i3k
Aquarium Advice FINatic
Lately I have been having problems with two of my fish. Let me start off with my tank setup...its a 35 gallon long tank...with 300 AquaClear filter. I have tested the water and ammonia levels are down 0 and so are nitrate/nitrite levels. Two of the fish (1 Banded Leporinus and 1 botia) have been flashing against gravel more and more every day, this has been going on for about two weeks now...and ever since I have been changing about 20-30% of the water every 3-4 days...along with medicating them with RidIch+...i have taken the carbon out of the filter and also have raised the temp to 86 degrees. Nothing seems to help the botia is getting worse as its been flashing against the gravel more and more. The thing is I dont ever see any white spots on the fish so now I dont think its ich. What other parasites can cause the fish to flash against the gravel? I switched medications to Aquarisol, maybe it will work better then RidIch+...I'll see whats happening in the next few days.