Recent content by StrangelyNormal

Well I have what I consider to be the only good news out of this whole saga. My water heater makes water goes up to 130 or 140 degrees Fahrenheit. If it myco, it's not in the filter anymore. Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Aquarium Advice mobile app

No ideas about the tetra either? Another two just got it. Killing all three probably unfortunately.

You and me bot. I hate these fish. I absolutely hate them oh my god. Nothing like this has ever happened to me and I've been doing this for over ten years Everyone except the catfishes - their days are numbered. It's them or me at this point I will be happy with a 90 with three fish in...

Oh my god I looked in the tank and a female rainbow looks like she's getting a fungus/white spot and I've been doing water changes every 2 to 4 days WHY IS THIS HAPPENING I feel like I need a drink at this point. People who own rainbow fish should be eligible for sainthood because I'm ready to...

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u83/wolflover91/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG0005_zpsfk68tnri.jpg I didn't take a death photo, but it was 2x the amount of graphic. The growth you see essentially split his skin. It wasn't as nearly as translucent as it appears. In death it was even larger and...

I think the tetra deaths are a separate entity. but I did have an old tetra erratically swimming before death with ragged fins in the middle of this ulcer saga. He didn't have the chance to die and release pathogens as he waas euthanized. other than that tetra, I cannot even think of a fish...

Found something interesting in my searches: Rainbowfish Ulcer Disease Something like Goldfish Ulcer Disease but it affects rainbowfish instead of goldfish. Generally brought about by a flesh eating bacteria getting into the skin of a weakened or unwell fish. A small white spot is followed...

I've read that it can be due to the natural environment they're from. Boesemanis may not come in contact with it, but bottom feeders quite literally swim amongst the filth and that could be why they don't get it. I've read that laboratories even have issue with this in pristine conditions...

Well assuming you buy fish from fish stores odds are you will come across a myco carrier. But this is a debate for another time. I'm starting to give up honestly. Not better with oxytetracycline. I'm thinking the best thing is to cut him open if not for my sanity sake.

I don't know, man. I took photos today and I'm wondering if the darkness is just my eyes playing tricks on me. http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u83/wolflover91/649d5b38-ae18-4727-8c34-55de2653e057_zps7ktu8wj7.jpg Ugh.. At the very least, apparently most catfish are immune to myco if it is...

Keeping a bit of a log for anyone who is following this thread and for google (nothing I hate more than finding my problem and not finding out what happened) I am taking pictures daily to monitor. This is day 2 of oxytetracycline flakes and the ulcer is visibly darker. almost as you'd see in...

Here's higher res images: The yellow is clearly seen over here as well as some white edges. Any thoughts on if this is a result of healing?

Well I have some good news. It looks better. It's less red and more pink, the yellow is surrounding it, with more white (not fungus white) in the middle. Oxytetracycline flakes come today. It's still obviously an ulcer, but it looks slightly better. It might be a bit smaller but hard to say.

I'm still going with bacterial for now. It's not uncommon for this group of rainbows to not respond to furan. That's happened before. Another fish had suspected columnaris and it took two rounds of kana and furan to even get the cotton to just go away, no less actually having the wound heal...

I've had yet another idea here - Hemorrhagic septicemia. Here's why - He's missing all the tell tale signs of Fish TB. He's not emaciated, not skinny, no stringy poo, and it's quite mucousy and seems to have a bit of a layer over it. Hemo Septicemia is viral hence why it wouldn't respond to...