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I also wondered if I could use some MelaFix to help my Blue Ram?

April 26, 2017BLUE help melafix RAM wondered

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I also wondered if I could use some MelaFix to help my Blue Ram?

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Whatever is ailing her seems to be getting worse, I’m still not sure if it’s a bacteria or a fungus. She just seems to have small, white clumps on her body and fins (they are different to the parasite that was on my catfish), some of them are looking a bit stringier (still not cottony/fluffy though) than they did before so maybe this is a fungus? She’s also looking a bit more ‘clamped’ than she was before, still feeding and reasonably active though. Her partner looks fantastic and they seem happy together, he is not beating her up and neither is anyone else. Maybe the male was a bit aggressive in the bag on the way home from the store (although it wasn’t a long trip and I didn’t see anything amiss), or maybe she was already sick at the store. The stock there all looked pretty good and my water chemistry seems suited to their requirements. I’m not sure what’s making her sick, but I’m worri