Recent content by bennyblee

Thanks Andy, good to know. I like your suggested plan. Everyone had always said that neons were so hardy, so I took that as even further evidence that something must be wrong with the tank if the "hardy" fish were still dropping off.

Hi everyone, This question isn't referring to a single sick fish per se, but more of a general question related to higher-than-normal rates of fish loss: at what point do I just completely break down the tank and start over? I have a 20g high tank set up and cycled for ~18 mo now. I...

Thanks Colin, sorry for my delayed reply, have been busy... The current tank light is a plain white LED. The stronger light that I was using and eventually took off (Finnex Stringray II) has white, blue, and red spectrum lighting, although none are adjustable (other than a low blue light only...

Hi, I am very new to planted tanks and could use some help. I have a 20g high tank that was once all plastic that I am trying to convert to a low tech planted tank. I wanted to start simple with low-light plants that do not require CO2. Since the substrate is medium/large gravel, I am starting...

Thanks Colin. I thought Columnaris could naturally colonize a tank, and didn't need to be introduced by other fish? At any rate, so far so good. The lesion on the CPD is unchanged and the white lesion on the lip of the neon tetra is almost already gone. I am wondering if both were actually...

Update D'oh! I may have spoken too soon. I just found a white lesion on one of my tetras. Do I have a columnaris outbreak?

Hello, hoping someone could lend an opinion on my CPDs. Over the course of the past month, I have lost 2 CPDs and my last one is sick now as well. I had started with 6, but they seemed to shoal very happily with my neon tetras so wasn't planning on restocking. I lost the first three months and...

Thanks Aiken, sorry I should have clarified. The first time I treated, I treated until all lesions were gone, and then an additional 7 days, so it was close to 2 weeks of treatment total, the final week being when all fish were visibly clear. This time, there actually weren't any visible...

Hi everyone, could use some second opinions on whether my neon tetra has ich or not. ~3 weeks ago, I noticed a white spot on the tetra, and was worried it was ich. My tank had an outbreak several months prior, which I successfully treated with Ich-X. I had not introduced anything new other...

Hey everyone, would appreciate some guidance/advice on treating my sick guppy. I think it is columnaris but I'm not sure and am seeking second opinions. I am on my third day of treatment, as described in detail below. My specific questions are: 1. Is this columnaris and is acting as...

Oops sorry thought I had inserted a screenshot--but on the Fritz website there is an FAQ that addresses this, listing each water conditioner product based on active ingredient and compatibility with Ich-X. Any sodium thiosulfate conditioner was deemed safe.

Thanks, based on your reply I did some more digging, which led me to another thread which references this from the Fritz website: https://fritzaquatics.com/products/fritz-complete I think what this all means is that there is a theoretical risk with Ich-X and some water conditioners but that...

So confused about water conditioners compatible with Ich-x. Everyone says not to use Prime due to the sulfated ingredients interacting with the ingredients in Ich-X. Does anyone definitively know if Ultimate (as Hikari recommends) is absolutely required? Tetra AquaSafe (all I can find on it...

Thanks Aiken. Yeah, I get the protozoa are in the tank, but if most fish are unaffected when healthy (certainly my guppies and CPDs aren't showing any signs), I am debating whether full on eradication is necessary or not, if I'm just diligent about keeping my fish as healthy as possible. I...

Hi, unfortunately less than 2 weeks after stocking my new tank (after completing a fishless cycle), I think I have a mild outbreak of ich among my neon tetras. Would appreciate some guidance here as this is my first time dealing with this. I have two main questions. First, I have CPDs in the...