I don't know what's going on in my 33gal, but something's wrong. Two days ago I noticed one of my serpaes looking a little ragged and pale. I put him in the hospital tank and noticed what looked like a red bruise or bleeding under the skin on one side. He got worse, so I treated with Maracyn-Two, and today he died, rather quickly, too. One minute he was swimming, the next time I turned around he was down on his side, gone. He was bloated, too, and his eyes seemed a little large, which is why I treated (I thought either popeye or septicemia).
Now I've noticed my leapord danio (same tank) has a large red mark under his skin on one side, like bleeding. He's also bloated and lethargic and definately not himself.
I'm wondering about septicemia, but I don't know. I read it on my meds pkg, but I don't want to play guessing games. I've checked the other fish and they all seem fine, other than another serpae that looks a little fat, but I don't see any marks.
Here's my info:
Tank- 33gal, planted, CO2
PH 7.2, Amm 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 20, temp 78F
water changes every week (25%), no additives except aquaplus conditioner
Fish-3 ottos, 4 peppered cories, 4 harlequin rasboras, 3 serpae tetras, 3 pearl 1 zebra and 1 leapord danios
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. The hospital tank is still set up but still has the maracyn-two in it (one dose only was added).
Now I've noticed my leapord danio (same tank) has a large red mark under his skin on one side, like bleeding. He's also bloated and lethargic and definately not himself.
I'm wondering about septicemia, but I don't know. I read it on my meds pkg, but I don't want to play guessing games. I've checked the other fish and they all seem fine, other than another serpae that looks a little fat, but I don't see any marks.
Here's my info:
Tank- 33gal, planted, CO2
PH 7.2, Amm 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 20, temp 78F
water changes every week (25%), no additives except aquaplus conditioner
Fish-3 ottos, 4 peppered cories, 4 harlequin rasboras, 3 serpae tetras, 3 pearl 1 zebra and 1 leapord danios
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. The hospital tank is still set up but still has the maracyn-two in it (one dose only was added).