mapexmac007
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My daughter notices this morning, a white small globular growth on the fin of one of our two fancy tails. (Pictures attached - sorry, best I could do with my phone). These fish had ick once, over two years ago. They are approx. 4.5 inches, nose to anus, approx. 2.5 years old.
29 gallon tank; weekly 55% WCs, zero ammonia, zero nitrites, and since I began feeding them leaf spinach, the nitrates have crept up from 0-5ppm to 40-50ppm. My live plants don't seem to be reducing the high nitrates. This elevated nitrate has been "normal" for about four months. Tank is one year into its cycle/stability. 80 degrees F. pH 7.8-7.9. One large and one small snail, lots of red fur algae on a lava rock formation, a few tiny specs of green algae here and there. I gravel vac weekly.
Diet varies: Blood worms (one cube) in the morning feeding; a small evening feeding rotating between New Era for Tropical, one large spinach leaf, green peas. They're fed twice a day, small meals, they eat all food within 3 minutes.
Fluval206 filter, maintained weekly. I've been rotating (gradually) new bio-mech, rotating the old bio-mech one-third at a time (each week). The old bio-mech has been in that filter for about 7 months. Time to go! I just replaced ALL of my ammo-carb a week ago, it was about 12 weeks old. The tank has three live plants; the newest one was added one week ago - and I'm wondering if it introduced a fungus into my tank...
So, what should I watch for? How might I treat this before it becomes a full-blown outbreak?
Thank you to anyone who can offer a bit of advice.
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29 gal, fresh water, fluval 206 with nitrate-scrubbing media + mech + charcoal,
29 gallon tank; weekly 55% WCs, zero ammonia, zero nitrites, and since I began feeding them leaf spinach, the nitrates have crept up from 0-5ppm to 40-50ppm. My live plants don't seem to be reducing the high nitrates. This elevated nitrate has been "normal" for about four months. Tank is one year into its cycle/stability. 80 degrees F. pH 7.8-7.9. One large and one small snail, lots of red fur algae on a lava rock formation, a few tiny specs of green algae here and there. I gravel vac weekly.
Diet varies: Blood worms (one cube) in the morning feeding; a small evening feeding rotating between New Era for Tropical, one large spinach leaf, green peas. They're fed twice a day, small meals, they eat all food within 3 minutes.
Fluval206 filter, maintained weekly. I've been rotating (gradually) new bio-mech, rotating the old bio-mech one-third at a time (each week). The old bio-mech has been in that filter for about 7 months. Time to go! I just replaced ALL of my ammo-carb a week ago, it was about 12 weeks old. The tank has three live plants; the newest one was added one week ago - and I'm wondering if it introduced a fungus into my tank...
So, what should I watch for? How might I treat this before it becomes a full-blown outbreak?
Thank you to anyone who can offer a bit of advice.
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29 gal, fresh water, fluval 206 with nitrate-scrubbing media + mech + charcoal,