Redtailedshark
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My freshwater tank recently has been affected by some sort of white disease primarily effecting my poor swordtails, I can’t identify whether it’s ich or a fungus, please help me
The water changes are every four days, it’s always decorated and the tank was set up to run and cycle for two months before fish(I know overkill) I always change water and gravel vacuum and water conditions are normal the fish have looked like this for two days now and the most recent fish were about a week ago!It's not white spot (Ichthyophthirius) and doesn't appear to be fungus.
Can you post some pictures showing the fish from the side instead of weird angles?
How long has the tank been set up for?
How long have you had the fish for?
How long have the fish looked like that?
Have you added anything to the tank in the 2 weeks before this started?
What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the water?
What sort of filter is on the tank?
How often and how do you clean the filter?
How often do you do water changes and how much do you change?
Do you gravel clean the substrate when you do a water change?
Do you dechlorinate the new water before adding it to the aquarium?
I’ve had sword tails two weeks and added BA tetras and a dwarf gourami a week ago I do a 25-50% water change, and I have a sponge filter and a pretty basic hob filter, filter is cleaned biweeklyHow long have you had the swordtails for?
What type of fish were added 1 week ago?
How much water do you change?
What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the water (in numbers)?
What sort of filter is on the tank?
How often and how do you clean the filter?
I need to retest my water parameters after work today for sure and the Buenos Aires tetra! It could be water parameters are bad I sssumed it was due to the algal bloom in my tank but I will recheck and update youWhats a BA tetra?
Any idea what the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH are?
I ask because the water looks milky cloudy and that is normally caused by uneaten food rotting in the tank and this can lead to ammonia or nitrite problems.
Ammonia and nitrite problems can stress the fish and cause them to produce excess mucous and sometimes things stick to the mucous and cause odd lumps to appear on the fish.
The levels are all .006 or under ammonia is 0.01, nitrite .003 and nitrate .006Whats a BA tetra?
Any idea what the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH are?
I ask because the water looks milky cloudy and that is normally caused by uneaten food rotting in the tank and this can lead to ammonia or nitrite problems.
Ammonia and nitrite problems can stress the fish and cause them to produce excess mucous and sometimes things stick to the mucous and cause odd lumps to appear on the fish.
Do you clean the filter 2 times a week or every second week?I’ve had sword tails two weeks and added BA tetras and a dwarf gourami a week ago I do a 25-50% water change, and I have a sponge filter and a pretty basic hob filter, filter is cleaned biweekly