My valentine puffer has a purple fuzzy growth/fungus like stuff growing on his nose I can't find anything on the web about it.he as started to loose weight too,He seems to struggle homing in onto the food it as if he's cross eyed he pecks Either side of the food
my LFS gave me some Myxazin gave him the dosage as requested and I've used the whole lot on him 60ml /6ml at a time over the last 2 weeks
He is in a isolation tank within my aquarium
Any help would be much appreciated
Thanks Garry
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One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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Help needed
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Re: Help needed
Please answer all the questions above, in red.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Help needed
As requested my stats I'm new to the salty side
Tank is 18mth old 15klo live rock
I have just ordered a 48x15x10 open top tank with a 30x15x12 sump 4 stip aqua rays, skimmer, uv steriliser, ozoniser, all the plumbing bits.
Should have it end of this week
Ready for the transfer in about 4weeks
NH4=0
No3=50
No2=0
Ph=8.2
Salt=1.024
Tank = 96lt (DnD NANO TANK)
Water change 20lt weekly (DnD salt mix)
Fish
Clown x 2
Bi color Blenny x1
Convict blenny x 1
Umbug damsel x 1
Yellow tang x 1
Yellow tail blue damsel x 1
Valentini puffer x1
C U C
Cleaner shrimp
Boxing shrimp
Hawaiian hermit crab x1
Mithrax crab x1
Assorted snails dwarf crabs
Corals
Pulsing Xenia two types
3x leathers
Torch coral
Flat mushroom type coral x 3
Sorry don't know the coral names
Tank is 18mth old 15klo live rock
I have just ordered a 48x15x10 open top tank with a 30x15x12 sump 4 stip aqua rays, skimmer, uv steriliser, ozoniser, all the plumbing bits.
Should have it end of this week
Ready for the transfer in about 4weeks
NH4=0
No3=50
No2=0
Ph=8.2
Salt=1.024
Tank = 96lt (DnD NANO TANK)
Water change 20lt weekly (DnD salt mix)
Fish
Clown x 2
Bi color Blenny x1
Convict blenny x 1
Umbug damsel x 1
Yellow tang x 1
Yellow tail blue damsel x 1
Valentini puffer x1
C U C
Cleaner shrimp
Boxing shrimp
Hawaiian hermit crab x1
Mithrax crab x1
Assorted snails dwarf crabs
Corals
Pulsing Xenia two types
3x leathers
Torch coral
Flat mushroom type coral x 3
Sorry don't know the coral names
You only live once
But if you work it out right
Once is enough
But if you work it out right
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Re: Help needed
The no3 is high due to stocking level, you are massively overstocked. Double your water changes at least for now. I would advise a large change now whilst we wait for others to chime in.
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Help needed
Thanks Bertie
That's one of the many reasons Im getting bigger tank
Any clues what the growth my be?
That's one of the many reasons Im getting bigger tank
Any clues what the growth my be?
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Re: Help needed
Sounds fungal, melafix and pimafix should clean it up if you keep your water pristine( nitra under 20) wait for confirmation tho. Can you post a pick
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Help needed
Thanks Bertiebertie 83 wrote:Sounds fungal, melafix and pimafix should clean it up if you keep your water pristine( nitra under 20) wait for confirmation tho. Can you post a pick
I am a bit reluctant to use melafix I've used in the past but on a freshwater/cichlid tank I lost a few fish cos of it (expensive loss over £200)
I did some research in the past and I found it 50-50 some had the same as me others had no incident at all
Most recommended Myxazin but this does not seem to work used a full bottle 60ml over the last two weeks
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Re: Help needed
Fish like bettas and gouramis are at risk
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Help needed
All of use Melafix here. But more importantly, what will you do about your overstocked tank? I'm afraid you will continue having problems in there, until that's resolved.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: Help needed
Should have it very soonthebruiser wrote: I have just ordered a 48x15x10 open top tank with a 30x15x12 sump 4 stip aqua rays, skimmer, uv steriliser, ozoniser, all the plumbing bits.
Still anybody know/seen this purple growth/fungus
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Sorry, missed that. This should improve with better water parameters. A pic would help.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Help needed
Yes improve their water, pimafix and melafix will help heal once your water is good
It's amazing how easy maintenance is. If done regularly and thoroughly
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Re: Help needed
Same as this onePufferpunk wrote:Sorry, missed that. This should improve with better water parameters. A pic would help.
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3409
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Re: Help needed
Thanks, this is what I found: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteric_redmouth_disease
Antibiotics must be used in QT, not the main tank.
Antibiotics must be used in QT, not the main tank.
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
"The solution to pollution is dilution!"
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Re: Help needed
Sad news new I shoulden have used it
Got some melafix last night from a friend date expires December 13 so in date
Gave Gareth a small dose about 11.30 last night under the recommended amount woke this morning and he's died sometime in the night, so not happy today
Got some melafix last night from a friend date expires December 13 so in date
Gave Gareth a small dose about 11.30 last night under the recommended amount woke this morning and he's died sometime in the night, so not happy today
You only live once
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Once is enough
But if you work it out right
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