A couple days ago I noticed that my Chinese algae eater's dorsal fin was missing. I thought one of my cichlids had nibbled it off. The CAE was in a 55 gallon tank with some adult yellow labs, adult aceis, and a couple of 2" mbambas.
I moved the CAE to my fry tank in hopes that he'd start getting better. Today I noticed that he's getting worse. He now has some open sores on his back and there's a spot on his head that looks like it's peeling.
Anyone know what's going on?
Water parameters: 79 degrees F; ammonia = 0ppm; nitrite = 0ppm; nitrate = 20ppm; ph = 7.6.
Fish: 3.5" long; 1 year old
Edit: The Chinese algae eater just died. Should I be worried about some sort of communicable disease in the tank?
I moved the CAE to my fry tank in hopes that he'd start getting better. Today I noticed that he's getting worse. He now has some open sores on his back and there's a spot on his head that looks like it's peeling.
Anyone know what's going on?
Water parameters: 79 degrees F; ammonia = 0ppm; nitrite = 0ppm; nitrate = 20ppm; ph = 7.6.
Fish: 3.5" long; 1 year old
Edit: The Chinese algae eater just died. Should I be worried about some sort of communicable disease in the tank?