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  1. #1
    fatboy
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    White slime

    I was wondering if you can help me out with my fish

    I have 3x 2" red melons in my tank they have been unwell for 1½ weeks now. At fish there were just depressed and didn't eat, sat at bottom. The last few days they have developed a white film (mucus like) all over the body and fins. The slime coagulates and kind of peels off but doesn't. I don't think this is fungus. They are not very hungry.....

    I have completed a course of metronidazole and praziquantel....doesn't seem to have helped.

    I've checked the water parameters and temperature and there isn't a problem there.

    Any clues?

  2. #2
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    Sounds to me like velvet disease .

    http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/disease/p/velvet.htm
    http://www.aquaculture.bz/fish-disea...t-Disease.html

    I like the copper sulphate treatment for velvet.. but others may disagree.

  3. #3
    fatboy
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    So anyway will trisulfa tablets work? i have that in stock at the moment. don't know where to get the copper sulphate.

    the multicure also says it covers velvet?

    i don't seem to see 'gold/brown' lesions and the slime is definitely 'single' and not confluent of individual lesions....

    really driving me crazy...almost two weeks...

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    fatboy
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    I've been treating them as per velvet and things seem to be improving. Thanks for advice. Will keep up to date....

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