ElectricPurple
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a 3 year old dwarf gourami with a white growth on its mouth. Please help with ID and cure!
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).See above
I have a 3 year old male dwarf gourami with a white growth on its mouth. Please help with ID and cure!
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
PH 7.4, Ammonia 0, chlorine 0, Nitrite 0, nitrate 0, KH ?, GH ?(I need help checking these because I cant see the test kit water color changes)
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
Large Marineland, 2 medium size sponge. In a 75 gal tank, Good mix of wood, gravel, artificial plants, a few live plants and large rocks for hiding spaces.
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
Many, overcrowded, but all have been very healthy for at least a year.
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?
Bi weekly vacuum with 30% water change.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
2 years for these fish and the whole tank setup for the same time.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
Added 6 Columbian tetras a month ago after keeping them isolated for 2 weeks and they looked healthy when I added them.
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
Very light flakes and pleco pellets daily, Frozen and smaller pellets every other day.
He is eating well. So far I have treated entire tank with Melafix for about a week. when that did not work, I did a 40% water change and added 25 tablespoons of aquarium salt that has been in there about a week. The rest of the tank looks great.
Any help would be very much appreciated
John
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).See above
I have a 3 year old male dwarf gourami with a white growth on its mouth. Please help with ID and cure!
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
PH 7.4, Ammonia 0, chlorine 0, Nitrite 0, nitrate 0, KH ?, GH ?(I need help checking these because I cant see the test kit water color changes)
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
Large Marineland, 2 medium size sponge. In a 75 gal tank, Good mix of wood, gravel, artificial plants, a few live plants and large rocks for hiding spaces.
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
Many, overcrowded, but all have been very healthy for at least a year.
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?
Bi weekly vacuum with 30% water change.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
2 years for these fish and the whole tank setup for the same time.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
Added 6 Columbian tetras a month ago after keeping them isolated for 2 weeks and they looked healthy when I added them.
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
Very light flakes and pleco pellets daily, Frozen and smaller pellets every other day.
He is eating well. So far I have treated entire tank with Melafix for about a week. when that did not work, I did a 40% water change and added 25 tablespoons of aquarium salt that has been in there about a week. The rest of the tank looks great.
Any help would be very much appreciated
John