Good morning. New here ?? 75 g planted tank , dwarf Pleco /auto cad /chocolate ghost/ electric blue jack. recent health issue with my chocolate ghost knife full 9” ish. and electric blue jack about 2.75” The blue Jack has developed what appears to be cataracts or Cloudy eye and his lost his high energy level, stays down low until feeding time. . The ghost knife has developed a clouded eye and now two small white things form his body maybe worm? I have researched to my end.
Little prior information I moved 11 months ago from a five-year established tank. and successfully set up the tank again only loosing 1 Cory cat. This is a 75 gallon moderately planted tank. Parameters are good.
I lost three electric blue rams suddenly, and a dragon fish overnight dead about 1 month after the move. Lfs state’s paradite. But nothing else was affected. I treated the tank with prazi as they advised
Fast forward to a month ago, My electric blue Dempsey started flashing and digging his head into substrate. Not able to see signs of issues The lfs said probably because stress as my flying fox was picking on him as well. Strange. I got rid of the flying fox as I really didn’t need him in the tank, then my blue Dempsey started showing signs of gold on his forehead this being new , my LFS stated they thought it looked like velvet and was probably why he was flashing and burying his head. So I pulled the Dempsey and treated copper quarantine after three weeks I pulled him as it was gone displaying a faded original black marking. Re-entered him into my tank, within a half an hour the gold reappeared. I’m starting to think it’s a genetic cross between an electric blue in a gold Dempsey. As the gold spot has taken over a black marking. my Lfs doesn’t know I believe. My jack is still personable but not like before.. and very stagnant and seems to have depth perception issues, noticed during feeding.
The ghost is still very active but is timid on his left side hence the eye issue. Very timid on adding stuff as I’ve read those chocolate ghosts are sensitive species.
I feed bloodworms, brine, Misys shrimp, flakes and I was doing once a week ghost shrimp. I have a Fluval 306, temp is usually 80°, great top water aeration. Lighting has not changed. Water is composed of RO and some tap.. I might be forgetting stuff. I’ll try to upload a picture as I haven’t done this yet before. Thanks in advance and hope somebody could shine a little light.
Little prior information I moved 11 months ago from a five-year established tank. and successfully set up the tank again only loosing 1 Cory cat. This is a 75 gallon moderately planted tank. Parameters are good.
I lost three electric blue rams suddenly, and a dragon fish overnight dead about 1 month after the move. Lfs state’s paradite. But nothing else was affected. I treated the tank with prazi as they advised
Fast forward to a month ago, My electric blue Dempsey started flashing and digging his head into substrate. Not able to see signs of issues The lfs said probably because stress as my flying fox was picking on him as well. Strange. I got rid of the flying fox as I really didn’t need him in the tank, then my blue Dempsey started showing signs of gold on his forehead this being new , my LFS stated they thought it looked like velvet and was probably why he was flashing and burying his head. So I pulled the Dempsey and treated copper quarantine after three weeks I pulled him as it was gone displaying a faded original black marking. Re-entered him into my tank, within a half an hour the gold reappeared. I’m starting to think it’s a genetic cross between an electric blue in a gold Dempsey. As the gold spot has taken over a black marking. my Lfs doesn’t know I believe. My jack is still personable but not like before.. and very stagnant and seems to have depth perception issues, noticed during feeding.
The ghost is still very active but is timid on his left side hence the eye issue. Very timid on adding stuff as I’ve read those chocolate ghosts are sensitive species.
I feed bloodworms, brine, Misys shrimp, flakes and I was doing once a week ghost shrimp. I have a Fluval 306, temp is usually 80°, great top water aeration. Lighting has not changed. Water is composed of RO and some tap.. I might be forgetting stuff. I’ll try to upload a picture as I haven’t done this yet before. Thanks in advance and hope somebody could shine a little light.
