Sorry! I accidentally posted before I finished writing. Then I could not modify the thread since my time expired. So here is the remainder...
***I have a 30 gallon freshwater community tank that has been established for about six months now. It currently houses a few different live plants, some glofish danios, three tiger barbs, two mollies, three dwarf gouramis, a platy, a female betta, and an albino cory. I have been very diligent with regular water changes, gravel vacuuming, and feeding a wide variety of flakes, freeze dried, and frozen foods.
My newest additions are the three tiger barbs, which were added about 2 weeks ago. Unfortunately, about a week ago, I noticed little white spots on two of the tiger barbs, mostly on their tails but it progressed to their bodies and pectoral fins. I did some online research and concluded it was most likely ich.
The water temperature is a consistent 80 degrees fahrenheit, but I cannot raise it any higher because my heater is not sufficient. I have carefully followed the instructions and treated the entire tank with API's Super Ick Cure liquid. I used 30ml of medication for the first treatment, and another 30ml 48 hours later. I removed the carbon filter prior to treatment and kept the aerators on. After the treatment cycle(last night), I changed about 30% of the water in the tank and still noticed the white spots on the fish, so I treated the water again with another 30ml of medication. This morning, I noticed one of my gouramis with a couple white spots. Perhaps she had these before and it went unnoticed however.
As of today, the two tiger barbs that were originally infected with the white dots now have almost completely lost their tail fins! It's as if they started to dissolve away from the ends. I've also noticed their dorsal and pectoral fins are beginning to lose their edges also.
Could this be from ich? Does anyone have any ideas about what could be going on in my aquarium? Any suggestions on what I can do? Thanks in advance!!***
~Dana~
Proud momma of Diesel and Eva
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