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I have included a picture of my fish, it took me 50+ tries to get a good enough picture. Fish has a line I have noted in pic. Not sure what this is only defined on one side.
Picture Here: http://imgur.com/ZiJdZa5
1~What type of fish is afflicted?
----- Orange Platy
In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
----- My Platy currently is flashing, jerks around on occasion and hides a large percentage of the time. The fish is eating a lot, is very active while eating, stays in sight while eating, will eat flakes from an eye dropper.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
-----Ammonia - 0
-----Nitrites - Under 5 ppm
-----Nitrites - 0 to 0.25 ppm
-----Temp - 25c (78f)
-----PH - 8.0-8.2
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
-----10 Gallon Quarantine Tank
-----Setup for 2 weeks
-----No substrate
-----Mechanical/Floss Filter
-----Daily Water Changes with SeaChem Prime
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
-----Top Fin Power Filter 10 (80 GPH)
-----Floss with no activated Carbon
-----Petco Power Head King 160 (160 GPH)
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
-----One Orange Platy approximately 1 1/2 year old
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?
Quarantine tank, no substrate to vacuum, 50%
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
-----Orange Platy was tank raised from birth no acclimation.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
-----Quarantine tank N/A
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
-----Aqueon Spirulina Enriched Flakes
-----API Tropical Greens
-----Tetra Freeze Dried Blood Worms
I have included a picture of my fish, it took me 50+ tries to get a good enough picture. Fish has a line I have noted in pic. Not sure what this is only defined on one side.
Picture Here: http://imgur.com/ZiJdZa5
1~What type of fish is afflicted?
----- Orange Platy
In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
----- My Platy currently is flashing, jerks around on occasion and hides a large percentage of the time. The fish is eating a lot, is very active while eating, stays in sight while eating, will eat flakes from an eye dropper.
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
-----Ammonia - 0
-----Nitrites - Under 5 ppm
-----Nitrites - 0 to 0.25 ppm
-----Temp - 25c (78f)
-----PH - 8.0-8.2
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
-----10 Gallon Quarantine Tank
-----Setup for 2 weeks
-----No substrate
-----Mechanical/Floss Filter
-----Daily Water Changes with SeaChem Prime
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
-----Top Fin Power Filter 10 (80 GPH)
-----Floss with no activated Carbon
-----Petco Power Head King 160 (160 GPH)
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
-----One Orange Platy approximately 1 1/2 year old
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?
Quarantine tank, no substrate to vacuum, 50%
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
-----Orange Platy was tank raised from birth no acclimation.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
-----Quarantine tank N/A
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
-----Aqueon Spirulina Enriched Flakes
-----API Tropical Greens
-----Tetra Freeze Dried Blood Worms
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