Hi, my powder blue has a white mark on his pectoral fin, as in the photo.
It’s the only mark on him, anyone have any ideas what it could be? I first noticed it a couple of days ago but it’s getting more pronounced now.
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Likely lymphocystis which is viral and a condition rather than disease and often associated with poor water quality and/or dietHi, my powder blue has a white mark on his pectoral fin, as in the photo.It’s the only mark on him, anyone have any ideas what it could be? I first noticed it a couple of days ago but it’s getting more pronounced now.
Hi, my powder blue has a white mark on his pectoral fin, as in the photo.It’s the only mark on him, anyone have any ideas what it could be? I first noticed it a couple of days ago but it’s getting more pronounced now.
Ammonia is 0, nitrate 2ppm. I feed Spiralina flakes, vitalis marine flakes & mysis. Running a D-D UV steriliser continuously. Had the tank four years, carbon dosing with Bacto-balance for the past two months. Have a bit of red and green cyano that I’ve been trying to get rid of naturally for a few months, but no other problems really. The tank didn’t get fed much whilst I was away for a week two weeks ago, maybe the step back up to normal feeding caused an issue.Likely lymphocystis which is viral and a condition rather than disease and often associated with poor water quality and/or diet
What is ammonia and nitrate level?
What foods are you feeding?
Maintain good water quality and diet for improvement and it will go away on its own
Very inadequate diet. This fish is a herbivore and needs fats , acids and aminos from foods such as:Ammonia is 0, nitrate 2ppm. I feed Spiralina flakes, vitalis marine flakes & mysis. Running a D-D UV steriliser continuously. Had the tank four years, carbon dosing with Bacto-balance for the past two months. Have a bit of red and green cyano that I’ve been trying to get rid of naturally for a few months, but no other problems really. The tank didn’t get fed much whilst I was away for a week two weeks ago, maybe the step back up to normal feeding caused an issue.
Thanks for the reply, hope you’re right and that it will resolve on its own.
Very inadequate diet. This fish is a herbivore and needs fats , acids and aminos from foods such as:
Spirulina brine shrimp
LRS herbivore diet
Small plankton
Hikari marine cuisine
Formula 2 flake and frozen
Nori seaweed basted with garlic extract
-Add selcon vitamins to the foods occasionally
what test kits are you using?
Very inadequate diet The vitalis flakes by themselves are a complete food source that can be used alone, the manufacturers words not mine. And no, the list of foods I mentioned was not exhaustive. Like the way you said the fish was a herbivore and then listed loads of meat!Very inadequate diet. This fish is a herbivore and needs fats , acids and aminos from foods such as:
Spirulina brine shrimp
LRS herbivore diet
Small plankton
Hikari marine cuisine
Formula 2 flake and frozen
Nori seaweed basted with garlic extract
-Add selcon vitamins to the foods occasionally
what test kits are you using?