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Kat - I will definitely think about what you said (water quality / water changes) and consider whether I should switch to a water change method.
The only drawback for me: my tap water is very hard, so I would need to install an RO system. I heard these waster a lot of water in the process, and ...

Hi Kat - tx...
Was still attached, but it did look far more like some kind of tumor - didn't seem to have any obvious differentiation. Could it have been a hypha?
I will do the search for worms, and keep a close eye on the other fish.
I recently added 2 pieces of driftwood, bought at the Amano ...

Kat - the white growth was on the fish - fish died yesterday.
Params have been very stable for years, pH 8.3 (that's the tap water here in San Jose, California, and the one used in the LFS); no ammonia, nitrite; very hard water with lots of alkalinity; nitrate around 10.
I do the natural method ...

Nobody?

Hi all, my first post here, sorry it is about a sick fish (I believe).
One of my 5 kuhliis was uncharacteristically lying outside of their favorite hiding place (a cave), and I think his mouth, barbels look quite eroded or something...
Also, he has this whitish growth (?) on its head.
Anyway, I ...