Weatherloach problem
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 3:54 pm
From: "michael richard Mills" <mmills.mills@gmail.com>
Sent: 27 April 2016 02:05
To: crew@wetwebmedia.com
Subject: weatherloach problem
My weatherloach has a problem. I've lost 3 and a 4th has started to develop
this on his mouth. It appears to be a flesh eating nasty starting in white
crystals then leaving a hole in the skin. It devoured the face of one. All
fish were harmlessly euthanized. The local fish stores had no idea what is
causing this. This has only happened over the last 2 weeks in a well
established tank. Do you have any idea what could cause this , have you
seen it before . Tank parameters are ok. 1000 ltr tank. Temp. 24.3C.
Thank you
<Hard to pin this down precisely, and it may well be viral in origin. It
doesn't look entirely bacterial to me, and more reminiscent of Fish Pox and
Carp Pox, for example. I'm also worried about the substrate though, which
is far too coarse for Weather Loaches, though whether it's the reason the
skin was damaged is hard to say. Water temperature is also a bit high for a
subtropical fish, but again, unlikely to be the immediate cause of the
problem, though conceivably a stress factor that made a viral problems more
likely. I wouldn't rule out heater burns, either, because these fish do
have a tendency to wrap themselves around solid objects at the bottom of
the tank. To be honest, I'd suggest visiting Loaches.com and posting the
photos on their Forum. There might be someone there who has seen this.
Cheers, Neale.>
Thanks for your response, I also have one that has the same except it has attacked the face destroying the feelers on one side and half the face.
<Glad to offer what help I can... if the folks at Loaches.com come up with
a better diagnosis, let me know! Cheers, Neale.>
http://i63.tinypic.com/dlsu9w.jpg
http://i65.tinypic.com/kagqpx.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/n39c81.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/mmtq4m.jpg
Sent: 27 April 2016 02:05
To: crew@wetwebmedia.com
Subject: weatherloach problem
My weatherloach has a problem. I've lost 3 and a 4th has started to develop
this on his mouth. It appears to be a flesh eating nasty starting in white
crystals then leaving a hole in the skin. It devoured the face of one. All
fish were harmlessly euthanized. The local fish stores had no idea what is
causing this. This has only happened over the last 2 weeks in a well
established tank. Do you have any idea what could cause this , have you
seen it before . Tank parameters are ok. 1000 ltr tank. Temp. 24.3C.
Thank you
<Hard to pin this down precisely, and it may well be viral in origin. It
doesn't look entirely bacterial to me, and more reminiscent of Fish Pox and
Carp Pox, for example. I'm also worried about the substrate though, which
is far too coarse for Weather Loaches, though whether it's the reason the
skin was damaged is hard to say. Water temperature is also a bit high for a
subtropical fish, but again, unlikely to be the immediate cause of the
problem, though conceivably a stress factor that made a viral problems more
likely. I wouldn't rule out heater burns, either, because these fish do
have a tendency to wrap themselves around solid objects at the bottom of
the tank. To be honest, I'd suggest visiting Loaches.com and posting the
photos on their Forum. There might be someone there who has seen this.
Cheers, Neale.>
Thanks for your response, I also have one that has the same except it has attacked the face destroying the feelers on one side and half the face.
<Glad to offer what help I can... if the folks at Loaches.com come up with
a better diagnosis, let me know! Cheers, Neale.>
http://i63.tinypic.com/dlsu9w.jpg
http://i65.tinypic.com/kagqpx.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/n39c81.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/mmtq4m.jpg