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1~ The fish is a leopard pleco. He looks to have pale and white blotches on his skin. 2~ Parameters are 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 10/20 nitrates. 3~ 190L Juwel trigon corner tank. It has been running for approx 4 months. 4~ External Fluval 304 filter 5~ 5 Gourami, 10 lemon tetra and the pleco...

Sorry I should also mention the light was on a timer only giving 8 hours a day and the living room blind were closed so no direct sunlight. Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Hello all, Ive seen the subject discussed many times before but cannot find an answer relating to my situation. I went away for a week and wasnt able to get anyone to look after my tank but upon returning all water conditions and fish were fine. The issue I am having however is my tank is over...

We replied at the same time there! Lol yes ive dropped the feeding down to 1 decent portion per day but doesnt seem to have helped any. As you say I dont think its anything communal because all others are perfectly fine. If you read above he seems to have got his colour back but I will inspect...

Just an update folks. As you can see in the images I isolated the fish in a transport bag, when I done that the other fish in the tank started hovering at the bottom of the tank and diving upwards to the surface to grab air and diving back down (safe assumption theres ammonia present) I tested...

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Thanks for the reply, no nothing has changed just 50% water changes to bring ammonia levels back to zero but as I said they have never been above 0.5, he does have a red tint when the light is behind him but I think thats due to the colour fade. When they were first put in the tank they did...

When he swims in front of the light I can see a red tint inside him which from what I gather is ammonia poisoning but I have done several water changes and the ammonia has never been above 0.5 at any time and ive been checking 1/2 times a day since the fish went in.

h t t p://youtu.be/R7NyjYgGgaA Thanks for the reply ive linked a video ive taken, hes swimming in circles frantically and getting worse. He sometimes attacks the other fish. The bumps seem to be raised scales. Hes strangely still eating. The PH hasnt moved from 7.4 and no other fish is affected...

Hello, thanks for the reply, Ive managed to get a video of his unusual behaviour. He is circling the top of the tank frantically and getting more erratic, he also attacks the other fish, he is still eating though. The bumps I mentioned can be seen at the end of the video. They might be more...

1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.). Gourami turning pale and has small bumps on his head and swimming in circles, also chasing other fish and pecking at their sides...

Hello all, Follow up on the topic, ive had the fish in for 2 weeks now, got some filter media from an established tank last week. Im now getting readings of 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrites and 5.0 Nitartes. Does this sound like its cycled? I never seen a Nitrite spike at any stage but I was reading other...

50% water change at 1:00AM to lower ammonia levels, if thats not dedication I dont know what is! Lol even took the slow route and syphoned the fresh water back in so the wife doesnt wake up and divorce me! Lol thanks for the advice folks im feeling much more confident in what I need to do now...

Just took a reading and im getting Ammonia 0.5, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 5.0. If there are nitrates present should there not be also be nitrites?

Thanks for the reply, if any of these traces show up and I do a water change to remove them, does this not stop the good bacteria from developing due to not having anything to feed on and in turn slow down the cycle?