Hello everyone,
I’ve been trying to get the hang of having an aquarium since my friend was looking to deal with his tank getting too crowded. I’ve had Magikarp the common goldfish for a little under a year.
About September or October he’s developed a white spot on his nose that recently now has what looks to be a blood blister. There are no other visible issues.
Magikarp has lived in a 10-12 gal tank with a penguin pro 275/375 filter with activated carbon. At the very least I change the tank water once a week but i find he needs it sooner. When I do a water change I always vacuum the gravel and change about 50% of the water. I put in the aqua safe plus since it’s tap water, top fin pH increase, and once a month tetra cleaning bacteria. As of this post my water is NO3-80, NO2-0, pH-6.5, KH-0, and GH-120.
The only new addition to the tank is a snail. He’s had the same decorations and plants since set up. He’s gotten pretty big, about 6 in. I feed him shrimp and blood worms, none of that boring flake stuff.
I feel that since the medicines haven’t worked that I stress him out with the water changes but I’ve used lifeguard all-in-one, api general cure, and api E.M. Erythromycin. One at a time, without the filter in place. He doesn’t seem lethargic and his appetite is normal.
Any advise on how to clear this up would be greatly appreciated as well as anything that I should do differently.
I’ve been trying to get the hang of having an aquarium since my friend was looking to deal with his tank getting too crowded. I’ve had Magikarp the common goldfish for a little under a year.
About September or October he’s developed a white spot on his nose that recently now has what looks to be a blood blister. There are no other visible issues.
Magikarp has lived in a 10-12 gal tank with a penguin pro 275/375 filter with activated carbon. At the very least I change the tank water once a week but i find he needs it sooner. When I do a water change I always vacuum the gravel and change about 50% of the water. I put in the aqua safe plus since it’s tap water, top fin pH increase, and once a month tetra cleaning bacteria. As of this post my water is NO3-80, NO2-0, pH-6.5, KH-0, and GH-120.
The only new addition to the tank is a snail. He’s had the same decorations and plants since set up. He’s gotten pretty big, about 6 in. I feed him shrimp and blood worms, none of that boring flake stuff.
I feel that since the medicines haven’t worked that I stress him out with the water changes but I’ve used lifeguard all-in-one, api general cure, and api E.M. Erythromycin. One at a time, without the filter in place. He doesn’t seem lethargic and his appetite is normal.
Any advise on how to clear this up would be greatly appreciated as well as anything that I should do differently.
