If I didn't know better I would say that was ich in which case you will need to treat with a good fungicide, and also with 60% water changes are you having any large temperature swings when doing your changes
Jeanne
. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
1 fish started to develop white spots on body about 4 weeks ago. Iterated with Nitrofurazone and it got better, but now symptoms are getting worse
2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds).
White spots on body, fins
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Nitrofurazone
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
72 gallon, 4 discus, 5 ½ to 6 inches, about 4 years old, 3 cory cats
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
60% every 2 days
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
5 years, sand substrate, 1 inch
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
I age for 214 to 48 hours,, ph 7.2 at tap, 7.6 after aging
8. What type/brand water conditioner do you use? Do you add it to the tank or aging barrel? How much do you use?
Safe
9. Parameters and water source;
aged tap water
Note: Water Parameters are important in diagnosing problems within a tank. If you don't own test kits for the following information, you can purchase them, test your parameters and post this info as soon as possible.
- temp ____82
- ph _____7.6
- ammonia reading ____0
- nitrite reading ____0
- nitrate reading ____>10
What type of water or combinations of water sources do you use? If it is an RO/tap/well water mix, please list percentages in the mix.
- well water ____n/a
- municipal water __yes__
- RO water ___n/a_
10. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
nothing new added
11. Please tell us what you feed your fish and how often. This can be critical information for solving the problem so be as specific as you can.
2 times a day, freeze dried blood worms, discus pellets
12. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms. If you can't add them to this post, please provide a link to them.
Capture.JPG
If I didn't know better I would say that was ich in which case you will need to treat with a good fungicide, and also with 60% water changes are you having any large temperature swings when doing your changes
Jeanne
I would raise the water temp from 82 to 86F. If it is itch that would help. You could go higher but if it's a bacterial infection that would hurt the situation. How are the other fish? Is he eating?
Is this the only fish affected? Exactly what protocol did you use when treating with nitorfurazone?
Mama Bear
This does not look like ick to me. This is water quality issue in my opinion.
have you skimped out on water changes recently? I also see major find damage from a passed issue which could have also been from water issues.
The fish had been eating up until this last episode, which started a week ago
this is the only fish affected. i use 1tsp of nitrofurazone every 24 hours, doing a w/c just before dosing the tank
Judging by the deterioration in the fins, it appears to have been sick for quite some time. About all I could recommend would be to place it in a QT tank and change water daily and add some salt at 1 TBS for a couple of weeks. Keep the tamp at 82. Good luck with him!!!
Please do it in a BB tank.
Honestly, I have a feeling that Brian is correct. As soon as you're done with treatment please do as he suggests.
BTW, I have never had Nitrofurazone put a hurting on my filters.
Mama Bear