FishkeeperLinz
Fish Crazy
Done a water change yesterday on my 200ltr.
Woke up this morning to see some of my fish, including one of my EBRs, with white patches. I ran through possible diagnoses, from whitespot, to fungal infection, to velvet (I know, "gold dust" disease doesn't represent with white spot/patches), to colunaris. The only things I ruled out were Fish TB and NTD/fNTD.
So, I went to the LPS and got some methalene blue and white spot treatment, wondering what in Earth I was going to do if I was columnaris.
Came home and checked on the fish, and noticed. . .
I'd forgot to switch the filter back on after the WC yesterday.
Over 10 years in the hobby, and I make a mistake like that!
Ammonia's 0ppm, but nitrite 0.25ppm. Think I'll treat the tank for fungal infection and keep an eye on the water quality while kicking myself into the middle of next week, calling myself for all the idiots on either side of the Atlantic.
So, there you go, Newbies. Even those of us who claim to know what we're doing can screw up something as simple as a water change.
Woke up this morning to see some of my fish, including one of my EBRs, with white patches. I ran through possible diagnoses, from whitespot, to fungal infection, to velvet (I know, "gold dust" disease doesn't represent with white spot/patches), to colunaris. The only things I ruled out were Fish TB and NTD/fNTD.
So, I went to the LPS and got some methalene blue and white spot treatment, wondering what in Earth I was going to do if I was columnaris.
Came home and checked on the fish, and noticed. . .
I'd forgot to switch the filter back on after the WC yesterday.
Over 10 years in the hobby, and I make a mistake like that!
Ammonia's 0ppm, but nitrite 0.25ppm. Think I'll treat the tank for fungal infection and keep an eye on the water quality while kicking myself into the middle of next week, calling myself for all the idiots on either side of the Atlantic.
So, there you go, Newbies. Even those of us who claim to know what we're doing can screw up something as simple as a water change.
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