weird illness and the cure.
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:44 am
I wanted to share this event and at the same time hope that some one could shed light, on this.
Last friday I left my office, all my clowns were fine and Saturday fine. Sunday 3 of the larger Clowns were hanging in mid water breathing rapidly the other fish were fine. No visible marks but very lathargic, the larger one appeared to have a cloudey eye. So I moved all 3 to my 20 gallon hospital tank
Then tried to to find the cause , I treated the tank with melafix and heavly airated the tank and brought the temp up all the fish were showing no signs of body fungus sores or ich. On tuesday I lost the bigger of the 3 fish and the other 2 were laying on their backs and breathing heavily colored out,but no visible signs of body sores or fungus. I went back to my loach book and decided to treat for ich and velvet and added coppersafe. Now as I write both fish and in full color and eating blood worm with voracious appetite.
I have studied for 3 days all my other fish in the main tank, nothing that I can see they are eating ,full color and up to their usual stuff. I dosed the main 80 gallon with melafix for 3 days and have done a 25% water change. My dilema is do I dose with coppersafe as a precaution? I have very nice Amazon Swords in the tank.
And I know Emma will ask! I tested and retested the water and dropped the water level and with the flow in the tank this has never been a problem.
What I can not work out is what the affliction is !
Last friday I left my office, all my clowns were fine and Saturday fine. Sunday 3 of the larger Clowns were hanging in mid water breathing rapidly the other fish were fine. No visible marks but very lathargic, the larger one appeared to have a cloudey eye. So I moved all 3 to my 20 gallon hospital tank
Then tried to to find the cause , I treated the tank with melafix and heavly airated the tank and brought the temp up all the fish were showing no signs of body fungus sores or ich. On tuesday I lost the bigger of the 3 fish and the other 2 were laying on their backs and breathing heavily colored out,but no visible signs of body sores or fungus. I went back to my loach book and decided to treat for ich and velvet and added coppersafe. Now as I write both fish and in full color and eating blood worm with voracious appetite.
I have studied for 3 days all my other fish in the main tank, nothing that I can see they are eating ,full color and up to their usual stuff. I dosed the main 80 gallon with melafix for 3 days and have done a 25% water change. My dilema is do I dose with coppersafe as a precaution? I have very nice Amazon Swords in the tank.
And I know Emma will ask! I tested and retested the water and dropped the water level and with the flow in the tank this has never been a problem.
What I can not work out is what the affliction is !
