In September my 10-gallon community experienced disease and die-off due to Graphite disease, a strain of Columnaris. I lost 5 fish, a Zebra Danio, Male Betta, Male Guppy, and Two Cardinal Tetras.
I first treated with Seachem ParaGuard until I found out that it wasn't parasitical, I then treated with Tetra Ick Guard which contains Acriflavine, a chemical that can be used to treat Columnaris, I treated with one fizzing tablet (Per 10 gallons) pre-dissolved in replacement water during my weekly water change, I treated this way from October 5th to December 12th when I decided it would be an okay time to stop treatment.
The one Male Guppy that survived the die-off is definitely not 'normal', I am not sure if fish can be brain-damaged, but if it's possible, then he is most likely brain-damaged, he still eats normally but just swims in place and is very skittish, unlike before. The rest of the Cardinal and Neon Tetra's hide mostly in the vast vegetation of Monte Carlo in my tank, they will have 'spurts' where they'll come out for a few days than return to hiding, sometimes I find one wedged in between the plants appearing dead, but come back to 'life', very weird.
I was planning to tear down this tank and re-do it but decided not to. My mother was asking when and if I would put in more fish, it's just I don't know if it's safe to do so.
Should I put in some hardy, cheap fish to test the 'waters'? Should I just leave the tank as is?
(For those interested in seeing more about my tank, this is a thread from September regarding the disease: Unknown Parasite Destroying Tank! Help - | Freshwater Fish Disease 421414 )
I first treated with Seachem ParaGuard until I found out that it wasn't parasitical, I then treated with Tetra Ick Guard which contains Acriflavine, a chemical that can be used to treat Columnaris, I treated with one fizzing tablet (Per 10 gallons) pre-dissolved in replacement water during my weekly water change, I treated this way from October 5th to December 12th when I decided it would be an okay time to stop treatment.
The one Male Guppy that survived the die-off is definitely not 'normal', I am not sure if fish can be brain-damaged, but if it's possible, then he is most likely brain-damaged, he still eats normally but just swims in place and is very skittish, unlike before. The rest of the Cardinal and Neon Tetra's hide mostly in the vast vegetation of Monte Carlo in my tank, they will have 'spurts' where they'll come out for a few days than return to hiding, sometimes I find one wedged in between the plants appearing dead, but come back to 'life', very weird.
I was planning to tear down this tank and re-do it but decided not to. My mother was asking when and if I would put in more fish, it's just I don't know if it's safe to do so.
Should I put in some hardy, cheap fish to test the 'waters'? Should I just leave the tank as is?
(For those interested in seeing more about my tank, this is a thread from September regarding the disease: Unknown Parasite Destroying Tank! Help - | Freshwater Fish Disease 421414 )
