Recent content by confused_aquarist

The pH in my tanks keep rising from 7.5 -> 8.0. I assume this is because the plants are using up dissolved carbon dioxide in the tap water. When I use triple blackwater, adding twice the recommended amount, my pH falls from 8.0 -> 7.0...

Update: A day later after metro the fry had to euthanized because it was not eating and suffering a lot. Gross view didn't show any external parasites, and brain tissue did not contain motile protozoan or worm. But I cannot tell apart immotile parasite from debris or brain cell. Another fry...

Update: Kan+doxy double treatment did not work at all, fry loses appetite and swims less. May be too late but trying with metro.

I think I'll clean the tank if another fish shows with head symptoms. So far I don't see any motor issues like spiraling but I do see tiny pink dots in the brain of the affected fish and looking from the top there is clearly a tiny red dot. As for the camera, the red spots all disappeared now...

Do you happen to know if the protozoan infections can be treated with metronidazole?

I see. That is actually what I thought, they are too young to be so ill from fish TB. But, I don't think it's a coincidence for multiple disease to appear one by one, I think it's the same disease. I will try to dissect the fish if it cannot be rescued (though I am not a fan), maybe it can be...

Ah, but there are also other locations of the spot like in the picture. When it was found in the brain its head was swollen. I think it's the same disease. (But, the color is indeed the same as poop.) Because I think the fry may be saved, I want to see if it can be treatable by antibiotic. The...

I am sorry, I have tried to take better pictures and video, but because my phone is very poor quality I cannot film a video that is higher quality than the previous one. I have drawn a picture for the spot, it's looks better than the video. I have attached it, and I have replicated the shape...

Okay. It’s just that when so many fry suddenly get affected with the same thing, at the worst 3-4 fry in the same container, only in the fry of this species in this tank, it would make you think that there were some reasons behind the blister. (Which I may never know) I almost feel sorry for...

Actually, it seems if you click on the link it just directs you to a different site. It worked when I copy and pasted the URL to the address bar. It's such horrible quality anyway, but you could see a dot right behind the swimbladder. It seems like a blister more than anything else except it's...