Funkytown Posted February 1, 2005 Report Share Posted February 1, 2005 Hello. So my tank should be fully cycled now. Nitrites have dropped right back, and I've notice my fish behaving differently. They seem more "relaxed", or maybe it's just that I'm more relaxed knowing my tank is cycled... I recently noticed some discolouration on my cobalt blue dwarf gourami's "cheek" the other day. I don't think it was there before. The fish seems fine otherwise, so I'm not stressing, but I thought I'd pose it to you guys. There are two patches, both a sort of darker silvery grey colour than the rest of the fish (bright cobalt blue). It looks to my eye like a bruise or a "burn" of some kind, as it seems to be on the raised area of the cheek and behind the eye (ie the parts that would touch the glass first). It's only on one side. I hope that makes sense... :roll: I've noticed my pH drops slightly over the course of the week, probably due to the wood in the tank, but my small weekly water changes keep it around 7. As I say, nitrites have only recently dropped back after cycling, but this discolouration seems to have occured AFTER the nitrite peak started subsiding. My hunch is that it is related to the stress of the nitrite spike, and just manifested itself a little later. Tankmates include; 3 peppered corys and a fast spiraling population of snails... :-? Thoughts? Ta, Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plecs Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 nor sure of cause. get some melafix, it is an antibacterial and good wound healer. see if that works. as for the snails, squish them while they are small and the fish will eat them :lol: plecs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agoh Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 poor snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachy Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Yea malafix is good, and you could try some clown loaches for the snails if you want to splash out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 i got some skunk loaches to clean up my snails. much cheaper than clowns. they do anawesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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