Melarinth
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Tank
75 Gallons
Been running for 8 months
Bubble filters, no carbon.
Has two heaters, set to 78 F
Tank contains 17 female swordtails, all sisters that have been with us since birth 3 years ago. Also 1 Pleco, 2 Yoyo Loaches, and a bunch of trumpet snails we're constantly trying to get out of there.
Maintenance
Water changes once a week, about 33% each time.
Replacement water treated with water conditioner.
Substrate is vacuumed each week, and filters are also cleaned.
*Parameters - Very Important
Tank is cycled.
What do you use to test the water? - API Liquid test kit
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: about 5 ppm
pH: 7.4-7.6
Feeding
Fish are fed with a mix of pellets, flakes, and veggie pellets once per day, 3 days a week. 2 other days they get cooked shelled peas, the other two days are fasting days.
Illness & Symptoms
We've had this fish for nearly 3 years.
She started getting thin a few days back, that we noticed.
Other than being thin, she's got a white patch on her back, near the top of her. It's on both sides, symmetrically. It doesn't look like anything external, like a growth or decay, but rather looks like something inside her has become whitish, or less transparent.
We started treating for Columnaris a couple days ago. We put in KanaPlex and Nitrofurazone. Yesterday was just Nitrofurazone, and then a few hours before we saw her with the white back we did a 25% water change and then put in both KanaPlex and Nitrofurazone again.
In addition to being thin and having the white patch, she's pretty lethargic. I'm guessing that's to be expected from her being so thin, though.
One of her sisters has been piping for the last half hour. We're considering doing a water change just to get some of the medicine out. We dosed with 0.75 grams of Nitrofurazone in the 75 gallon tank. It's the third day in a row of that dose. KanaPlex is according to instructions. We figured on 70 gallons of actual water, so we put in 14 scoops.
I don't really know what's going on, but I'm doing my best to find out. I thought that maybe someone here might have an idea. If you do, please comment. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all.
75 Gallons
Been running for 8 months
Bubble filters, no carbon.
Has two heaters, set to 78 F
Tank contains 17 female swordtails, all sisters that have been with us since birth 3 years ago. Also 1 Pleco, 2 Yoyo Loaches, and a bunch of trumpet snails we're constantly trying to get out of there.
Maintenance
Water changes once a week, about 33% each time.
Replacement water treated with water conditioner.
Substrate is vacuumed each week, and filters are also cleaned.
*Parameters - Very Important
Tank is cycled.
What do you use to test the water? - API Liquid test kit
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: about 5 ppm
pH: 7.4-7.6
Feeding
Fish are fed with a mix of pellets, flakes, and veggie pellets once per day, 3 days a week. 2 other days they get cooked shelled peas, the other two days are fasting days.
Illness & Symptoms
We've had this fish for nearly 3 years.
She started getting thin a few days back, that we noticed.
Other than being thin, she's got a white patch on her back, near the top of her. It's on both sides, symmetrically. It doesn't look like anything external, like a growth or decay, but rather looks like something inside her has become whitish, or less transparent.
We started treating for Columnaris a couple days ago. We put in KanaPlex and Nitrofurazone. Yesterday was just Nitrofurazone, and then a few hours before we saw her with the white back we did a 25% water change and then put in both KanaPlex and Nitrofurazone again.
In addition to being thin and having the white patch, she's pretty lethargic. I'm guessing that's to be expected from her being so thin, though.
One of her sisters has been piping for the last half hour. We're considering doing a water change just to get some of the medicine out. We dosed with 0.75 grams of Nitrofurazone in the 75 gallon tank. It's the third day in a row of that dose. KanaPlex is according to instructions. We figured on 70 gallons of actual water, so we put in 14 scoops.
I don't really know what's going on, but I'm doing my best to find out. I thought that maybe someone here might have an idea. If you do, please comment. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all.