FoldedCheese
Tank
What is the water volume of the tank? 5 gallons
How long has the tank been running? Almost 6 months
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 80
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 1 betta and maybe 2 bladder snails somewhere
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? once per week
How much of the water do you change? 50-60%
What do you use to treat your water? prime
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? both
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? No, I did a fish-in cycle
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
pH: 7.4
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? twice daily, one fasting day per week.
How much do you feed your fish? 2-3 pellets per feeding
What brand of food do you feed your fish? nutrafin cichlid bugbites, omega one betta buffet, omega one frozen bloodworms + brine shrimp
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Yes
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 6 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 2 days ago
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? I initially thought he had injured himself and lost a scale, but now his injury has a wispy, cottony looking growth around it.
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? No other noticeable changes to appearance or behaviour.
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 thought Mick injured himself and was just missing a scale so I've been doing a 25% WC every other day. He's injured himself before and I've had no issues helping him heal in the past, but this injury doesn't look exactly the same as his other one, it kind of reminds me of a sore not a clean wound. This morning I noticed that around the area, there is white, wispy, cottony looking growth. I've been messing around with my tank quite a bit, and I wonder if I accidentally introduced a fungus or harmful bacteria... The only things different are I recently are adding 3 new plants, driftwood, had some bladder snails make it into the tank, started feeding him a new pellet, and cleaned my filter box last week. Is this some kind of fungal infection? Can this be treated with aquarium salt only?
What is the water volume of the tank? 5 gallons
How long has the tank been running? Almost 6 months
Does it have a filter? Yes
Does it have a heater? Yes
What is the water temperature? 80
What is the entire stocking of this tank? (Please list all fish and inverts.) 1 betta and maybe 2 bladder snails somewhere
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? once per week
How much of the water do you change? 50-60%
What do you use to treat your water? prime
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? both
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? No, I did a fish-in cycle
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
pH: 7.4
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? twice daily, one fasting day per week.
How much do you feed your fish? 2-3 pellets per feeding
What brand of food do you feed your fish? nutrafin cichlid bugbites, omega one betta buffet, omega one frozen bloodworms + brine shrimp
Do you feed frozen or freeze-dried foods? Yes
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 6 months
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? 2 days ago
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? I initially thought he had injured himself and lost a scale, but now his injury has a wispy, cottony looking growth around it.
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? No other noticeable changes to appearance or behaviour.
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 thought Mick injured himself and was just missing a scale so I've been doing a 25% WC every other day. He's injured himself before and I've had no issues helping him heal in the past, but this injury doesn't look exactly the same as his other one, it kind of reminds me of a sore not a clean wound. This morning I noticed that around the area, there is white, wispy, cottony looking growth. I've been messing around with my tank quite a bit, and I wonder if I accidentally introduced a fungus or harmful bacteria... The only things different are I recently are adding 3 new plants, driftwood, had some bladder snails make it into the tank, started feeding him a new pellet, and cleaned my filter box last week. Is this some kind of fungal infection? Can this be treated with aquarium salt only?
