dillpickle
08-31-2013, 09:04 PM
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
My male PB from my pair has developed a white spot on his dorsal fin over the course of 2.5-almost 3 days. It is about 1.5mm in diameter. It is circular and almost pointed at the end.
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).
Eating great, no darting/scratching or flashing, no clamped gills, feces normal brown-black, no hiding, after reading through these symptoms I guess you could almost call them white zits, eyes bright and clear. Will occasionally clamp one fin but it is only for appox.3-5 secs. Not sure if he is doing this to get fry off him or if he is stressed. Please note that this male hates having fry feeding of him every time more than 3 are on him he does circles around the female to cause the fry to go the her.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Nothing other than large water changes:thumbsup:
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
39 US gal. Breeding pair of PB and approx 125-140 fry (just under a week free swimming). Female is 6" and male 6.5"
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
50% every 2 days and sometimes 3 when I am busy.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Bare bottom tank running for 4.5 months.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Tap water is aged. Aged for 48 hrs with prime. Ph goes form around 8.2-3 to just under 8.
8. Parameters and water source;
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 85F
- ph 7.5
- ammonia reading 0
- nitrite reading 0
- nitrate reading 7
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 25
- RO water 75
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
At one time had another pair in this tank. Old pair hasn't been in tank for 2.5 months now and was healthy. Nothing else has been in this sterilized tank.
10. 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.
Here is my best at some pics. The spot is on the front of his dorsal fin.
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/dillpickle1012/media/P8310049_zpsc5cff578.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/dillpickle1012/media/P8310048_zps66e97472.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/dillpickle1012/media/P8310047_zps8922890d.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/dillpickle1012/media/P8310045_zps6cc85055.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
P.S. I know the tank is sort of dirty in the corner I am taking photos of. Haven't been able to clean in that portion of the tank as the male goes berserk on my hand, doest hurt but I don't want to stress him out.
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
My male PB from my pair has developed a white spot on his dorsal fin over the course of 2.5-almost 3 days. It is about 1.5mm in diameter. It is circular and almost pointed at the end.
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).
Eating great, no darting/scratching or flashing, no clamped gills, feces normal brown-black, no hiding, after reading through these symptoms I guess you could almost call them white zits, eyes bright and clear. Will occasionally clamp one fin but it is only for appox.3-5 secs. Not sure if he is doing this to get fry off him or if he is stressed. Please note that this male hates having fry feeding of him every time more than 3 are on him he does circles around the female to cause the fry to go the her.
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
Nothing other than large water changes:thumbsup:
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
39 US gal. Breeding pair of PB and approx 125-140 fry (just under a week free swimming). Female is 6" and male 6.5"
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
50% every 2 days and sometimes 3 when I am busy.
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
Bare bottom tank running for 4.5 months.
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
Tap water is aged. Aged for 48 hrs with prime. Ph goes form around 8.2-3 to just under 8.
8. Parameters and water source;
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 85F
- ph 7.5
- ammonia reading 0
- nitrite reading 0
- nitrate reading 7
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 25
- RO water 75
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
At one time had another pair in this tank. Old pair hasn't been in tank for 2.5 months now and was healthy. Nothing else has been in this sterilized tank.
10. 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.
Here is my best at some pics. The spot is on the front of his dorsal fin.
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/dillpickle1012/media/P8310049_zpsc5cff578.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/dillpickle1012/media/P8310048_zps66e97472.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/dillpickle1012/media/P8310047_zps8922890d.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
http://s1334.photobucket.com/user/dillpickle1012/media/P8310045_zps6cc85055.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
P.S. I know the tank is sort of dirty in the corner I am taking photos of. Haven't been able to clean in that portion of the tank as the male goes berserk on my hand, doest hurt but I don't want to stress him out.