Medical Forum.

Whats wrong with my oscars???

feeds@yuku.com (codulay) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:41:43 GMT

hi i have 2 oscars in a tank recently i have taking a very aggresive convict out as i think this is the cuz of what is wrong with my oscar their fins look very ratty and damaged im not sure what it is and if you could please tell me.
Cheers
Nic
The oscars are about 4 inches

flower horn isnt swimming properley after treatment

feeds@yuku.com (n3uroX) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:31:43 GMT

Hi,
i have a relatively young flower horn who recently contracted some sort of ectoparasite (i suspect it may be ich, but it didnt look exactly the same, only similar), and i treated it with these tablets which kill ectoparasites. after about a couple of days of treatment, the parasites seemed to have been killed off her. but now she doesnt seem to be swimming straight. she would swim in a kind of spiral fashion often lieing on the bottom of the tank on her side.
i decreased the...

please any ideas?? cichlids dieing?

feeds@yuku.com (shelly68) — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:49:32 GMT

hey all
our cichlids have been droppin off since saturday night.. one by one we have looked and another has died..

have checked ph levels several times, nitrite. nitrates all good..
they are getting the wobbles as if they were getting electric shocks and then just droppin to bottom of tank..

did a third water change have conditioned water etc etc.. we have had fish for years however have been out of them for long time now and have forgotten so much.. any...

spotty goldie

feeds@yuku.com (boneros) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:07:01 GMT

Hi All - I have attached a pic below of a goldie who has developed a red spot/legion on its cheek.

Can anyone shed some light on what it is and how to treat?

Many thanks.

Gold Severum with holes in its cheeks

feeds@yuku.com (richdi73) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:31:35 GMT

Hi,

I have my large gold severum wich has 2 holes in its lower cheeks near its gills. It shakes its head from side to side in a eratic manner like it is in pain. It dose not like to eat at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.

HELP!!! Bloated dead peppermint!!!

feeds@yuku.com (12ninoid12) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:11:59 GMT

I really need help, PLEASE look in the "catfish" section and help me there

(dont reply here, i want all replies in one place. Thanks for understanding)

-nina-

Sick Red Devil

feeds@yuku.com (Muzza1615) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:47:29 GMT

I have a 30cm male red devil. 2 days ago I noticed he was very sluggish and not eating. He has string like threads and white pealing around his forehead and eyes. No other fish in the tank have this problem. Hard to describe it as I've never had it before. Could anyone help to identify this and what should I use to treat this. I don't want to loose him as he is a fine specimen and have had him a long time.
Thanks
Murray

worm like cysts on Cardinals

feeds@yuku.com (jafa) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:42:50 GMT

Hi all, over the past week or so, Ive noticed small worm-like cysts appearing on the body and fins of my cardinals. Ive researched this issue on the web and also with my local aquarium, but with little luck identifying the problem and therefore solving the issue. This is a link to what it looks like http://www.aquaticquotien.../sick_cardinal.jpg The cysts seem to grow randomly...

Sick Fish

feeds@yuku.com (gourami boy) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:41:10 GMT

Hey all,
I have been breeding blue lyre tail killifish and i added a jouvi to the breeding tank with its perents in a hope to make a trio of breeders but instead the next day i found that the jouvi can no longer float... It struggles to get off the bottom of the tank, like its swim bladder is not functioning...anyone know what going on or how to fix it?

Thanks gourami boy

Parasite?

feeds@yuku.com (Wutangxxx) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:42:13 GMT

This morning I noticed some 'parasites' looking like mosquito wrigglers but I doubt it is one because its covered with cover glass.
I saw three wriggling at the top so I just pipetted them out thus far.

I'll have to check when I return home tonight.
I couldnt see any sick fish because of the rocks, but they all seem good,

If they are parasites, what medication would be suitable for African fry (still in mouth) and bristlenoses/BN fry?

HELP- Fungus on my male gold fish

feeds@yuku.com (fringdaddy) — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:01:13 GMT

My male fan tail goldfish has white fungu on his head.

