MissusHazel
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I've had these six Sterbai in my tank for months, all seemed well until I noticed a couple of them seem to be getting sick.
I have a soft children's play sand substrate, lots of plants, regular water changes and consistent water parameters but my smallest cory has lost his whiskers and some of the skin around his nose/mouth. Another seems to have a little whiteness around its mouth and some damage to one side of whiskers.
All of the other corys and fellow fish look fine, no signs of stress or damage. I suspect that it could be a fungus problem so have raised the temperature in the tank slightly but can't seem to find a proper treatment that is safe for shrimp/snails. I looked into Tetra LifeGuard and Tetra Fungus Guard but they seem unsafe for shrimp/snails and some reviewers were knocking Tetra as a treatment brand..
I am quite worried about losing any of my guys and having this problem spreading. Are there any treatments safe for fish, shrimp and babies?
EDIT: I don't have a second tank to move shrimp/snails into.
I've seen eSHa 2000 being recommended in places?
I have a soft children's play sand substrate, lots of plants, regular water changes and consistent water parameters but my smallest cory has lost his whiskers and some of the skin around his nose/mouth. Another seems to have a little whiteness around its mouth and some damage to one side of whiskers.
All of the other corys and fellow fish look fine, no signs of stress or damage. I suspect that it could be a fungus problem so have raised the temperature in the tank slightly but can't seem to find a proper treatment that is safe for shrimp/snails. I looked into Tetra LifeGuard and Tetra Fungus Guard but they seem unsafe for shrimp/snails and some reviewers were knocking Tetra as a treatment brand..
I am quite worried about losing any of my guys and having this problem spreading. Are there any treatments safe for fish, shrimp and babies?
EDIT: I don't have a second tank to move shrimp/snails into.
I've seen eSHa 2000 being recommended in places?