Kwakatoo
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hi all, I have a 60lt tank with. A couple of platies and guppies and a few fry. I change water 1-2 a week and keep levels as follows
0 - nitrite
0 - ammonia
30- 60 nitrate
I since returning from Christmas holidays I've been dealing with a few illnesses and a death. More recently I've notice a couple more fish succumbing to similar symptoms:
- shimmies
- flashing
- general lethargy
- lack of food interest
- occasional drifts of whitish empty poo shoots
One such fish has been "hanging on" with these symptoms for so long, she looks like she has "wasting disease". So thin, back warped and can barely swim, holding herself up in the plants close to the water top.
I initially treated with anti bacterial, then anti fungal, and more recently, anti parasite. I'm wondering if I need to retreat for parasite? Or if I should go back to anti bacterial, as there was a small amount of cloudy eye on two of the 3 platies affected. So far the guppies seem ok.
Any ideas?
0 - nitrite
0 - ammonia
30- 60 nitrate
I since returning from Christmas holidays I've been dealing with a few illnesses and a death. More recently I've notice a couple more fish succumbing to similar symptoms:
- shimmies
- flashing
- general lethargy
- lack of food interest
- occasional drifts of whitish empty poo shoots
One such fish has been "hanging on" with these symptoms for so long, she looks like she has "wasting disease". So thin, back warped and can barely swim, holding herself up in the plants close to the water top.
I initially treated with anti bacterial, then anti fungal, and more recently, anti parasite. I'm wondering if I need to retreat for parasite? Or if I should go back to anti bacterial, as there was a small amount of cloudy eye on two of the 3 platies affected. So far the guppies seem ok.
Any ideas?