Another’s fungus post!

[KatyG’s]

Hello everyone,

Richard the 9 month dirty Lucy has fungus. He had it a couple of week ago and went into a cycle of daily water changes and tea baths, for 2 weeks. I wasn’t 100% sure but suspect it may have been water parameters. I missed a check and found a hidden poo.

He recovered really well, I did about an 80% water changed and cleaned all the stuff in the tank. Then added sand to help live plants (was bare bottom).

He went back in and it’s been about a week and it’s back, he back in the fresh water and about to start the tea baths again.

Some photos attached, including water parameters. Ammonia was building, but it is water change day, tend to do about 30% a week and then scoop poo as I go. Temp is consistent between 60/62f (20/21c) - it drops with the water change, feel this could be a bit warm?

He has it on his eyes and small dots on his gills, still eating very well (garden worms) and no change in behavior. Any thoughts /advice welcome.

 

[Autistic Catholic]

Poo should be spot-cleaned whenever you see it with a turkey baster or siphon. Never wait until the weekly water change to clean up poo or leftover food. I'm thinking that's probably creating ongoing ammonia problems for your tank.

20/21C is a little warm. It should be more between 16-19C. Also, 20/21C is closer in equivalency to 70/72F, not 60/62F. Either your Fahrenheit reading or your Celsius reading is off.

 

[KatyG’s]

Poo should be spot-cleaned whenever you see it with a turkey baster or siphon. Never wait until the weekly water change to clean up poo or leftover food. I'm thinking that's probably creating ongoing ammonia problems for your tank.

20/21C is a little warm. It should be more between 16-19C. Also, 20/21C is closer in equivalency to 70/72F, not 60/62F. Either your Fahrenheit reading or your Celsius reading is off.

Thank you, spot clean poo checks are twice daily. I was saying full clean with vacuum, glass wipe, filter rinse (in tabk water not tap) and 30% water change is weekly.

Sorry misread the thermometer. It is on the higher side about 69f - what do you suggest the best way to cool is? Ice pack or buy a fan? Kept in cool dark room, at the moment.

As for the what next with care for fungus, in a hospital tank at the moment and back on daily tea baths, once a day, daily water change.

Thanks in advance.

 

[wolfen]

normally I would say to add 3g per litre marine salt to the tank but I don't know if the plants will tolerate it.
using fans would be a good idea, but look into other means of bringing the temperature down as fans can only do so much.
ice bottles are ok in emergencies but because of how they can drop the temperature too fast and to keep at a low temperature require frequent swapping 24/7 aren't very feasible.
what filtration are you using?

 

[KatyG’s]

normally I would say to add 3g per litre marine salt to the tank but I don't know if the plants will tolerate it.
using fans would be a good idea, but look into other means of bringing the temperature down as fans can only do so much.
ice bottles are ok in emergencies but because of how they can drop the temperature too fast and to keep at a low temperature require frequent swapping 24/7 aren't very feasible.
what filtration are you using?

This is the filter.

 

[wolfen]

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This is the filter.

for a axolotl tank it is too small.

 

[KatyG’s]

for a axolotl tank it is too small.

This was recommended by the breeder for the custom tank I have, what would you recommend instead? It is 100L, shorter and wider than a normal fish tank.

 

[wolfen]

This was recommended by the breeder for the custom tank I have, what would you recommend instead? It is 100L, shorter and wider than a normal fish tank.

the reason I say it's too small is because the filter is 50 litre bare bones ie.. axie tank, 100 litre minimal waste ie.. shrimp tank or heavily substrated/planted tank. the filter needs to be able to cope with high waste so needs to have plenty of bio media, although your sand and plants will take up some of the slack it isn't enough.

 

[KatyG’s]

the reason I say it's too small is because the filter is 50 litre bare bones ie.. axie tank, 100 litre minimal waste ie.. shrimp tank or heavily substrated/planted tank. the filter needs to be able to cope with high waste so needs to have plenty of bio media, although your sand and plants will take up some of the slack it isn't enough.

Thank you. I will look for another more suited. So that and a cooling system and hopefully fungus will stay away.