walklong
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I have a single red eyed tetra that appears to be on his way to the great aquarium in the sky . . .
About a week ago, we noticed he'd lost all his color (except for the eye spot) - the black band through the tail, etc - all washed out. His gills are inflamed, and has no appetite. He was being picked on/harassed by the other tetras in the tank. On Monday, I moved him to qt, raised the temp to 82, added salt and praziquantel.
Today, he's significantly thinner and is now occasionally at the surface gasping.
I've offered some medicated food, but no dice (didn't even respond to a couple mosquito larvae).
He arrived July 29, from Wetspot (Portland, OR), along with seven others, seven black phantom tetras and eight white clouds. They're all in a 29, heavily planted, along with eleven neons and a few small cories and otos.
Tank also hosts a collection of snails and about six ghost shrimp that largely stay ghosts.
Running a Fluval 306 which gets a clean out once a month/six weeks (done last third week of July, just before the new guys arrived).
Dosing Seachem ferts and supplements and running DIY CO2.
NONE of the other fish have shown any symptoms.
Tank param:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 15-20
Haven't tested GH, KH in a while, but our water is so hard it qualifies as an abrasive, pH 8.2 ish, in the mornings when the lights come on (by HM pH 80 meter).
35% pwc every other week, although I did a 50% change today.
Initially thought of gill flukes (nothing that looks like ich) - but I'd expect it in some of the other fish.
Would love opinions/suggestions, as I'd like not to have my tank go down, one fish at a time.
TIA
About a week ago, we noticed he'd lost all his color (except for the eye spot) - the black band through the tail, etc - all washed out. His gills are inflamed, and has no appetite. He was being picked on/harassed by the other tetras in the tank. On Monday, I moved him to qt, raised the temp to 82, added salt and praziquantel.
Today, he's significantly thinner and is now occasionally at the surface gasping.
I've offered some medicated food, but no dice (didn't even respond to a couple mosquito larvae).
He arrived July 29, from Wetspot (Portland, OR), along with seven others, seven black phantom tetras and eight white clouds. They're all in a 29, heavily planted, along with eleven neons and a few small cories and otos.
Tank also hosts a collection of snails and about six ghost shrimp that largely stay ghosts.
Running a Fluval 306 which gets a clean out once a month/six weeks (done last third week of July, just before the new guys arrived).
Dosing Seachem ferts and supplements and running DIY CO2.
NONE of the other fish have shown any symptoms.
Tank param:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 15-20
Haven't tested GH, KH in a while, but our water is so hard it qualifies as an abrasive, pH 8.2 ish, in the mornings when the lights come on (by HM pH 80 meter).
35% pwc every other week, although I did a 50% change today.
Initially thought of gill flukes (nothing that looks like ich) - but I'd expect it in some of the other fish.
Would love opinions/suggestions, as I'd like not to have my tank go down, one fish at a time.
TIA
