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I currently have two 8" female lecustic and 1 4" male wildtype in a 10 gal (uk). about a week ago, i noticed all their gill struts where looking very knarled, as if they had been eaten. thinking that they'd just had a fight, i left it be.
However, i've noticed a very dramatic loss in the size and structure of the gills over the past few days.
the gill struts are now about 1/2cm long, about half of their former side, with very few gill filaments.
tank mates are 3 white cloud minnows (the quickest ones of a much larger former shoal) and a 5" weather loach who has never really bothered the axys.
the tank is filtered by the smaller eheim ecco. the water quality is fine as far as i can discern, zero ammonia and nitrite, 30ppm nitrate. the water is naturally very hard, but i've added a little aquatic salt when i noticed the injuries.
i've treated with a half dose, and done two 50% water changes to see if it was a contaminent in the water supply.
the axys themselves are eating fine, still the same old selves.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Chris
However, i've noticed a very dramatic loss in the size and structure of the gills over the past few days.
the gill struts are now about 1/2cm long, about half of their former side, with very few gill filaments.
tank mates are 3 white cloud minnows (the quickest ones of a much larger former shoal) and a 5" weather loach who has never really bothered the axys.
the tank is filtered by the smaller eheim ecco. the water quality is fine as far as i can discern, zero ammonia and nitrite, 30ppm nitrate. the water is naturally very hard, but i've added a little aquatic salt when i noticed the injuries.
i've treated with a half dose, and done two 50% water changes to see if it was a contaminent in the water supply.
the axys themselves are eating fine, still the same old selves.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Chris