Velvet vs epistalysis, has anyone tried h202

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Have you tested your water?
Yes
If yes, what is your ammonia?
0
If yes, what is your nitrite?
0
If yes, what is your nitrate?
20
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
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...
  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.
Unfortunately I didn’t take good pictures, I only quarantined 2 weeks and paid the price on my parrot tank, main symptom for the were flashing and hard breathing towards the top of the tank and death in 3 days. I tried copper but it was too late. I made a mistake and shared items with my display tank I feel like it’s coming here because some fish are flashing but no visible symptoms. I added 288ml of h202 to 360 gallon aquarium and am playing a waiting game but if it’s not velvet am I wasting time. The fussy material only showed on the other fish an hour before they died. I could also dose copper but have seen some good articles off h202 . What is the difference in between ich and epistlylys ? And what should I do next

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Although Epistalysis is similar to ich in that it is caused by a ciliated protozoan, it is often the secondary bacterial infection that comes with it, that causes death, so treating with an antibiotic effective agaainst gram negative bacteria is also needed.
 
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