White Mass Dwarf Puff

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White Mass Dwarf Puff

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Dwarf puff, Big Mama, died today. A few days ago we noticed a spot but wasn't sure if it was an injury or something else. She stopped eating a day ago and just hung out on the bottom of the tank Today, she didn't move at all and I noticed another faint spot on her back. We moved her to a separate container since we have another dwarf puff, Lil Mama, in tank. The other puff has no spots and is acting fine. After we took Big Mama out we did a 75% water change and started treating with Erythromycin. I have attached a pic of the spot by her mouth.

Water: 0 ammonia and nitrite. Nitrates 25 ppm.

Tank size: 20 gallon long, 2 Hob filters (1x eaImage[/img] aqueon 30 and aqueon 70)

Feeding, wc sched, meds: Feed 1 to 2 times a day. Live black worms, white worms, and snails.

Changes in last week: Nothing has changed except Big Mama not eating and lethargic.

How long has tank been up: Tank has been up for 2.5 years.

How did you cycle tank: I cycled the tank using media from other 10 gallon tank and dosing with Fritz ammonia until the water parameters were steady for 2 weeks.
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I am so sorry it has taken me this long to reply! I had to get a different modem, as my IP addy was blacklisted on here.
How is she now?
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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T miurus
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suvattii
burrfish
T niphobles
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I am so sorry it has taken me this long to reply! I had to get a different modem, as my IP addy was blacklisted on here.
How is she now?
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!"
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