My friend has just sent me a picture of her Cory this morning asking for help and I want to be sure before advising her.To me it looks like the start of a ulcer or maybe a form of bacteria? What would you advise/treat it with please
Cory with something wrong
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My friend has just sent me a picture of her Cory this morning asking for help and I want to be sure before advising her.To me it looks like the start of a ulcer or maybe a form of bacteria? What would you advise/treat it with please
Check the water quality for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate & pH. If the water quality is good and there is 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, the nitrate is less than 20ppm, and the pH is around 7.0, then the fish has a protozoan infection. But if the water quality is not prefect, (like the numbers I mentioned), then do a 75% water change and complete gravel clean each day for a week and see how the fish looks after a water change.
Poor water quality will cause the fish to produce excess mucous, which shows up as a cream/ white film over the head, body & fins.
Protozoan infections can infect any part of the fish and as a response to the parasites eating the skin, the fish produce excess mucous over the infected area. Much like the fish in the picture.
But check water quality first and do water changes if it is not perfect.
If the water is good and the gravel and filter is clean, then you will need a medication with Malachite Green in to treat protozoan infections. However, because you are treating catfish you should only use the medication at half strength.
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To work out the volume of water in the tank:
measure length x width x height in cm.
divide by 1000.
= volume in litres.
When you measure the height, measure from the top of the substrate to the top of the water level.
There is a calculator/ converter in the "How To Tips" at the top of this page that will let you convert litres to gallons.
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Before you treat the tank, wipe the inside of the glass, clean the filter, remove any carbon from the filter, do a 75% water change and complete gravel clean. Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank. After you clean the tank and filter and do the water change, then increase aeration and treat the tank.
Poor water quality will cause the fish to produce excess mucous, which shows up as a cream/ white film over the head, body & fins.
Protozoan infections can infect any part of the fish and as a response to the parasites eating the skin, the fish produce excess mucous over the infected area. Much like the fish in the picture.
But check water quality first and do water changes if it is not perfect.
If the water is good and the gravel and filter is clean, then you will need a medication with Malachite Green in to treat protozoan infections. However, because you are treating catfish you should only use the medication at half strength.
----------------------------
To work out the volume of water in the tank:
measure length x width x height in cm.
divide by 1000.
= volume in litres.
When you measure the height, measure from the top of the substrate to the top of the water level.
There is a calculator/ converter in the "How To Tips" at the top of this page that will let you convert litres to gallons.
----------------------------
Before you treat the tank, wipe the inside of the glass, clean the filter, remove any carbon from the filter, do a 75% water change and complete gravel clean. Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank. After you clean the tank and filter and do the water change, then increase aeration and treat the tank.
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