So I've had a rough couple days, I noticed to severum had what looked like the beginning of ich, so I removed them to a quarantine tank and dosed them with kordons, salt, a bit of heat- 85˚ and some stress-coat/zyme. I've had them in there with frequent water changes on a sponge filter for agitation.
Going back to my main tank, a 65g. I noticed a white growth on my carpintis, which does not look like ich (see photos).
The Tank
The 65 is on a sunsun 4 stage can with UV, bioballs, ceramics, and carbon, as well as a fluval power/sponge (no carbon essentially just current through floss). I have it at 85˚. Added some salt, and stress coat/zyme. No one else in the tank is showing ich right now ( a 5.5in JD, 6 queen loach, 1 small severum, 2 small carpintis {one of which has the spots}). The tank is somewhat planted, has driftwood and stones. The substrate is flourite and floramax.
The tank receives some sunlight for about 2 hours a day around 2-4pm, and is otherwise on a timer for 12 hours under a 10kT8, and a color enhancing t5, and actinic t5.
The water specs (1 day post 20% change)
pH: 6.5
NH4: 0
NO2: 0
NO3: ~5-10ppm
Chemistry in the tank:
Seachem flourish excel: 1 cap (5ml) per 10gal with water changes, then 1 cap every few days (3/4)
Seachem neutral regulator: added during water changes, as needed.
API leaf zone: 10ml with water changes
API stress coat & zyme: usually about 10ml/10gal with water changes.
API aquarium salt: 1tbs/20gal
with water changes I add API tap water conditioner.
Behavior
The carpintis have recently begun to show signs of mating (see my last post), the male has the growths, and has been courting the female for about 2 days prior to me seeing these spots on him. I've been watching them more closely since this mating has started (the first time I ever witnessed it) so I am pretty certain these growths appeared ~24hours ago. The female has no symptoms. The male has not been any more aggressive or shy than normal. No signs of itching against items in the tank. He has been puffing out his mouth on occasion but I dont believe any more than usual.
The fish: there is a growth on the side of the mouth, and a smaller one on its tail fin. (see arrows).
​Ideas on diagnosis/treatment?
Going back to my main tank, a 65g. I noticed a white growth on my carpintis, which does not look like ich (see photos).
The Tank
The 65 is on a sunsun 4 stage can with UV, bioballs, ceramics, and carbon, as well as a fluval power/sponge (no carbon essentially just current through floss). I have it at 85˚. Added some salt, and stress coat/zyme. No one else in the tank is showing ich right now ( a 5.5in JD, 6 queen loach, 1 small severum, 2 small carpintis {one of which has the spots}). The tank is somewhat planted, has driftwood and stones. The substrate is flourite and floramax.
The tank receives some sunlight for about 2 hours a day around 2-4pm, and is otherwise on a timer for 12 hours under a 10kT8, and a color enhancing t5, and actinic t5.
The water specs (1 day post 20% change)
pH: 6.5
NH4: 0
NO2: 0
NO3: ~5-10ppm
Chemistry in the tank:
Seachem flourish excel: 1 cap (5ml) per 10gal with water changes, then 1 cap every few days (3/4)
Seachem neutral regulator: added during water changes, as needed.
API leaf zone: 10ml with water changes
API stress coat & zyme: usually about 10ml/10gal with water changes.
API aquarium salt: 1tbs/20gal
with water changes I add API tap water conditioner.
Behavior
The carpintis have recently begun to show signs of mating (see my last post), the male has the growths, and has been courting the female for about 2 days prior to me seeing these spots on him. I've been watching them more closely since this mating has started (the first time I ever witnessed it) so I am pretty certain these growths appeared ~24hours ago. The female has no symptoms. The male has not been any more aggressive or shy than normal. No signs of itching against items in the tank. He has been puffing out his mouth on occasion but I dont believe any more than usual.
The fish: there is a growth on the side of the mouth, and a smaller one on its tail fin. (see arrows).
​Ideas on diagnosis/treatment?
