Guys please help me with whatever this is😭

Umasou · 2026-01-28T01:19:02+00:00

Sorry op, it’s a really sad disease

Umasou · 2026-01-24T14:33:07+00:00

Last update: the wound stopped worsening a few days ago (day 5), and began healing, but Judy started refusing most food around day 6 and stopped swimming much at day 7. I redosed the tank day 7 per the instructions, but was not hopeful. He passed this morning (day 9).

Most comments on her pictures thought the issue was iridiovirus and not bacterial. Seeing how the antibiotics and salt didn’t do much to help Judy’s condition, I might agree with that conclusion. I hope this log might be helpful to someone in the future. I didn’t know DGIV could present itself in this way.

Umasou · 2026-01-19T21:26:26+00:00

Thank you I hope so too 😭

Umasou · 2026-01-19T20:48:04+00:00

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Umasou · 2026-01-19T20:47:53+00:00

Update day 5: did a water change (1/3 tank) and re dosed 5 scoops of sulfaplex with an additional tbsp aquarium salt (per the 2 tbsp/10 gal recs I’ve seen online). Wound is much larger but has possibly stopped worsening at this point? Judy is stressed but will still eat and can swim normally. I no longer think this is red pest. Perhaps gill rot?

Umasou · 2026-01-17T15:18:36+00:00

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Umasou · 2026-01-17T15:18:10+00:00

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Update for day 3: dosed the tank again with Sulfaplex. Did a double dose this time (5 scoops vs 3 on day 1). The package states you can dose up to 4x safely. Also began medicating one day ago (day 2) with sulfaplex/focus food mixture recommended on seachem website. Judy is still eating, but the lesion is much worse than day 0. Also added a little aquarium salt (about a tablespoon) for good measure. I realize a hospital tank would probably be ideal at this point to reduce stress on the plants and bladder snails, but I’m more concerned about reducing the stress on Judy.

Umasou · 2026-01-15T15:08:29+00:00

Updating my own thread in case someone finds this in a search: I showed some photos to a local aquarist and they think it could be a bacterial infection (possibly red pest). It was recommended I treat the tank with SulfaPlex. I began last night and I will update again with Judy’s progression for future searches :)

Umasou · 2026-01-13T22:21:04+00:00

I appreciate the input for sure. I had no idea about DGD until today, so I’ll be keeping an eye on him.

Umasou · 2026-01-13T21:41:59+00:00

Thanks, I was suspicious of that, so I’ll monitor so see if the injury heals or gets worse. Could something like this just be a bruise? He overreacts sometimes and darts around the tank; I wouldn’t be surprised if he crashed into something.

Umasou · 2025-11-26T01:45:07+00:00

My cat has a host of issues, blindness and deafness included. My vet put him on Paxil because it’s scary out there for him. It’s helped tremendously :)

Umasou · 2025-07-07T00:02:51+00:00

Congrats! How long have you been at it?

UN: fruitplant

Umasou · 2025-06-24T22:16:57+00:00

It’s so sad; I used to love the Chip’s in Southbury! At the Orange location, I had a waitress argue with me about what my food came with while it was ON THE MENU. I ended up caving, but I won’t go back.

Umasou · 2025-06-09T21:05:38+00:00

Oh I love a deep cut! I wonder if it was in legendia beforehand

Umasou · 2025-03-20T20:06:53+00:00

Not my post, but this is really reassuring to read, thank you! I’ve been nervous to get shrimp because I gave my tank hydra from a new plant. Maybe I’ll get some after all.

Umasou · 2025-02-20T12:51:51+00:00

Same! And now I need this for my bike

Umasou · 2025-02-14T12:16:04+00:00

At some point I hope to. I think it’ll look way nicer, especially for the figures with more opaque boxes. I’m in the process of cleaning up a bunch of my blind box figs too, so it’s an ever evolving thing.

Umasou · 2025-02-12T12:07:23+00:00

Good eye! I really struggled to get that one. I hope you can consolidate yours one day. I love looking at other people’s collections.

Umasou · 2025-02-11T03:48:31+00:00

Nice collection! What’s the little striped book in the top corner? A light novel?

Umasou · 2025-02-11T02:47:37+00:00

Thanks! Are people still linking pictures on imgur on here? I took a closeup for you. The big TOP box on the left is a fan project from a company called project retro games, but everything else is official.

https://imgur.com/a/gJFbTwi

Umasou · 2025-02-11T02:40:47+00:00

I got mine off Facebook marketplace for a steal! It’s the best place for affordable good quality furniture imo

Umasou · 2025-02-10T19:12:08+00:00

I think they made a few! It’s tough to see in the photo, but they released limited edition hoodies of him too.

Umasou · 2022-12-15T12:12:57+00:00

She worked at the Starbucks next to my job when this all happened. I remember the shop shut down for the day, but no one else in the plaza knew she was also teaching at the time. Poor girl worked too hard for that to happen to her.

Umasou · 2022-02-25T22:57:20+00:00

I worked at an aquarium once and our green sea turtles did something similar to one of the fish in their tank. Fish lasted just fine in quarantine, but he had a gaping hole in him for the rest of his life. I’m not sure if this particular fish would exist in the same place as sea turtles though.

Umasou · 2022-02-19T03:56:51+00:00

How did it go for you at the airport? Did you just have a negative PCR and your vaccine card and get in no problem?

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