2 largest blue discus still eating poorly. One is dark with clamped fins. Some increased mucus.
Added Prazipro and Metronidazole 8.35gm again.
Also added Rowa Phos to help keep down phosphates and hopefully algae. Hopefully it will not remove the meds.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Sunday, August 10, 2014
2014-8-10 Levimasole added #2 treatment
Repeat treatment next Sunday. Added 3.4 gm per Dr. Sam Young.
Added Metronidazole 8.5 gm yesterday for 3rd treatment.
Phosphates still real high. Most be coming from food bc I'm not adding any otherwise and tap water amounts are low 0.5 ppm.
Will look for phosphate adsorber: Rowa phos. Hope it doesn't remove meds.
Added Metronidazole 8.5 gm yesterday for 3rd treatment.
Phosphates still real high. Most be coming from food bc I'm not adding any otherwise and tap water amounts are low 0.5 ppm.
Will look for phosphate adsorber: Rowa phos. Hope it doesn't remove meds.
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
2014-8-6
Did about 75% water change. No added ferts in a couple of days to try to cut down on algae. Phosphate adsorber resin added to filter 2 days ago. Still have high phosphates 5ppm.
Nitrates 0.
Also raised pH, i.e., cut down CO2.
Glosso not growing as well. Will add ferts now except P.
Nitrates 0.
Also raised pH, i.e., cut down CO2.
Glosso not growing as well. Will add ferts now except P.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
2014-8-5 Dr. Young visited fish today
Dr. Young believes it's likely that there's both ciliate infection as well as parasitic Monogenean infection based on microscopy.
Therefore dose Levimasole weekly 3.5g/90 gallons and Metronidazole at 25mg/Liter. 90 gallons=341 liters. Therefore, 8.525 gm/90 gallons.
Therefore dose Levimasole weekly 3.5g/90 gallons and Metronidazole at 25mg/Liter. 90 gallons=341 liters. Therefore, 8.525 gm/90 gallons.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
2014-7-18 microscopy of stringy white stool
One of classic leopards hasn't eaten much in bout 2 weeks. Have used levimasole and lately Prazipro & Epsom's salt. Here's some microscopy & photos of the poop. One of the micrograph's is of a single long wom-like parasite with hooks on the end. The other videos are of pieces of the stringy-poop with numerous other smaller organisms that have a two-pronged caudal region and a head that is difficult for me to identify.
Sunday, July 27, 2014
2014-7-27
90 gal = 342 liters
Battling algae still. It's wiped out my background plants except the Carolina Bacopa. Also have had problems with cyanobacteria. One of my problems is that I was overdosing EI and I haven't for the last couple of weeks. i need to monitor nitrates and phosphates more closely.
Need to get video, jpg's to home computer of the stool.
One of the large classic leopards has had the stringy white poop. Have used levimasole in the large and QT tank. The leopard has not responded thus far. Hasn't eaten much in 10-14 days. Added Epsom's salt to help clean him out and the Prazipro today in hopes of improvement. He still looks okay.
Battling algae still. It's wiped out my background plants except the Carolina Bacopa. Also have had problems with cyanobacteria. One of my problems is that I was overdosing EI and I haven't for the last couple of weeks. i need to monitor nitrates and phosphates more closely.
Need to get video, jpg's to home computer of the stool.
One of the large classic leopards has had the stringy white poop. Have used levimasole in the large and QT tank. The leopard has not responded thus far. Hasn't eaten much in 10-14 days. Added Epsom's salt to help clean him out and the Prazipro today in hopes of improvement. He still looks okay.
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