He still eats but its growing pretty quick.
He lives in a 6x2x2 with guppies, neons , clown loaches and heaps off catfish
Any ideas

Best way to sterilize tank after disease.

feeds@yuku.com (geexy1) — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:11:16 GMT

Hey all.

I lost my catfish a bit over a week ago to some sort of fungal disease, and im looking at starting that tank back up again soon.
Its been completely drained and emptied of all substrate and what not.

But before i put anything back in there, i wanna give it a good clean/sterilize.
So im just wanting to know of the best way of going about this.
Whether it be super saturated salt wash, or a diluted bleach wash.

thanks, geexy1

SICK FEMALE ANGEL

feeds@yuku.com (NAUTILUS) — Sat, 09 May 2009 09:53:16 GMT

Hiya guys my first entry.
I have a sick adult female angel.
She hasnt eaten for 5 days.tried some adult brine shrimp a day ago she mouths them and spits them out,no good with tubaflex worms either.
Her mate (black lace male) is eating fine.
They have had 4 lots of eggs...the 3rd lot on slate I took and put in a 3 foot tank and have about 200 fry 1/2...

HELP! LUMPS OF 'MOULD' GROWING ON CATFISH!!!!

feeds@yuku.com (geexy1) — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:39:00 GMT

I havn't checked on my fish for about a week, and i went out there moments ago, and my catfish had mould-like lumps growing over his body!

The majority of them out be quite small, 5mm in diameter, but theres a larger one around the size of a 10c piece!

WHAT DO I DO!!??!!?!

HELP, SICK FISH WITH ULCERS!

feeds@yuku.com (Wendy) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:46:43 GMT

hai, i have some e.yellows, they have red patches on their body like open wound, my friend he say it is fish ulcer? does anybody can help tell me how to cure,

thank you very much!

wendy
xoxoxo

New Tank New Problems

feeds@yuku.com (dsr) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:17:39 GMT

Hello, first post. My name is Darin and by way of introduction, I am an Okie attorney in Tulsa, OK. My wife and I were recently given a 30gal tank from a neighbor who had recently lost her husband (think the tank was his so too many memories). Very nice lady. The tank is 30"x12"x18" It has one of the filters that hang off the back and water goes through a bag full of filter materials (carbon mostly). When we received the tank it had to very large plecos, two tiger barbs...

Calvus keep diying

feeds@yuku.com (NWS) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:26:15 GMT

Hi there,

I recently got a group of 11 white calvus (2cm) and 8 Black Calvus (2.5cm) shiped down from a breeder in sydney. All was well until after about 2 weeks they started to die off, one per day. All are being fed NLS and brine shrimp (all are eating as well). Water Quality is good ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 20-30 ph 8.3 gh 18 kh 12. They are kept in a divided four foot tank, on the other side i have tropheus which are doing really well(No signs of any illness). Recently i have...

axolotl egg bound

feeds@yuku.com (pugmomma) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:55:36 GMT

Hi I'm trying to find someone in to help me.

Is it septicemia

feeds@yuku.com (jo o) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:09:58 GMT
I have 4 Betta male that came form the same source
all have had fin rot 2 have had there fins
turn pink with red streaks
the worst one has parts of his tail fall off
I have used over the counter and vet bought treatments
nothing work
What can I do next
I think it could be spreading to my health fish
I try to be very careful about cross contamination
it has been going on for more than 12 weeks
I am at my wits end HELP

fungus stuff i think, help!!

feeds@yuku.com (smck001) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:22:47 GMT

my bass has started to look rly bad over the last few days.

it all started about 4days ago i think when he ate a shrimp that was in the tank, i could see the feelers of the shrimp sticking our for a few days. well he looked fine at the start he has slowly gotten worse and his scales and stuff looked rly bad and lost there shine and have marks all over em and stuff, they are getting rly bd but its his tial that im worryed about the most as it now has red splotches on it and i...