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Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 10 gal.
How long has the tank been running? At least a year - been broken down and re-established multiple times during moves
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Not currently because summer keeps it warm naturally
What is the water temperature? Tank stays between 75-78 degrees - currently 75
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 5 CPDs, 1 male betta, 1 platy, 1 nerite snail.
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Typically 1x a week.
How much of the water do you change? 30%
What do you use to treat your water? Generic dechlorinator.
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Just water, sand substrate.
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API master test kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5 ppm
pH: 7.6
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? 1x daily
How much do you feed your fish? Enough for everyone to finish in a minute with plump bellies.
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Hikari micro pellets
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Occasionally freeze-dried
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 5 days. I have had other fish and nerite for months.
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? Today
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Flat belly, hunched back
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all?
Currently lightly clamping fins, slightly lethargic, but still eating.
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
I bought this platy five days ago - I was planning on it for a while now, since I have had platies do a great job on algae cleanup and I had the extra filtration and bioload capacity to support at least a single platy. I know I am stupid for this - but I did not quarantine. I buy from one of the most reputable fish stores in the state, and have bought dozens of fish from them without any diseases, including livebearers. All platies in this tank and all fish in adjacent tanks looked very healthy, equivalent to first pic below, with not a single dead fish in any tank or even any acting or looking strange. Brought home, acclimated, no problems, everyone gets along. She ate on the first night and explored the tank.
First picture below is from yesterday night - still was fine. Second picture is from half an hour ago. I removed her immediately and put her in her own 2 gallon tank just for isolation. She is still eating, but her fins are lightly clamped during rest, her belly is flat (first time I have seen her like this), and she is less explorative. She is only angled upward in the picture because of the net - she is otherwise not orienting upright or staying at the surface or floor. I have seen her poop on several occasions since buying her - all has been normal, solid, food-colored. All other fish in the tank are just as fat and happy and energetic as ever. I have not done a water change since getting her or done anything else stressful in the tank. Water parameters just tested now. Tank is moderately planted.
I know this is a minor change and I may be overreacting, but I am most worried about fish TB. I know how common it can be, and I know symptoms can be vague and only present after a long time of infection. A healthy fish should not be losing weight this dramatically while still eating plenty. I want some more opinions about what it could or couldn't be. I have furan-2, levamisole, aquarium salt, and m. blue on hand.
What is the water volume of the tank? 10 gal.
How long has the tank been running? At least a year - been broken down and re-established multiple times during moves
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Not currently because summer keeps it warm naturally
What is the water temperature? Tank stays between 75-78 degrees - currently 75
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 5 CPDs, 1 male betta, 1 platy, 1 nerite snail.
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Typically 1x a week.
How much of the water do you change? 30%
What do you use to treat your water? Generic dechlorinator.
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Just water, sand substrate.
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API master test kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5 ppm
pH: 7.6
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? 1x daily
How much do you feed your fish? Enough for everyone to finish in a minute with plump bellies.
What brand of food do you feed your fish? Hikari micro pellets
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Occasionally freeze-dried
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 5 days. I have had other fish and nerite for months.
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? Today
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Flat belly, hunched back
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all?
Currently lightly clamping fins, slightly lethargic, but still eating.
Explain your emergency situation in detail. (Please give a clear explanation of what is going on, include details from the beginning of the illness leading up to now)
I bought this platy five days ago - I was planning on it for a while now, since I have had platies do a great job on algae cleanup and I had the extra filtration and bioload capacity to support at least a single platy. I know I am stupid for this - but I did not quarantine. I buy from one of the most reputable fish stores in the state, and have bought dozens of fish from them without any diseases, including livebearers. All platies in this tank and all fish in adjacent tanks looked very healthy, equivalent to first pic below, with not a single dead fish in any tank or even any acting or looking strange. Brought home, acclimated, no problems, everyone gets along. She ate on the first night and explored the tank.
First picture below is from yesterday night - still was fine. Second picture is from half an hour ago. I removed her immediately and put her in her own 2 gallon tank just for isolation. She is still eating, but her fins are lightly clamped during rest, her belly is flat (first time I have seen her like this), and she is less explorative. She is only angled upward in the picture because of the net - she is otherwise not orienting upright or staying at the surface or floor. I have seen her poop on several occasions since buying her - all has been normal, solid, food-colored. All other fish in the tank are just as fat and happy and energetic as ever. I have not done a water change since getting her or done anything else stressful in the tank. Water parameters just tested now. Tank is moderately planted.
I know this is a minor change and I may be overreacting, but I am most worried about fish TB. I know how common it can be, and I know symptoms can be vague and only present after a long time of infection. A healthy fish should not be losing weight this dramatically while still eating plenty. I want some more opinions about what it could or couldn't be. I have furan-2, levamisole, aquarium salt, and m. blue on hand.

