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My Dwarf Gourami has this white thing sticking out of his chin. I noticed it this morning and didn’t see it the day before. Any idea what this is? Is it a parasite?
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Parasite or Bacterial Infection??
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Sorry, in class. I will when it’s done. Give me like 20 minutes.
No rush, I probably won't be much help anyway, but @Colin_T is hanging out here this morning, he should know what it is...
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it does look like ich... sorry i am not colin t
it might be a little big for ich, maybe a biger parasite?!?!
it might be a little big for ich, maybe a biger parasite?!?!
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it’s definitely not ich as it sticks out of his skin and i can see like a white thing inside of his skin?
yea, bigger parasite or bacteria, or cyst???
You guys can search topic: parasites and member: Colin_T to find his posts on different topics.
If it looks like an external parasites, you can use API General Cure in the U.S. It would be helpful if you let us know where you are located in your profile section but hope this helps some.
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If it looks like an external parasites, you can use API General Cure in the U.S. It would be helpful if you let us know where you are located in your profile section but hope this helps some.
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Need better pictures without the red lines. Check them on your pc and make sure they are in focus.
It doesn't look like white spot.
It is either excess mucous or an infection.
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How long has the tank been set up for?
How long have you had the fish for?
How long has the fish looked like that?
What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the tank water?
How often do you do water changes and how much do you change?
Do you dechlorinate the new water before adding it to the aquarium?
What sort of filter do you have on the tank?
How often and how do you clean the filter?
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Wipe the inside of the glass down with a clean fish sponge.
Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week. The water changes and gravel cleaning will reduce the number of disease organisms in the water and provide a cleaner environment for the fish to recover in.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank.
Clean the filter if it hasn't been done in the last 2 weeks. However, if the filter is less than 6 weeks old, do not clean it. Wash the filter materials/ media in a bucket of tank water and re-use them. Tip the bucket of dirty water on the garden/ lawn. Cleaning the filter means less gunk and cleaner water with fewer pathogens.
Increase surface turbulence/ aeration to maximise the dissolved oxygen in the water.
Add some salt, (see directions below).
If there's no improvement after a few days of salt and water changes, post more pictures.
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SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.
The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria, fish, plants, shrimp or snails.
After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.
When you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.
It doesn't look like white spot.
It is either excess mucous or an infection.
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How long has the tank been set up for?
How long have you had the fish for?
How long has the fish looked like that?
What is the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH of the tank water?
How often do you do water changes and how much do you change?
Do you dechlorinate the new water before adding it to the aquarium?
What sort of filter do you have on the tank?
How often and how do you clean the filter?
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Wipe the inside of the glass down with a clean fish sponge.
Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week. The water changes and gravel cleaning will reduce the number of disease organisms in the water and provide a cleaner environment for the fish to recover in.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it is added to the tank.
Clean the filter if it hasn't been done in the last 2 weeks. However, if the filter is less than 6 weeks old, do not clean it. Wash the filter materials/ media in a bucket of tank water and re-use them. Tip the bucket of dirty water on the garden/ lawn. Cleaning the filter means less gunk and cleaner water with fewer pathogens.
Increase surface turbulence/ aeration to maximise the dissolved oxygen in the water.
Add some salt, (see directions below).
If there's no improvement after a few days of salt and water changes, post more pictures.
-------------------
SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.
The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria, fish, plants, shrimp or snails.
After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.
When you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.
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Thank you colin. To answer your questions:
I’ve had it set up since October last year.
I’ve had that particular fish since November I’m pretty sure.
I just noticed this yesterday and I check my tank every day so I doubt it’s been more than 2 days.
Ammonia and Nitrite at 0, Nitrate at 40(I know it’s high, working on getting it down) ph is 7.2
Do water changes every week with gravel vaccum and bucket.
I use Seachem Prime to dechlorinate water.
I have a Whisper power filter
I clean it every 2 weeks.
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About 20%
Yeah I redecorated it and added some plants and stone and wood.
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UPDATE:
It appears to have retracted into the skin?! Like it’s not sticking out a prominently as before. Any ideas?
It appears to have retracted into the skin?! Like it’s not sticking out a prominently as before. Any ideas?
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