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Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I recently had a Boesemani Rainbow die after a six week plus battle with a nasty ulcer/infection. If you want to see details of that ordeal it is here:
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forum...ainbow-with-sore-for-a-month-plus-319853.html
That fish was in a hospital tank and out of my community tank for the last month. So since then I have been keeping a super close eye on my other fish. I came home today to see some scales flaking off my surviving Boesemani. Kind of hard to describe, hopefully the close up pictures help.
Also noticed some discoloration on my male neon dwarf rainbow. Here is my tank info:
29 gallon
1- 2.5 inch Boesemani Rainbow, 3-2 inch turquoise rainbows. 2 neon dwarf rainbows, 6 glass bloodfin tetras, 5 amano shrimp, and 4 small redfin corys.
pH 7.5, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, nitrate 10 to 20 ppm.
Weekly 35% water changes with gravel vacuum.
I actually think I have seen something like this on this fish before and it got better on its own. I am mainly freaking out because it is the same area that the other Boesemani had the issue start, top of the fish just in front of the dorsal fin.
Tank has been established for almost a year, no recent changes other than the removal of the first sick Boesemani a month ago. A few days ago I did notice the dwarf neon rainbow being a jerk, trying to pick fights with fish twice his size. Also have been seeing some flashing on the Turquoise Rainbows. Really cool to watch, I poked around online and it seems that is normal.
I did move the Boesemani to my just cleaned and put away hospital tank. Since I had it, I started a course of Triple sulfa antibiotic and tetra brand LifeGuard.
Thanks for any suggestions.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forum...ainbow-with-sore-for-a-month-plus-319853.html
That fish was in a hospital tank and out of my community tank for the last month. So since then I have been keeping a super close eye on my other fish. I came home today to see some scales flaking off my surviving Boesemani. Kind of hard to describe, hopefully the close up pictures help.
Also noticed some discoloration on my male neon dwarf rainbow. Here is my tank info:
29 gallon
1- 2.5 inch Boesemani Rainbow, 3-2 inch turquoise rainbows. 2 neon dwarf rainbows, 6 glass bloodfin tetras, 5 amano shrimp, and 4 small redfin corys.
pH 7.5, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, nitrate 10 to 20 ppm.
Weekly 35% water changes with gravel vacuum.
I actually think I have seen something like this on this fish before and it got better on its own. I am mainly freaking out because it is the same area that the other Boesemani had the issue start, top of the fish just in front of the dorsal fin.
Tank has been established for almost a year, no recent changes other than the removal of the first sick Boesemani a month ago. A few days ago I did notice the dwarf neon rainbow being a jerk, trying to pick fights with fish twice his size. Also have been seeing some flashing on the Turquoise Rainbows. Really cool to watch, I poked around online and it seems that is normal.
I did move the Boesemani to my just cleaned and put away hospital tank. Since I had it, I started a course of Triple sulfa antibiotic and tetra brand LifeGuard.
Thanks for any suggestions.