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I am so happy to report the swelling went away! He is swimming normally again and seems much better in general - when just early this morning he was still on his side all bloated! BUT! That stringy stuff is back. It's now on four places on his fins. It turned blue in the bath then fell off last...

Thanks so much for your thoughts. Yes I agree completely with the antibiotics - I've done one full treatment per the packet instructions. You think I should give him another run through? This would be 8 days of treatment with Furan - 2. Two complete courses of the antibiotic. I'm wondering if...

I did the dip last night! 25 minutes in 1 liter in a Tupperware container with methylene blue and 1/4 ts aquarium salt. I watched the video on the Fish Bath/dip/swab page and read the instructions thoroughly and followed your steps. His disposition is about the same this morning as he was...

I will give it my best! Thank you so much for the advice - maybe a Tupperware container will work? I'll post an update after!

Thanks so much for your reply! I feel a bit daunted by the dips/baths - as netting my fish is always nerve-wracking - he hates the net - and I worry about temp consistency. Any recommendations to make that a smoother process?

Tank size: 10 gallon cube - filled halfway - planted tank/plants above and below water line. More description in text below pH: 6/6.5 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 0 kH: 0 gH: 0 tank temp: 78 degrees Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior)...