Unknown fish iIlness in cycled tank, fish turn cloudy and die? - how long skin fungus last
I have recently been a small fish in a tank of a bike with a few mosquito fish had (minnows local) of ammonia, nitrites and nitrates were good (Amm and is not detectable nitrite, nitrate, and the lowest value of the color table ) at least until the fish began to die anyway. Temp was 76 degrees and a pH of 7.4. I added three tetras glow Cory and 10 is in the tank (30gal as space) Cory when he came home, I noticed that a red area .. on the weekend. seems that perhaps the damage caused by transport. The fish swam and properly acclimatized. Later in the night was hanging down. The next day, followed by the other two Corys. Then about a week later, others began to die. There are no symptoms until her body is (but) not in the milky skin like a fungus, and most die within 24 hours after onset. Some injuries that lasted more developed. Melafix resistant to fungal and tablets. Under the assumption that the bacteria ... Ideas?
Thursday, January 28, 2010
How Long Skin Fungus Last Unknown Fish IIlness In Cycled Tank, Fish Turn Cloudy And Die?
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The first thing that comes to mind is the ammonia and nitrite poisoning. Why do you add as many fish at once? If the tank is cycling, you need a bicycle without a fish. Even a whiff of fish bio-filter is not available. However, adding up to 14 fish, Oh la la! His ammonia was going through the roof for a day. You need to add the fish 1-2 times per week - two weeks to give your biological filter to recover from these additions.
Melafix and other antibiotics do not help the population issues. Fish that were more than likely that the ammonia (injuries, burns)
The change of the water is your best friend when it happened. Do not forget to add that many fish at once. It would be like with 14 friends to a room with bathroom.
It is hard to say what is not to be in a position that could see the fish. I can give you some ideas, but.
If the trouble you describe more than a thinning of the layer of mud? This could lead to changes in pH are related (in order to verify your results: clean test tube and water before the tank, check the chemicals have expired or animal / fish stored for review of a sample) for you. Make sure that nothing in the tank (rocks, driftwood), which could change the pH value when the pH of the tank and (or other water source), tap are different. Overproduction of mucus docking station can also be caused by a parasite.
Another possibility would be Columnaris. It is a bacterial infection, but a fungus problem initially similar. This can be developed with a round "white" area, decorated in a red lesion starting white area - see photo http://www.fishjunkies.com/images/Column: ...
The last option is Epistylis. It sounds like columnaris, but the treatment is different, orSalt to sing, or malachite green (Quick Cure). Both Cory and tetras are sensitive to a treatment, it is necessary to proceed with caution when the supply of medication for it. If you decide to treat with salt, add 1 tablespoon/10 gallons water tank was added slowly and stop when the fish are dangerous. If you opt for a speedy recovery, use 1 drop per 2.3 liters, and the old.
I give a link so you can receive more information about symptoms and treatment options below. See Columnaris, acidosis, alkalosis, Epistylis.
The biggest mystery for me here is the description of the milky appearance. If, due to a thick layer of mud that is one thing, it is quite another. A thick layer of mud certainly sounds like damage to the bacterium in nature, since it only took one days from the moment you can see the symptoms until the fish died. What I would say that Maracyn tetracycline or external infection. If you see signs of the thick layer of mud, but a loss of skin color and transparent, as a rule, so I think it's a sporozoon problem, possibly with a secondary bacterial infection. There is no effective treatment for sporozoon problem in the tank.
The injuries are disturbing, because it is an indicator of tuberculosis. It is a further sign indicates that you have in your tank, but still need to take precautions because it can spread to humans. Put the healing of open wounds or water tank and wash with soap and water if you have skin contact with water in the tank at all. BedPrevent ER, than to heal.
I suggest you treat the tank with one of the above antibiotics, and we hope it is bacterial instead of Sporozoa.
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MM
Try to tetracycline. It seems that the fins and tail rot.
Sounds like a case of pandemics, the swim bladder.
The disease destroys the ability to swim and fish swimming sideways or headwards or whatever (if different) from the normal pool until it finally stopped to eat and to ... killed.
Swim bladder disease can be caused by certain bacterial infections in water or caused physical damage.The first is probably your situation.
To cure this you must reduce the level of water in the tank to half its original level in order to force the fish to swim by their own swimbaldders instead guided by the flow of water.
Beefheart feed with Epsom salts mixed in 3 / 5 v. tea-salt 0.4 ounces beefheart.Keep this diet for a week.
If no progress consider euthanasia for fish .. Unfortunately, it seems that destroy the bacteria are constantly his bladder at the time and not suffer if left .. live, but the choice would you ... Good luck.
Oh stop, even that future bladder problemsShift, regular changes of water in the tank (twice weekly) for a period of one or two months and clean it at regular intervals thereafter.
SBP is a disease that no external damage, so that appropriate measures taken to prevent this deadly virus.
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