Cholula
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Hi, I have a 29 gallon heated, filtered, tank with 6 adult platies, 2 mollies, 1 swordtail and 1 cory. ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 0 -5. I do a 30% water change every 2 weeks with prime. I just changed 50% because of my problem.
On and off I noticed some fishes' anuses were white/possibly swollen. It was always the females and I thought it may be because they were pregnant, until I introduced a male molly and noticed his was also white. When the platies came to me in October unexpectedly, I cycled the tank with them for a few weeks then added TSS. One male became weak and developed a red spot near his head. Since then he's gotten better, the red spot got smaller but is still there, until now it seems he's wasting away(sometimes! He looks much healthier today than in the pic that's a few days old). The fish have had some white/clear/stringy poops but I have not seen any worms. Yesterday and today they've been fed flakes & bloodworms soaked in garlic juice because yesterday one female platy with a swollen white anus was and still is unusually lethargic, clamps fins sometimes, has been hiding at the bottom then hovering near the surface, and is barely eating. Two more platies have picked up this behavior today.. please help. A few have flashed & developed white spots so I'm treating for ich with heat and a little salt and garlic food.. but could the other symptoms be camallanus worms or another parasite? Reminder I haven't seen worms but their appetites, poops and anuses seem unhealthy. Thanks
On and off I noticed some fishes' anuses were white/possibly swollen. It was always the females and I thought it may be because they were pregnant, until I introduced a male molly and noticed his was also white. When the platies came to me in October unexpectedly, I cycled the tank with them for a few weeks then added TSS. One male became weak and developed a red spot near his head. Since then he's gotten better, the red spot got smaller but is still there, until now it seems he's wasting away(sometimes! He looks much healthier today than in the pic that's a few days old). The fish have had some white/clear/stringy poops but I have not seen any worms. Yesterday and today they've been fed flakes & bloodworms soaked in garlic juice because yesterday one female platy with a swollen white anus was and still is unusually lethargic, clamps fins sometimes, has been hiding at the bottom then hovering near the surface, and is barely eating. Two more platies have picked up this behavior today.. please help. A few have flashed & developed white spots so I'm treating for ich with heat and a little salt and garlic food.. but could the other symptoms be camallanus worms or another parasite? Reminder I haven't seen worms but their appetites, poops and anuses seem unhealthy. Thanks