Just when you think it couldn't get any worse!!!!!!!!!
Another phantom has died. Same symptoms except one- she seemed to have paralysis in her fins on her right side??!
Again though, this death has coincided with a water change two days ago but i can't workout what is causing the fish to die???
As stated in my last post i treated for 3 days with esha 2000, and then did an incredibly small water change (all my energy levels would allow) of about 3% - yes that does say three (6 litres from a 54 litre tank). Used tap water with nutrafin betta plus water dechlorinator in.
EDIT - my maths is atrocious, that should be 11%, I think!!!?? )
Yesterday morning the poorly girl was hiding and fin clamping, but i thought this could be due to the fact that because i have lost so many female phantoms i only had two left and she and the other one were getting badgered by the boys quite a bit ( checked very carefully for typos there!!!!
)
Then yesterday evening she was looking much worse and had started gasping but was still sitting under the filter and had a sort of white slimy patch, that i thought was maybe a wound where the male had nipped her, by her right gill and her fins on the same side were paralysed. I popped in some esha Optima and about 1/3 large almond leaf and this morning she was stuck to the water inlet on the filter and when i freed her she floated to the top. I then euthanised her but before doing so observed if her fins were still paralysed, which they were and the white slimy patch had gone.
I've looked on fishy portal and it has given me these
suggestionsDoes anyone have any thoughts or suggestions???
i'm at a loss and scared to do anymore water changes!!!
FC76