I need help identifying a problem with my L066 pleco:
1. A good general description of the symptoms.
Everything started to go wrong about a month ago. I had a case of cyanobacteria growing in the tank. By the time I researched enough to do anything about it, I noticed a couple fishes with the ich.
I raised the temperature in the tank to about 84F to combat the ich, kept the lights off for about two weeks, and performed daily water changes. Few casualties from the ich (I'm working on renovating my quarantine tank into a sump). But while resetting everything back to normal, I noticed my pleco has a white spot close to his dorsal fin. Flat to the skin, but we'll defined as a problem. And a week later, the spot is still there and a second portion is starting to become visible.
Also, faint white line around his eyes. Never noticed before.
2. Size of tank and other tankmates.
29L planted tank
1 opaline Gourami
1 sparkling Gourami
1 pearl Gourami
3 yo yo loaches
2 tetras (what is left from the school. Did have 5 total)
Clam
3. Water parameters.
a. Ammonia 0
b. Nitrite 0
c. Nitrate ~10
d. PH 6.8, GH 2, KH 2, PO 10
4. Filtration and water change regime.
a.currently AquaClear 30 HOB with purigen, sponge and the biomax that came with AquaClear
b. Weekly 1/6th WC
c. Prime is used to dechlorinate
5. Diet.
I have the three foods that Sink to the bottom, Hikari algae wafers, sinking wafers and sinking carnivore pellets. Other food that is in the tank is Hikari dried tubifex, brine shrimp, and blood worms. Also Thera+. The food is fed sparingly and is alternated daily to mix it up. I haven't started using vegetables yet.
6. Temperature of tank water
Normally at ~79F. Right now at ~83F because of the ich.
7. Treatments Used already
No treatments used for the white spot on the pleco. Turning the lights off removed the cyanobacteria, while raising the temperature and daily water changes cleared up the ich. I also added a bubble line while temperature was increased. Light is back on now. Ich is gone. Not sure which direction to go with the temperature for the pleco issue.
8. A Pic
Pictures to come shortly... First will be of early detection, then with a second spot visible.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CJ9YOXn3mL7Be9tZ6M0Y5aFMKCFiPVwJAw/view?usp=docslist_api
https://drive.google.com/file/d/177VY1c2AC4I5cuOIy4CG7Z9nczlSBkv7VA/view?usp=docslist_api
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A_ArmhHnqtkHCKAwkCSrFHdENNkPIJln0g/view?usp=docslist_api
1. A good general description of the symptoms.
Everything started to go wrong about a month ago. I had a case of cyanobacteria growing in the tank. By the time I researched enough to do anything about it, I noticed a couple fishes with the ich.
I raised the temperature in the tank to about 84F to combat the ich, kept the lights off for about two weeks, and performed daily water changes. Few casualties from the ich (I'm working on renovating my quarantine tank into a sump). But while resetting everything back to normal, I noticed my pleco has a white spot close to his dorsal fin. Flat to the skin, but we'll defined as a problem. And a week later, the spot is still there and a second portion is starting to become visible.
Also, faint white line around his eyes. Never noticed before.
2. Size of tank and other tankmates.
29L planted tank
1 opaline Gourami
1 sparkling Gourami
1 pearl Gourami
3 yo yo loaches
2 tetras (what is left from the school. Did have 5 total)
Clam
3. Water parameters.
a. Ammonia 0
b. Nitrite 0
c. Nitrate ~10
d. PH 6.8, GH 2, KH 2, PO 10
4. Filtration and water change regime.
a.currently AquaClear 30 HOB with purigen, sponge and the biomax that came with AquaClear
b. Weekly 1/6th WC
c. Prime is used to dechlorinate
5. Diet.
I have the three foods that Sink to the bottom, Hikari algae wafers, sinking wafers and sinking carnivore pellets. Other food that is in the tank is Hikari dried tubifex, brine shrimp, and blood worms. Also Thera+. The food is fed sparingly and is alternated daily to mix it up. I haven't started using vegetables yet.
6. Temperature of tank water
Normally at ~79F. Right now at ~83F because of the ich.
7. Treatments Used already
No treatments used for the white spot on the pleco. Turning the lights off removed the cyanobacteria, while raising the temperature and daily water changes cleared up the ich. I also added a bubble line while temperature was increased. Light is back on now. Ich is gone. Not sure which direction to go with the temperature for the pleco issue.
8. A Pic
Pictures to come shortly... First will be of early detection, then with a second spot visible.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CJ9YOXn3mL7Be9tZ6M0Y5aFMKCFiPVwJAw/view?usp=docslist_api
https://drive.google.com/file/d/177VY1c2AC4I5cuOIy4CG7Z9nczlSBkv7VA/view?usp=docslist_api
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A_ArmhHnqtkHCKAwkCSrFHdENNkPIJln0g/view?usp=docslist_api
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