| sick fish... [message #8923] |
Sat, 01 March 2008 07:51  |
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i have one fish thats sick, the face of it was all eaten up. so i put melatab (sorry for spelling if its wrong) in the tank for 3 days like it said to, and did nothing so i added a bit of salt last night the thing is i have 3 other fish in the tank and i have no other place to put them they are to small to put them in the 75 gal tank. also i have no other tanks other then the one my gf has her hampster in and that one she had to cut away alot of the silicone because the hampster was eating it... that melatab killed one of my fish that wasnt really that sick i just did what the bottle said to do, i dont know what im doing wrong.
any one help me please i have lost 2 fish already in this tank and taken.
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| Re: sick fish... [message #8928] |
Sat, 01 March 2008 10:45  |
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right now it has like a white foamy looking stuff on it like fungi on its face, looks like the skin is missing from fighting with fish and the fungi. the problem is these fish were kinda niped up when i got them so i treated them with that melatab its a sick fish treatment and it is to help heal fungi, bit up fins, and other things i cant think of them all of hand. another problem is this tank was my holding thank with 10 gal whisper filter and a small ten gal heater, some gravel in the tank it has my tex hole rock in it for hiding they love it, i have a few small plants. i did a 50% water change last night to get most of the chems out of the tank and i put salt in the tank just to help some and relax the fish due to the water change stressing them out and i had to pull the rock out and check for any dead fish due to i hadnt seen one of the fish for about 2 days straight... and i was hopeing it would help the sick fish and i have no other tanks or any thing or money at this time to buy more stuff and my mom and gf wouldnt let me do so if i had the money i have no place to put it....
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 Re: sick fish... [message #8933] |
Sat, 01 March 2008 15:43 |
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It sounds to me like later stage ick or a bacterial infection. Have you seen ick on these fish in the last couple weeks? Did you treat them for it? If not than it's probably a bacterial infection which will need an antibiotic. I stongly recommend a sulfa antibiotic. You can get it at the LPS.
API (Aquarium Pharmaceuticals) puts out a very good "super ick cure" and a "sulfa antibiotic" They are a little costly, more than some other brands, but I use them only for very serious illness. If it is just regular ick where you can see the white spots all over it, then I just use "Quick Cure" It works great and usually will take care of the problem within just a couple days, however if it is later stage ick, you will need something a little more powerful. Later stage ick can be seen usually affecting the face with a slimy substance covering the face and also what looks like it's being eaten from the inside out. This is either 2nd or 3rd stage ick and very very serious stuff. It usually takes a couple treatments to get rid of it. It usually leads to infection as well so when ever your fish have these signs, you should also buy the sulfa product as well to take care of the later bacterial infection it will get.
So If I had to take a wild guess what your fish are suffering from, I would say later stage ick. Does't mean you had to see the symptoms of 1st stage ick. Most people don't see 2nd or 3rd stage ick because usually when they see the spots, they knows it's ick and then treat it accordingly. Sometimes treatments aren't done long enough and a few spores end up living and then spred to later stage ick. I have seen this twice now and it can be fatal if not taken care of right away.
Good luck to you.
[Updated on: Sat, 01 March 2008 15:45]
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| Re: sick fish... [message #8945] |
Mon, 03 March 2008 15:30 |
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well the problem is that fish is dead now and another one has somthing on its eye that looks the same im going to ride it out i had put ick stuff in the day after i got the fish to pre treat them last time i didnt most of my fish almost died from it.... sooo im working on keeping the 3 i still have left out of 5.... hmmm
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| Re: sick fish... [message #8949] |
Mon, 03 March 2008 22:35 |
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 help that one that has stuff on its eye it has spread over both of its eyes and theone is completely covered... i put ick treatment in the tank just a few mins ago.
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| Re: sick fish... [message #8959] |
Tue, 04 March 2008 10:59 |
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the tank tem is around 78-81 depends how hot it is in the room at that moment. i did add salt the other day i dont want to add more yet do i?? it was like 2 days ago i kinda gave them to much salt  . also is that what it is ick??? i donno i am just trying it due to not knowing you cant see any small ick on the fish other what ever is on the eyes.
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| Re: sick fish... [message #8961] |
Tue, 04 March 2008 11:38 |
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ok well im not going to add any due to i just did a water change a few days ago on it. if any thing i may do a 20% change tonight i donno. i have to check on them once i get home then. i may put the two other cichlids in the 75 tank and just treat that fish, and put my texas rock in the main tank to give them hiding im just worryed about them being killed a few of my people are a bit frisky right now.
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