HELP ~Peppermint Bristlenose ~ HELP
#1
Posted 02 April 2007 - 08:43 PM
They're all huddled in the top corner of the tank with their noses out of water.
I've got Aquarium Science Aqua Blue and Aquarium Science Fungus & Finrot Remedy.
Are either of these any good or does anyone alse have any suggestions?
Please Help ASAP as I'm very worried
#2 Guest_pleco4me_*
Posted 02 April 2007 - 08:53 PM
Ive done a bit of research for you. check out this site http://www.klsnet.co...s/fishchart.htm
I believe it could Trichodina which is a cloudy appearance on the body and should be treated with salt. Im not sure if this is it. But it could be. Try a google search and type in the symptoms of your fish.
HTH
Craig
#3
Posted 02 April 2007 - 09:35 PM
I would get some proper advice and quickly.
Not sure salt with your catties is a good idea :?
Cheers
Brett
#4
Posted 02 April 2007 - 09:43 PM
#5
Posted 03 April 2007 - 10:14 AM
I would salt at 1tbsp to 10G, increase the temp to 84, and also use some melafix. Concerned that the anal pouch might be indicative of some internal parasite at work - not sure if hexamita is something BNs can catch.
I would do as Ive said and add more air to the water. If no improvement after two days then hit it with an antibacterial. You could go (and I would) straight with the antibacterial as well as those mentioned above. If you medicate then remove any charcoal from your filter.
HTH
Pete[/b][/u]
#6
Posted 03 April 2007 - 11:24 AM
This sounds very severe and acute.
Have you made any changes to the tank? Added anything to the water? Cleaned the filer recently? Added any new fish without qurantine? etc etc
It sounds liek its some sort of water issue that is affecting the whole body at the same time. The film you see may be increased mucous production due to some sort of genralised irritation. The sticking close to the surface indicates that the water is low in O2, contains some sort of toxin or the fishes gills are becoming clogged/damaged with something so theyre struggling to extract O2 from the water.
Good luck with this one.
Mike
#7
Posted 04 April 2007 - 02:33 PM
#8
Posted 04 April 2007 - 06:47 PM
I am really sorry about your fish, but suspect it was a foregone conclusion given how quickly they became ill.
If you found my first post unhelpful, then I apologise for that. My point is that in these situations you really have hours, not days. Getting information via bulletin boards is generally too slow and unreliable.
I would be interested in knowing if you found the cause of the problem. Like Mike, I was struck by the acuteness of the sickness and was leaning more towards a toxin than an infection. It is unusual for infections to attack all fish in a group similtaneously with fatal consequences.
Brett
#9
Posted 04 April 2007 - 06:53 PM
I assumed there wasnt and isnt any way a poison could have entered the water - fly spray, etc?
#10
Posted 15 April 2007 - 08:29 PM
First off I already lost 20 of my peppermints( all of mine )! 5cm... and a colony of normal adult bristlenose, and now my baby albinos are dying!
I baught multi cure stuff and another treatment but they'r not working! I need help fast, only about 15 albinos left.
They have a clear kind of fungus on them, not whitespot though.
I found 1 pepperment dead, then I done a water change ofr 1/4 of a 2ft tank. Then added a pot. Then the next day 5 died, then the next all were gone.
Now my albinos are dying at a rapid rate!
So what should I do?
Need help fast. and if it happens again, what can I do wen i first notice it
#11
Posted 15 April 2007 - 08:34 PM
I find it hard to believe that the fish are just dieing without reason.
You said you added a pot after 1 died, now several have perished?
Did the first pepperment have the same symptoms? If no, I would remove the pot asap, and do a 50% waterchange daily and increase the air circulation in the tank. Make sure you take a water sample to your LFS for testing and get their advice tomorrow.
Regards
Daniel
#12
Posted 15 April 2007 - 08:36 PM
May be a water quality issue?
Mike
#13
Posted 15 April 2007 - 08:39 PM
should I try adding salt and a heateR? water is around 23-24 atm. A bunch of yellows in the same tank, but they'r not effected by this disease.
I cant go 2 the lfs because I dont have a car atm, so what should I do.
#14
Posted 15 April 2007 - 08:47 PM
Mike
#15
Posted 15 April 2007 - 08:50 PM
Its strange, only the bristlnose get effected. They'r in a tank with yellows but theyr fine.
Wat about salt? should I add any? Iv got the sea salt stuff
Also wen they peppermints died, they had a clear film all over their body... like a fungus thing
I done the water change 2 days ago, since then they'v been dying alot more rapidly (albinos).
#16
Posted 15 April 2007 - 08:56 PM
I would go back to first principles...ie improve water quality...do a water change, increase O2 in the water if possible. Im not sure about the effects of salt on cats, someone else here may have a better idea.
Check your water ie ammonia, ph etc...if this is out it is toxic stuff.
mike
#17
Posted 15 April 2007 - 09:25 PM
I would test your water parameters and also take fish to vet for diagnostics to see if u can get some idea what is killing your fish. Give Morley Vet a call, there's a vet interested in fish health (might do it for free). Personally I have found bn's to be sensitive to methylene blue.
Wish u and fish all the best
Cindy
#18
Posted 15 April 2007 - 09:28 PM
Mike
#19
Posted 15 April 2007 - 09:44 PM
By the morning theyll probably be dead though , so I cant take it to the vet...
Added alot more oxygen, but It might be too late, theyr still dying rapidly, only about 6 left.
When I had the peppermints, I put 3 in a bucket, added lots of oxygen, and some treatment, but that didnt help :S their heads were out of the water alot, struggling for air.
And with the tank I tried adding the green treatment stuff but that didnt help. It was the multi cure, for funguses and diseases.
Thanks all for your help, I really appriciate it
#20
Posted 15 April 2007 - 09:51 PM
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