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Yesterday some of my betta's scales looked like they were missing or falling off, and her fins were a bit raggady, but they didn't look like they had been nipped or anything. I took her (It is a female) to the aquarium, and they said it was just from bickering with the other female betta in the tank.

This morning I find her eyes have a funny slime blob on them and so do most of the other fish in the tank!!! aaaaagh. The fish also have raggady stringy fins.

I have never had any problems before like this, and I put in Melafix and Primafix. Is is some type of fungal infection?

10 UK gallon tank, 45 Litres approx.
-6 platys
-2 female bettes

Filter: Eheim Aquaball 2010 (For a 60-120 Litre Tank)
Ammonia: 0.0
Nitrite: 0.0
Nitrate: 6.0
Water Changes: Every 10 days 30 percent

Please Help me!!!!:#(

Last edited by labrakitty at 15-Jan-2006 17:45

Melafix and primafix will not hurt the fish or resolve the problem. Do a 50% water change today and a 50% water change tomorrow with a 50% water change the next day. Do your filter maintenance. Take a sample of your water to your LFS to verify your test results.

Sounds like a nitrate reaction.

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I just retested the water and the nitrate was 20.00! I don't know how, but I did a 40% water change, and they look much better. They are still eating readily and seem much happier now! Thanks! So I should stop putting Melafix and Primafix? SO it is not a disease at all? Thankyou so much!/:'

I would continue the treatment with Melafix as it will act as anti stress type of medication .

Also add a good Bacteria starter to bring back your good bacteria.

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Sorry I forgot to add
I would also do a 30% water change weekly. By doing this less chance of it happening again.

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Thanks so much, I will do that. I am also taking back my platys (They were actually babies of a fish that died a while ago) and the bettas are going in a different tank. I am restocking it with some tetras instead.

Kitty, do one or two more large water changes in the next couple of days. A 40% water change should reduce your 20 ppm nitrates to 12 ppm but it will bounce upwards quickly depending on fish load, plants and filter maintenance. A second 40% water change will knock the nitrates back to 7 ppm with a bounce back. A much healthier level but I would treat your fish to one more water change after that as a get well present.





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I would continue with the Melafix and Pimafix as well.
Sounds almost like something fungal to me.
6 platys is a bit much in a 10g tank,
but as pointed out many more water changes should help.
If they dont show improvement, I would opt for a
higher quality medication.


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The Platys are going in another tank. The white stuff is gone from there tails, only a tiny bit left on the eyes. I will do another water change today. Thanks

Did another water change yesterday, this morning the fish are all healthy and happy!

Are you going to increase the frequency or amount of your regular water changes?

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Yer, I am going to do them weekly instead of every fortnight. I am also changing the stock to fish though. I think it may also have been to do with our water though.