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My pictus catfish recently got velvet. I'm looking for advice on the best treatment. I've heard of reducing lighting, water changes, chemicals. When I get home tomorrow I'm going to start treatment. Any advice would be great. Thanks

This is what I did for my tank which was a similar situation. I put about a cap full of vodka in the tank once a day for three days, it helps beneficial bacteria grow. It worked for me and my levels are now at 0. Best of luck to you

I suggest going to your LFS and buying a freshwater master test kit. It's a liquid test kit that will allow you to get accurate readings on pH, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. My guess would be either your nitrite or nitrate is high. Gold fish also poop a lot so I would suggest a 25% water change...

And here is some more information about my tank sick fish - Knight goby tank - 10 gallon, set up for a month and a half, no live plants, two plastic plants and two hiding places for the goby that have been in the tank since day one, also aeration stone in center of tank filtration - Bio-wheel...

I've had my freshwater tank for about a month and a half now. I recently noticed my knight goby (freshwater) has had some labored breathing and his mouth is usually open. He still eats, his poop looks normal, I've seen no discoloration, spotting or swelling. I have a liquid test kit and...