LauraEverhart
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Sep 1, 2013
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Hey guys,
I've tried to treat this for over a week now, seemingly to no avail. I guess I'm not failing completely because the little guy is still alive... but he obviously doesn't feel like himself, and for that I feel badly. Might you guys help?
Specs:
35 gal bowfront, set up for about a year now
82 Fahrenheit nitrites/nitrates/ammonia normal
Biowheel + carbon filtration
5 live plants, gravel, slate... good hiding places
Lots of other happy fish
- 2 quarter sized angelfish
- 1 med pleco
- 2 glass catfish (including the sick one)
- 4 neon tetras
He showed signs of one patch... which I knee-jerk thought was ich, and low-dose medicated. Within the next few days, the spots multiplied... and now looks like the picture I've attached. I put him in an isolation tank and tried a little salt treatment (but was scared to do too much considering he's a scaleless guy). He and the other glass cat are VERY paired, so I let him out at night. They like to snuggle under my slate. Not sure if this was the best idea, but he wouldn't eat otherwise, and the other guy seemed pretty stressed without him.
Anyway, I'm continuing the baths with fungus/bacteria guard... but not sure if it's making a dent. I really don't believe it's ich, though some have said his clear body makes it appear differently. Please help!
(Direct link: https://www.aquariumadvice.com/atta...635567_0_3ad85019e4e9abbdeb66be3785a1b933.jpg)
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Btw, I've been a fish lover since birth. Had a 55 gallon throughout childhood with my dad, and the bowfront for many years even through college. This isn't my first rodeo, but it is my first glassie and there's no room for ego... so I appreciate ANY advice you guys have.
-l
I've tried to treat this for over a week now, seemingly to no avail. I guess I'm not failing completely because the little guy is still alive... but he obviously doesn't feel like himself, and for that I feel badly. Might you guys help?
Specs:
35 gal bowfront, set up for about a year now
82 Fahrenheit nitrites/nitrates/ammonia normal
Biowheel + carbon filtration
5 live plants, gravel, slate... good hiding places
Lots of other happy fish
- 2 quarter sized angelfish
- 1 med pleco
- 2 glass catfish (including the sick one)
- 4 neon tetras
He showed signs of one patch... which I knee-jerk thought was ich, and low-dose medicated. Within the next few days, the spots multiplied... and now looks like the picture I've attached. I put him in an isolation tank and tried a little salt treatment (but was scared to do too much considering he's a scaleless guy). He and the other glass cat are VERY paired, so I let him out at night. They like to snuggle under my slate. Not sure if this was the best idea, but he wouldn't eat otherwise, and the other guy seemed pretty stressed without him.
Anyway, I'm continuing the baths with fungus/bacteria guard... but not sure if it's making a dent. I really don't believe it's ich, though some have said his clear body makes it appear differently. Please help!
(Direct link: https://www.aquariumadvice.com/atta...635567_0_3ad85019e4e9abbdeb66be3785a1b933.jpg)
______
Btw, I've been a fish lover since birth. Had a 55 gallon throughout childhood with my dad, and the bowfront for many years even through college. This isn't my first rodeo, but it is my first glassie and there's no room for ego... so I appreciate ANY advice you guys have.
-l