Hello all, I have a fully cycled, 40 gallon community tank with a Fluval 110 HOB for filtration, and UV sterilizer, currently stocked with a variety of Corydoras, Otocinclus, Zebra Danios, and a Bristlenose Pleco. I've had this tank for years, with minimal illness, nothing widespread, until now. All of them, except for the Otos seem to have something up.
Several of the Cory's have swollen mouths, no white fungus, just swollen mouths/barbells, and some are missing their barbells. If it's a darker Cory, their mouth is white, not cottony, just white. They eat, and act normal, just with fat lips. I haven't seen them throwing fins at each other either.
The Danios are all really fat, some disproportionately fat. I've dealt with dropsy in the past with Bettas and Gourami, and I don't see the distinguishable signs of dropsy with the Danios. They swims just fine, and eat like sea pigs. I've never had a spawn from them, and for a time I thought I might be needing to be expecting eggs, it's been too long now.
My Pleco's only issue is that on the bottom quarter of both of his pectoral fins, outer side, is red, not actively bleeding, but it looks like he's been scratching at something. For a time, he was moving a cave around. I took it out, and he still has fresh wounds. They don't look infected, but they aren't healing either.
I'm at a loss of what to do. It's so many different things going on, and I don't know if they're connected. I want to be careful with medicine as well, Pleco is my baby, and I'm terrified to dose him with anything. I also have Corys with neurological issues (bought like that), and I need to be careful with them as well.
I have used the Imagitarium Bacterial Infection Remedy for 3 treatments. It helped a little bit with one Cory, but within a few days, the Cory is back to how it was again.
I couldn't get pictures, the sight of a camera, and they all scatter.
Thank for all the help, it's much appreciated!
Several of the Cory's have swollen mouths, no white fungus, just swollen mouths/barbells, and some are missing their barbells. If it's a darker Cory, their mouth is white, not cottony, just white. They eat, and act normal, just with fat lips. I haven't seen them throwing fins at each other either.
The Danios are all really fat, some disproportionately fat. I've dealt with dropsy in the past with Bettas and Gourami, and I don't see the distinguishable signs of dropsy with the Danios. They swims just fine, and eat like sea pigs. I've never had a spawn from them, and for a time I thought I might be needing to be expecting eggs, it's been too long now.
My Pleco's only issue is that on the bottom quarter of both of his pectoral fins, outer side, is red, not actively bleeding, but it looks like he's been scratching at something. For a time, he was moving a cave around. I took it out, and he still has fresh wounds. They don't look infected, but they aren't healing either.
I'm at a loss of what to do. It's so many different things going on, and I don't know if they're connected. I want to be careful with medicine as well, Pleco is my baby, and I'm terrified to dose him with anything. I also have Corys with neurological issues (bought like that), and I need to be careful with them as well.
I have used the Imagitarium Bacterial Infection Remedy for 3 treatments. It helped a little bit with one Cory, but within a few days, the Cory is back to how it was again.
I couldn't get pictures, the sight of a camera, and they all scatter.
Thank for all the help, it's much appreciated!
