15" Umbee Sick Help!

[Aquanero]

Use Metro in combination with Furan-2, you can keep the water salted with no contradiction. The temp must be brought to 75F to slow the bacteria. It may already be too late it is a quick killer. Do a very large water change before adding the meds. You can use cool water to get the temp a little lower to but don't over do it.

Kanamycin can also be used in conjuction with Furan-2/Metro if the fish doesn't respond to the initial treatment or in extreamly tough cases.

 

[BayArea_510]

it thinks to late ... the other day when i realized something wrong with the fish i boosted temps up to 77f nd added salt but after i made this thread i turned off a heater n watercxhanged but everyday i look at my umbeee it gets way worse , this morning it looked bad n i just got home from work n it gotten way worst! his lips are fully extended n i can see why its called duck lips and it appears he cant open his lips , i think its to late to save him :// damnnn this sucks i had hiom for 2 years nd he finnaly was gettin n near to full size. ;/

 

[CrazyLegz]

Keep hope alive...it might be one of those things that gets worse before it gets better...ive never had an issues with duck lips but I have had issues to where I just knew my fish wasnt going to make it and they did...good luck

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[CrazyLegz]

Does anybody know if clout will cure duck lips??? It has worked wonders with my issues with internal parasites

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[RD.]

As far as what medications work, those that have been found to be successful have already been listed.

 

[BayArea_510]

it died lastnight when i got home ,,,, the discease spread fast

 

[CrazyLegz]

Damn sorry to hear that bro...are you going to get another umbee?

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[cichliddave]

Sorry to hear that.

 

[HighBackRTG]

I had 2 Festae come down with this through stress of moving and then lip locking. I turned temperatures down to ~72 degrees F and medicated the tank with Furan 2 in combo with Metro for about a week with little result. The swelling got so bad in one of them that it looked a long balloon. In a last ditch effort, I netted them and used the sharp end of a metal pimple popper and poked a hole into the swollen mass. I squeezed out as much of the pus as I could and then applied hydrogen peroxide + A VERY SMALL amount of iodine via Q-tips. I did this everyday for about 4 more days. At this point the Festae that I thought had it better, passed away. Most of its face was discolored and look like it was being dissolved/eaten. The 2nd Festae that had it worse initially got better and eventually made it. I had pictures of the treatment logged day by day but lost them when I updated my Iphone to IOS 6.1.3, forgetting to choose the back up option. Dropping the temperature really helped drag it out but I don't know if what I did worked or if it was just a fluke.

 

[NorCaliCichlids]

So Kanamycin should work? How about Clout?