Alyssa1535
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one of my platys has a silver patch that has been growing.
the silver patch appears to be loss of colour.
it's not raised and it doesn't look like a cottony growth.
her gills are become transparent and i think i'm seeing is the structure of her gills.
8 days ago
today
the silver patch was there when i caught it from someone else's pond ; )
she was round and appeared to be pregnant.
she ate all the time.
she was lively with fast movements as though a little aggressive.
she might have been playing. she looked like she was playing with the bubbles from an air curtain jumping back and forth through the curtain.
i thought it was a color pattern before another fish owner told me that's a sign of infection.
2 weeks ago the silver patch grew and the discoloration appeared at the tip of her mouth.
her mate was showing signs of discoloration as well.
so they were taking out into a treatment tank.
these treatments have been used so far
1. API FIN & BODY CURE - completed recommended course of treatment. both platys appeared to be fine during treatment.
2. Seachem MetroPlex - one dose instead of the recommended three doses. to suppress parasites as their immune systems are weakened.
3. Seachem KanaPlex - one dose. picked this by mistake instead of NeoPlex.
these were used at the same time as I don't know what the cause it.
then these were used with overlaps
4. Seachem NeoPlex - one dose. after it was added the male platy looked to be scrambling like he was trying to find a way out of the tank. this female platy showed no change in behaviour.
5 and 6. API MELAFIX and API PIMAFIX - male platy appeared to be scrambling to find a way out for awhile, then calmed down. this female platy appeared to be fine with the added treatment.
one day after using melafix and pimafix, the gills of this platy looked to have gained back some colouration around the edges.
i tried to speed up the healing with this
7. API STRESS COAT - their behaviours showed no increased distress, but a few hours later the loss of colouration appeared to have worsened
a 100% water change was done.
i believe 100% water changes are safe because the parameters of the replacement water should be almost exactly the same as the current one.
the water quality from my local water source is constant.
the products added to their water is measured with a weighing scale or syringe.
the difference is the absence of the medicines in their previous waters.
now the treatment plan is to keep their waters as clean as possible and let their immune systems fight off any infections.
they have a main tank they are in when i'm asleep, and they have a feeding tank with the flakes they are used to.
the parameters of main tank and the feeding tank is the same - dechlorinated tap water (1 drop of seachem prime into 1.5 litres of tap water) and 0.77 grams of API AQUARIUM SALT.
the major treatments for household have been applied, and the silver patch is still growing.
she has darked in colour. she's now darker red. she used to be brighter red.
i didn't see her eat in the past few days. she used to eat all the time.
i don't think she is pregnant anymore and i don't think she was just fat one month ago.
she has been sitting more on the substrates in the corners of her tank, sometimes facing into corners. this was a behaviour another baby platy was showing before it suddenly passed overnight.
her mate became lighter in colour. orange rather than bright red.
has anyone seen this before? what can be done?
the silver patch appears to be loss of colour.
it's not raised and it doesn't look like a cottony growth.
her gills are become transparent and i think i'm seeing is the structure of her gills.
8 days ago
today
the silver patch was there when i caught it from someone else's pond ; )
she was round and appeared to be pregnant.
she ate all the time.
she was lively with fast movements as though a little aggressive.
she might have been playing. she looked like she was playing with the bubbles from an air curtain jumping back and forth through the curtain.
i thought it was a color pattern before another fish owner told me that's a sign of infection.
2 weeks ago the silver patch grew and the discoloration appeared at the tip of her mouth.
her mate was showing signs of discoloration as well.
so they were taking out into a treatment tank.
these treatments have been used so far
1. API FIN & BODY CURE - completed recommended course of treatment. both platys appeared to be fine during treatment.
2. Seachem MetroPlex - one dose instead of the recommended three doses. to suppress parasites as their immune systems are weakened.
3. Seachem KanaPlex - one dose. picked this by mistake instead of NeoPlex.
these were used at the same time as I don't know what the cause it.
then these were used with overlaps
4. Seachem NeoPlex - one dose. after it was added the male platy looked to be scrambling like he was trying to find a way out of the tank. this female platy showed no change in behaviour.
5 and 6. API MELAFIX and API PIMAFIX - male platy appeared to be scrambling to find a way out for awhile, then calmed down. this female platy appeared to be fine with the added treatment.
one day after using melafix and pimafix, the gills of this platy looked to have gained back some colouration around the edges.
i tried to speed up the healing with this
7. API STRESS COAT - their behaviours showed no increased distress, but a few hours later the loss of colouration appeared to have worsened
a 100% water change was done.
i believe 100% water changes are safe because the parameters of the replacement water should be almost exactly the same as the current one.
the water quality from my local water source is constant.
the products added to their water is measured with a weighing scale or syringe.
the difference is the absence of the medicines in their previous waters.
now the treatment plan is to keep their waters as clean as possible and let their immune systems fight off any infections.
they have a main tank they are in when i'm asleep, and they have a feeding tank with the flakes they are used to.
the parameters of main tank and the feeding tank is the same - dechlorinated tap water (1 drop of seachem prime into 1.5 litres of tap water) and 0.77 grams of API AQUARIUM SALT.
the major treatments for household have been applied, and the silver patch is still growing.
she has darked in colour. she's now darker red. she used to be brighter red.
i didn't see her eat in the past few days. she used to eat all the time.
i don't think she is pregnant anymore and i don't think she was just fat one month ago.
she has been sitting more on the substrates in the corners of her tank, sometimes facing into corners. this was a behaviour another baby platy was showing before it suddenly passed overnight.
her mate became lighter in colour. orange rather than bright red.
has anyone seen this before? what can be done?
