Test Results for the Following:
Ammonia Level? 0
Nitrite Level? 0
Nitrate level? 0
Ph Level, (If possible,KH and GH and chloramines)? Ph 7.6
Ph Level out of the Tap? 7.6

Tank size (How many Gals) and How long has it been running? 10 gal Around a month

What is the name and size of the filter/s? Aquatech 10

How often do you change the water and how much? 30% daily since the fish has been sick

How many fish in the tank and their size? 1 pearlscale, 2-3 inches
What kind of water additives or conditioners? Aquaclear
Any medications added to the tank? Melafix, Maracyn 2
Add any new fish to the tank? no
What do you feed your fish? hikari pellets
Any unusual findings on the fish such as "grains of salt",
bloody streaks, frayed fins or fungus? Yes, ulcers around "kidney" areas
Any unusual behavior like staying
at the bottom, not eating, ect..? Well she drifts around and until today she was eating, I went to feed her, but she wasn't interested


This is the result of several weeks ago when I went on spring break and my father unplugged the tank filter unknowingly, and we came back and she had these ulcers, they are seeming to heal but slowly. I think she won't make it through the night.

Trico, can you describe the ulcers? Are they just red sore spots looking like small round burn marks- or are they raised and pus filled looking -or just see-through blisters. There are all kinds and each kind tends to indicate the work of a different bacteria.

Maracyn 2 needs to be used in the dark, or certainly dim light. It is de-activated with light you see. Have you covered the tank with a clean towel and turned off any overhead tank light? I would do that to keep stress low and maximise the effects of the minocycline.

How many ulcers are there in the middle of the fish? Have you seen her poop at all? Is it normal looking?

Well they were like indented nasty sore looking areas, and they seem to begin to be covered up by her slime coat, or at least look like the fish is healing itself. I'll try again this morning and see if she eats, I'm soaking food right now.

Any chance of a pic?
Don't forget the dim light with the Maracyn 2. Hope she is eating.

She passed.

Oh I am sorry to hear that