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Hi all, I'm new here and new to keeping dp's. I currently have 3 in a 50l tank which is planted with Java fern and Anubis attached to bog wood. The tank has been setup for over a month and I added the dp's a couple of days ago. They all seemed happy until last night when I noticed one of them wasn't as active as the others. Upon closer inspection I noticed a small white (bread crumb?) looking thing on his tail. Today that has gone but he had started turning white on 1/3 of his tail/body. He has also stopped eating and is hardly swimming and his eyes are not moving.
I have attached photos if that helps.
What could be the problem?









Thanks Tirral

.........might have a skin problem, but looks like it has IPs also
this should be moved to the hospital forum with all necessary info added (water parameters, temperature, how was the tank cycled, etc)

Please answer ALL the questions above in RED. He looks really bad.
Start treating the tank with Melafix & treat the foods as suggested here: library/hospital/internal-parasites-pre ... treatment/

Oh, the poor guy...

I hope you were able to start treatment on him immediately, as suggested by PufferPunk. I want him to pull through.

I know the article for treating IPs could be confusing to beginners. I know I did. I used PraziPro, and marinated thawed bloodworms in some solution for several hours prior to feeding. I will also do a preventative treatment to the other DPs.

Don't give up, and post an update with the tank info when you can.

Good luck!