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yianniem
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Hi all, I have been lurking for a while gaining knowlege and finally need your help and collective wisdom.
I came home from a weekend away and couldn't find my male Viejta / McMasteri anywhere. He's usually swims up to the glass to say HI. When he eventually did show himself he was slightly dark with his dorsal, anal, pelvic and caudal fins clamped. He immediately started glancing off the plants in the tank. None of the other fish are affected.
I noticed it on Sunday night and have been performing 30% water changes daily and treating with Melafix but have not seen any improvement. His sick behaviour has not changed. Its not ich or any other outwardly visible disease and if it was a toxin or pH I would imagine other fish would be affected. Any help would be much appreciated.
Yianni
Some background:
10 gallon planted tank with oak leaves and peat, 2 females A. viejta, 2 panda cories, 1 otto, 2 madagascar rainbows (moved), 5 white cloud mountain minnows(moved).
pH normally 7.0 was up to 7.4
GH and KH 4 degrees
ammonia 0.5 ppm
nitrite 0.0 ppm
temp 80 degrees F
I came home from a weekend away and couldn't find my male Viejta / McMasteri anywhere. He's usually swims up to the glass to say HI. When he eventually did show himself he was slightly dark with his dorsal, anal, pelvic and caudal fins clamped. He immediately started glancing off the plants in the tank. None of the other fish are affected.
I noticed it on Sunday night and have been performing 30% water changes daily and treating with Melafix but have not seen any improvement. His sick behaviour has not changed. Its not ich or any other outwardly visible disease and if it was a toxin or pH I would imagine other fish would be affected. Any help would be much appreciated.
Yianni
Some background:
10 gallon planted tank with oak leaves and peat, 2 females A. viejta, 2 panda cories, 1 otto, 2 madagascar rainbows (moved), 5 white cloud mountain minnows(moved).
pH normally 7.0 was up to 7.4
GH and KH 4 degrees
ammonia 0.5 ppm
nitrite 0.0 ppm
temp 80 degrees F