zero2dash
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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.).
1 blue gourami, he has what looks like a hole/bite mark in the side of his head that has blood in/near it
edit: consequently I found my male betta dead earlier; no noticeable reason why ie he didn't have a hole/bite mark on his head but his belly was plump and white like he may have overate
Also I noticed a few more of my blue gourami have red marks near their eyes but they don't appear to have any holes or other trauma (ie bites)
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
Last time I tested (a few days ago) everything was normal
edit: I tested again after posting -
pH 6.0
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 160ppm
Nitrates are high (obviously)
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
55 gal, set up for almost 1 yr at current address, 1 yr at previous address
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
Whisper Power Filter 30-60
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
3 other blue gourami (roughly 3-4 inches ea)
3 gold gourami (roughly 2-3 inches ea)
4 round pink gourami (roughly 1 1/2-2 inches ea)
2 golden algae eaters (roughly 2-3 inches ea)
1 pleco (roughly 4-5 inches)
edit: forgot my 1 male betta, who (unfortunately) is now dead
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
Water change - today
Vacuum - never
How often? Water change - as evaporates. Vacuum - sparingly (2-3x / yr)
Added...mmm...5-7 gallons
edit: I added about 5% water today which had evaporated. Since posting I have vacuumed, removing 15% of water, then I removed another 15% and added 30% fresh water.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
Had it for...probably 6 months
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
Nope not in 6+ months
9A~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
No diet change.
Tetra flake crisps, Hikari dried bloodworms (what I always feed them and always have fed them)
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I don't know if this is a bite mark or a disease (HITH maybe?). (near the eye)
Can someone help me diagnose this and/or point me in the right direction what to do?
1 blue gourami, he has what looks like a hole/bite mark in the side of his head that has blood in/near it
edit: consequently I found my male betta dead earlier; no noticeable reason why ie he didn't have a hole/bite mark on his head but his belly was plump and white like he may have overate
Also I noticed a few more of my blue gourami have red marks near their eyes but they don't appear to have any holes or other trauma (ie bites)
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
Last time I tested (a few days ago) everything was normal
edit: I tested again after posting -
pH 6.0
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 160ppm
Nitrates are high (obviously)
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
55 gal, set up for almost 1 yr at current address, 1 yr at previous address
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
Whisper Power Filter 30-60
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
3 other blue gourami (roughly 3-4 inches ea)
3 gold gourami (roughly 2-3 inches ea)
4 round pink gourami (roughly 1 1/2-2 inches ea)
2 golden algae eaters (roughly 2-3 inches ea)
1 pleco (roughly 4-5 inches)
edit: forgot my 1 male betta, who (unfortunately) is now dead
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
Water change - today
Vacuum - never
How often? Water change - as evaporates. Vacuum - sparingly (2-3x / yr)
Added...mmm...5-7 gallons
edit: I added about 5% water today which had evaporated. Since posting I have vacuumed, removing 15% of water, then I removed another 15% and added 30% fresh water.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
Had it for...probably 6 months
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
Nope not in 6+ months
9A~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
No diet change.
Tetra flake crisps, Hikari dried bloodworms (what I always feed them and always have fed them)
*****
I don't know if this is a bite mark or a disease (HITH maybe?). (near the eye)
Can someone help me diagnose this and/or point me in the right direction what to do?