Fungus on Gills

[WHSTubaChick]

I have had 2 Axies for about 2 weeks and I have been checking/maintaining the water. My water conditions are fine concerning the ammonia, ph, nitrite, and nitrate, and use chlorine remover for tapwater. I also have been changing the water too whenever it looks a little cloudy. I just noticed that today one of my Axies has a white round form of fungus forming on one of the middle gills. I have also noticed that he is getting smaller (I think) and that his gills are also decreasing in size. I feed them every day, so feeding is not a problem. How can I treat this? and what may be causing this on my Axie?

Many thanks,
Lindsay

 

[kapo]

Fungus develops when they're stressed.

You should be changing the water based on your tankwater conditions, not necessarily on when the water looks a little cloudy.

So if ammonia or nitrite levels are above 0, you do a 20-30% waterchange, then check each day or every 2nd day the tankwater levels and do a waterchange if needed.

Did you cycle your tank ?

How many waterchanges have you done since you had them and how much water did you change each time?

How much are you feeding and do you clean up any uneaten food (if any) or waste on a regular basis?

What is your tank temperature?

If it's fungus - treat with saltbaths 2-3 times per day for 10-15minutes maximum, until at least a week after the fungus has dropped of.

Saltbaths:

Use 2-3 teaspoons of uniodised table salt/sea salt or tonic/aquarium salt per litre of dechlorinated water. Mix till the salt is dissolved. Crush tonic salt if using tonic salt and dissolve.

Remove axie from tank -- use a container to scoop him up, drain of tank water and slide into the saltbath.

Cover saltbath with lid, set timer for 10=15minutes maximum.

When saltbath is finished, return axie to tank.

Empty saltbath after each use.

Also what size/measurements tank do you have and did you buy your axies at the same time and same place or separate places?

 

[Phoebe]

Ok. well my tank is still cycling. could this be why its 0.1? has cycling finished when its at 0?

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