Snowfrog

Greetings: I have a female guppy that is acting odd. she is holding close to the surface and has started to get a dark spot to teh right side of her head. the right eye is also enlarged. none of the other tank mates are acting odd and I would liek to keep it that way. I could use some advice on what to do . I will try to get a pic up if it would help

Regards:

Shawnie

welcome to fishlore snowfrog!!
can you post your tank info as it will be easier to offer advice
how longs the tank been running?
whats in the tank with her?
whats the ammonia,nitrites, and nitrates?
how often are water changes done and what , if any, chemicals are used in the tank?
those will be a few the members will need to help the best we can

Snowfrog

Sorry about that, I have been a bit busy.
5g planted 1 Female guppy, 1 female molly, 1 pleco, 1 mystrey snail. water change of atleast 10% every week with monthly 25% changes. ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate are all 0 PPM as of this morning water temp is holding around 78F. tank has been up for almost 2monthes.
Chemicals: Prime by Seachem Labs. (Declorinator)

Shawnie

sounds like maybe a water problem ? no nitrates isnt good unless you have allot of live plants...do you? and what kind of plec is it?
id up the water changes for a few days to 30% with the prime to be safe ....

Meenu

welcome to FL, snow!

I'm sorry your guppy isn't well.
Do you know about the nitrogen cycle? I am fairly new as well, and understanding the cycle went a very long way in my understanding how to best care for my fish. There is a good write-up about it on FL, but even better than that is when the moderators have explained it in easy-to-understand terms in response to questions on the forums. I would read up on that a bit.
My other thought was that maybe you had ammonia in your tank from so many fish, and that was stressing your fish out. But you have no ammonia. This is a bit confusing for me. Without nitrates, your tank probably isn't fully cycled yet. So I would expect ammonia in the water (fish waste turns into ammonia). What kind of test are you using? The members here don't recommend the strips, as they aren't very accurate. The liquid tests are supposed to be better.

Snowfrog

The tank has cycled. I used filter media and Gravel from our older tank. And to ansewer the question about he plants , Yes, I have quite a few of them sence this is my birthing tank for my livebearers.

Shawnie

hmmm very weird...she a new fish to you? can you get a pic of her and her belly as well as her other boo boo's to see her?
the smaller the tank, the harder it is to keep things in check and again, depending on your plec, it maybe a major issue with him and his bioload....whats type is your test kit?

EDIT: mommybaby great info! but his aquarium info says the op does know about the nitrogen cycle

Meenu

oops, sorry

peacemaker92

Hi and Welcome to Fishlore.

Shawnie has got you covered. Hope everything goes well and your guppy will get well soon. Best wishes and Good luck!

Snowfrog

I would like to thank all of you that posted. the issue is clearing up One of the local vets breeds guppies and told me what meds to use. so we have been on a combonation of water change every other day with meds and an increase of air flow to the tank.

Once again, THANK YOU

Meenu

I'm glad your guppy is better. We'd love to have you on FL, and hope you'll stick around.

Snowfrog

I plan to stay around

Lucy

That's handy! What did she/he say was wrong and what meds are you using?

Snowfrog

Sorry, About that! My Mind is shot lately. The DOC. told me that it appeared to be a bactiral infection and ICH ( he noticed the white spots, I missed them completely) I was told to take out the filters and treat with 1cc Amoxil per 10g once a day and a standard ich treatment (nox-ich). three days later and we are all looking good. at the end of the 3 days i did a 50% water change (That is after 10% changes evey day)

I hope this helps

Lucy

Yes, it does, thanks for the info.
It's always good to learn new things.