Pudge the orange fantail is having some problems. I had him in QT for four months - two treating him for ulcers, then two making sure he was over them. He seemed fine, I moved him back to the main tank, and he got sick again.
First the ulcers came back, then he started getting some faint brown speckles, then he pineconed, and then the speckles got worse and he got brown edging on his fins.
Normally I'd think ammonia burns or nitrite poisoning, or something water-quality related. But I tested the water: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 15 nitrate. Same as its been for quite a while now.
My calico is fine, my dojos are fine, I've added nothing else to the tank.
Tank is 75g, planted, he's about 4", and his tankmates are the 4" calico fantail and 3x 5" dojos. Water temp is 72F, pH is 7.2, filtration is 2 HOB's with a total of about 650gph.
Feeding is Hikari pellets, homemade gel food, and occasionally Ken's no-carb veggie wafers. I don't give them anything that floats.
Can someone please either give me a clue as to what's going on, or send me a nice solid brick wall to beat my head on?
:wall:
First the ulcers came back, then he started getting some faint brown speckles, then he pineconed, and then the speckles got worse and he got brown edging on his fins.
Normally I'd think ammonia burns or nitrite poisoning, or something water-quality related. But I tested the water: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 15 nitrate. Same as its been for quite a while now.
My calico is fine, my dojos are fine, I've added nothing else to the tank.
Tank is 75g, planted, he's about 4", and his tankmates are the 4" calico fantail and 3x 5" dojos. Water temp is 72F, pH is 7.2, filtration is 2 HOB's with a total of about 650gph.
Feeding is Hikari pellets, homemade gel food, and occasionally Ken's no-carb veggie wafers. I don't give them anything that floats.
Can someone please either give me a clue as to what's going on, or send me a nice solid brick wall to beat my head on?
:wall: