hi all, i'm having issues with my male ram, it looks like it has a fungus on the side of its head, by it's eye. I thought it was the start of hole in the head but i'm just not sure what it is now.
i bought a pair 1 and half weeks ago (from pets@home, i know but i could tell in the tank they where a pair and given how hard they are to find i thought why not, they also looked healthy, as did the rest of the fish in the tank). Both rams are eating well, eating a selection of frozen food out of a pipet.
the male has lost colour, half way up the body but is carrying good weight and general is swimming fine, fins look fine etc.
I'm on my last day of treating with esha 2000 and esha hex (at the time thought it was hith and a secondary fungus). i'm also using esha optima in the food.
i do two water changes a week, my nitrates are a little high at 15ppm, my temp is a little low at 24c, it's a heavily planted tank so my kh and ph are about right for rams.
*edit*, the pics are taken yesterday, since then the white fluff hanging off has gone
thanks
i bought a pair 1 and half weeks ago (from pets@home, i know but i could tell in the tank they where a pair and given how hard they are to find i thought why not, they also looked healthy, as did the rest of the fish in the tank). Both rams are eating well, eating a selection of frozen food out of a pipet.
the male has lost colour, half way up the body but is carrying good weight and general is swimming fine, fins look fine etc.
I'm on my last day of treating with esha 2000 and esha hex (at the time thought it was hith and a secondary fungus). i'm also using esha optima in the food.
i do two water changes a week, my nitrates are a little high at 15ppm, my temp is a little low at 24c, it's a heavily planted tank so my kh and ph are about right for rams.
*edit*, the pics are taken yesterday, since then the white fluff hanging off has gone
thanks
