NewbieShrimp
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Oct 20, 2018
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I am treating a Black Moor Goldfish for fungus. He has a few spots on his tail and now a new one appeared on his dorsal fin. The first treatment helped, but didn’t cure it. Before I start a second treatment I added a new sponge filter. I hoped I could get it in the tank to colonize bacteria for a quarantine bucket.
My goal is to not use more medicine packets than necessary. Trying not to be wasteful since it is expensive. Not trying to stress the fish out.
Should I lower my 20 gallon aquarium to 10 gallons during treatment? Doing so I think would kill my beneficial bacteria in my HOB filter. Could they be preserved by just placing the sponge and the bio rings in the aquarium itself?
Am I safer to just move the fish to a 5 gallon bucket for the treatment? The filter sponge is only two days old, but at least there would be a filter.
Any thoughts on the right way to treat the fish?
1) treat the 20 gallon (most expensive, least stressful)
2) lower the aquarium to 10 gallons and treat (move filter media from HOB and place inside aquarium)
3) 5 gallon bucket with new sponge filter (treating 3 goldfish for 5-7 days)
My goal is to not use more medicine packets than necessary. Trying not to be wasteful since it is expensive. Not trying to stress the fish out.
Should I lower my 20 gallon aquarium to 10 gallons during treatment? Doing so I think would kill my beneficial bacteria in my HOB filter. Could they be preserved by just placing the sponge and the bio rings in the aquarium itself?
Am I safer to just move the fish to a 5 gallon bucket for the treatment? The filter sponge is only two days old, but at least there would be a filter.
Any thoughts on the right way to treat the fish?
1) treat the 20 gallon (most expensive, least stressful)
2) lower the aquarium to 10 gallons and treat (move filter media from HOB and place inside aquarium)
3) 5 gallon bucket with new sponge filter (treating 3 goldfish for 5-7 days)