Hello, I have a 29 gallon tank, which had 2 mollies, a guppy, and 7 head and tail light tetras. A couple months ago I added a medium sized angel from my local pet store.
A couple weeks later one of the mollies died, the next day a head and tail light died, and the other mollie passed the day after that.
I couldn't figure out what was wrong with them. I took out one of the head and tail lights that looked the worst and put him in a ten gallon hospital tank and added some parasite meds. He has been fine since.
After some research I figured it was fish TB. They had flat stomachs and swim crooked. I did 5 gallon water changes every 4 days to maintain high water quality.
But last week, I lost another head and tail light tetra. I am now positive it's fish TB since his stomach had a hole in it like something had eaten its way out.
It's a planted tank, and am not looking to tank it apart and bleach all the decorations etc. I also do not want to euthanize my fish.
I am wondering if getting a UV sterilizer will get rid of the TB viruses and help my fish.
Any other suggestions would be great.
Thanks
A couple weeks later one of the mollies died, the next day a head and tail light died, and the other mollie passed the day after that.
I couldn't figure out what was wrong with them. I took out one of the head and tail lights that looked the worst and put him in a ten gallon hospital tank and added some parasite meds. He has been fine since.
After some research I figured it was fish TB. They had flat stomachs and swim crooked. I did 5 gallon water changes every 4 days to maintain high water quality.
But last week, I lost another head and tail light tetra. I am now positive it's fish TB since his stomach had a hole in it like something had eaten its way out.
It's a planted tank, and am not looking to tank it apart and bleach all the decorations etc. I also do not want to euthanize my fish.
I am wondering if getting a UV sterilizer will get rid of the TB viruses and help my fish.
Any other suggestions would be great.
Thanks