FishLover4+1
Fish Crazy
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I looked in my fish tank today and saw one of my variatus platys with her face on the gravel and a bent back. She has a few scales sticking out near the bend but I think that it is the bend not dropsy, she literally looks like someone snapped her spine. im in the uk so all shops closed but i have some internal bacteria treatment, some external bacteria and fungi and some aquarium salt.
Tank size:90l (it isnt quite full)
pH:dont have test kit
ammonia:"
nitrite:"
nitrate:"
kH:"
gH:"
tank temp: variatus platys are temoperate so don't need heated water so i dont have a thermometer
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): balanced on face at bottom of tank, back bent, scales stick out slightly around bend, ragged fins, opening gills really wide and flapping fins around all other fish fine
Volume and Frequency of water changes: for the last 2 weeks 25-30% a week, before that it was 25-30% every 2 weeks
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: anti-hair algae treatment
Tank inhabitants: about 8 variatus platys, 2 loaches possibly hillstream, hundreds of snails that were accidently / on purpose introduced
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): just the snails but that was before christmas
Exposure to chemicals: anti-hair algae, i have changed tap water treatment to love fish tap safe but its been that for a few weeks
Digital photo (include if possible): it wont let me put on a photo
Tank size:90l (it isnt quite full)
pH:dont have test kit
ammonia:"
nitrite:"
nitrate:"
kH:"
gH:"
tank temp: variatus platys are temoperate so don't need heated water so i dont have a thermometer
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): balanced on face at bottom of tank, back bent, scales stick out slightly around bend, ragged fins, opening gills really wide and flapping fins around all other fish fine
Volume and Frequency of water changes: for the last 2 weeks 25-30% a week, before that it was 25-30% every 2 weeks
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: anti-hair algae treatment
Tank inhabitants: about 8 variatus platys, 2 loaches possibly hillstream, hundreds of snails that were accidently / on purpose introduced
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): just the snails but that was before christmas
Exposure to chemicals: anti-hair algae, i have changed tap water treatment to love fish tap safe but its been that for a few weeks
Digital photo (include if possible): it wont let me put on a photo