sick p.disjunctivus ?
Posted: 26 Feb 2009, 06:39
my baby p.disjunctivus is looking kinda sick.
he started getting a white patch on his tail, (before the actual caudal fin) which slowly spread all the way down the tail and up his body to the top of his dorsal fin. piccy here.
the tank is cycling atm but levels are all under control...i'm testing and doing pwc every 2 days. he shares a 56L/15USG tank with 3 goldfish and yes i know, goldfish + plecs wasn't a good idea, and yes i know that a 15USG won't be big enough *forever* but they're all babies atm and they'll get a new tank as soon as i can afford it.
*about* the time this started happening, i gave the tank one dose of tetra goldmed (formaldehyde & malachite green) as one of the goldies was getting some fungus on his forehead but a pwc and one dose of goldmed cleared that up.
could goldmed have this have caused the prob? this was almost 2 weeks ago now. don't know what to do...
1. Water parameters
a) Temperature. - 24c
b) pH. - 7.5
c) GH. - ??
d) KH - ??
e)Ammonia - 0, Nitrite - ~0.3 mg/l, Nitrate ~12.5 mg/l....(that's just *before* a pwc)
f) Water change frequency. - every 2 days (tank cycling)
2. Tank set up
a) Size. - 56L/15USG
b) Substrate. - gravel
c) Filtration. - crappy juwel filter which came with the tank...it's *ok* but not great
d) Furnishings. - bog wood and plastic plants
e) Other tank mates. - 3 goldfish (also babies)
f) How long has it been set-up? - 4 weeks
g) When was the last new fish added? - 3 weeks ago (the plec)
h) Foods used and frequency? - varied diet for goldies (flakes, shrimp, veg, fd bloodworms etc). daily courgette/zucchini and sera wels chips for the plec.
he started getting a white patch on his tail, (before the actual caudal fin) which slowly spread all the way down the tail and up his body to the top of his dorsal fin. piccy here.
the tank is cycling atm but levels are all under control...i'm testing and doing pwc every 2 days. he shares a 56L/15USG tank with 3 goldfish and yes i know, goldfish + plecs wasn't a good idea, and yes i know that a 15USG won't be big enough *forever* but they're all babies atm and they'll get a new tank as soon as i can afford it.
*about* the time this started happening, i gave the tank one dose of tetra goldmed (formaldehyde & malachite green) as one of the goldies was getting some fungus on his forehead but a pwc and one dose of goldmed cleared that up.
could goldmed have this have caused the prob? this was almost 2 weeks ago now. don't know what to do...
1. Water parameters
a) Temperature. - 24c
b) pH. - 7.5
c) GH. - ??
d) KH - ??
e)Ammonia - 0, Nitrite - ~0.3 mg/l, Nitrate ~12.5 mg/l....(that's just *before* a pwc)
f) Water change frequency. - every 2 days (tank cycling)
2. Tank set up
a) Size. - 56L/15USG
b) Substrate. - gravel
c) Filtration. - crappy juwel filter which came with the tank...it's *ok* but not great
d) Furnishings. - bog wood and plastic plants
e) Other tank mates. - 3 goldfish (also babies)
f) How long has it been set-up? - 4 weeks
g) When was the last new fish added? - 3 weeks ago (the plec)
h) Foods used and frequency? - varied diet for goldies (flakes, shrimp, veg, fd bloodworms etc). daily courgette/zucchini and sera wels chips for the plec.
