudy patches in his slime coat. Now a 3rd with a cloudy slime coat. The first was fish was a red spotted so hard to tell if his slime coat was cloudy.

Have been treating their food with Epsom salt per a Hexamita thread on this site. All are eating, just acting a bit strange. Other fish in the tank seem fine and no new fish have been added in a few months. Parameters are 0 ppm ammonia, 0 ppm Nitrite, 20-40 ppm Nitrate. 60-70% weekly water changes.

Any thoughts?

 

[kno4te]

Maybe aggression. New fish? Other tankamtes? Something seems to be stressing it out. Would try and keep ur nitrates below 20ppm. What’s ur ph?

 

[fastbuck]

Ph is about 6.4. Acaras in the tank did lay a batch of eggs a few weeks ago, but that's pretty common. A pair of Severums were displaying mating behavior as well. I thought stress at first as well though the issue got better with one fish and has now spread to a few. Thinking about just doubling up on water changes and see how it goes.