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Struggling with this Pearl Gourami. I’ve had him in a hospital tank for at least 2 months trying in vane to treat what I thought was Columnaris.. still think it is though I’ve gone through 3 rounds total with Kanaplex in the water and one round of Nitrofurozone yellow powder. He would not eat...

It’s hard to get a clear picture of what I’m seeing on her but some of the edges seem frayed and on the lower narrow fins there’s some white fraying… I thought I saw some white flat patches but with her coloration it could just be the marbling. She moves too fast to get good pictures but I’ll try.

I have her in a hospital tank now with some Ich-X and AQ salt. I’m thinking maybe fungus? Fin rot? Hopefully not worse.. planning on a M Blue dip soon. Any tips or ideas? Thanks!

What I kept reading online for ‘Best Columnaris treatment’ was this… For severe infections or gram-negative bacteria use the trio Metroplex, Furan-2, and Kanaplex. (aka Trifecta) Mostly what I’ve been able to dig up is that Kanaplex is the most effective but strongest for gram negative and is...

I’ve started the Kanaplex but I keep reading online to add two other antibiotics, neither of which can I find available anymore (Furon 2?) and I can order Seachem Metroplex if need be. But then I see warnings to not mix medications.. he has such a severe case and is trying to stay alive. My...

That makes sense but he is not interested in eating at all. So I’ve added the first dose of some Kanaplex to the water and will hope for the best. That and reducing his stress.. temp is down now and I added aquarium salt and Indian almond leaves .. I hope he makes it but it’s probably too far...

I was afraid it might be that.. so March added to the water wouldn’t work? That’s what the instructions on the product say to do.. but I should be able to soak blood worms in it as he always eats those. I do have MBlue and can try that method as well … now I don’t know what to do with my main 55...

Ok I have managed to isolate him into a hospital tank and managed to get some better pictures. To me it seems white and fuzzy indicating some kind of fungus? Hard to say what exactly it is but for now I have some aquarium salt , lower dosage and increased the temp to 81 today… I’m planning to...

Just noticed this today .. seems to have appeared during a water change? I’m assuming it’s some kind of fungus… hoping not columnaris.. added a little bit of aquarium salt and increased the temp a bit but he’s in the community tank so I’d need to remove him for stronger treatments

Thank you for the tip ! I’ve been observing it and it is so far just a flat dark patch.

This is a relatively new/young bristnose Pleco I got. It never had this dark patch on the tale before. At first I thought it was an injury from a tear, but now it kind of looks like a patch of coloration? Behavior has been normal, eating and growin well, very active. It has been like this for...

How does one go about humanely euthanizing a fish?

Any thoughts of what I should do? My first thought would just be fasting for a few days … not sure if I should try to remove him but I don’t really have a hospital tank set up

This Pearl has always been all over the tank, greeting us and full or personality for maybe a year? I did make some changes, I added a lot of shrimp from another tank, though there were already shrimp in there, and a school of Chili Rasboras which now school up wi the the Tetras a lot. But Mr...

This one tetra has been this fat for at least 2 weeks maybe more.. I would’ve thought if it was eggs it would have laid them already? And I kinda think this is a male based on the black on the tips or the fins? It is behaving and eating normally as well. I’ve just been watching it so far and it...