15" Umbee Sick Help!

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help plz my umbee has something weird going on his lips wut can i do to save it or heal it?!

 

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If you have some metro give it quick. You have to treat the whole tank though. Good luck.

 

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put him in a 30 or 40 breeder and treat him. looks like external parasite. Use external parasite med with good water current, Water change everyday. Should heal in a weak. That's if that was my fish.
If not that then it's fungus.

Good luck.

 

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Brother it looks to be duck lip! Google that and see. Good luck

 

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CANAMONSTER said:

Brother it looks to be duck lip! Google that and see. Good luck

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yes.
duck lips!

Clean water is a must! Watch out for puss.

Dangerous situation here. GL again

 

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I agree it looks like Flexibactor columnaris, if so turn your heaters down to below 82'F , the bacteria is most virulent 82' and above, do lots of water changes, and vacuum with a vengence.

 

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I would drop the temp to 76° range. Any medicine that contains Metronidazole is typically good, or grab Fish Mox. Remove carbon, and lots of water changes like others suggested.

 

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It most certainly does appear to be a case of flexibactor columnaris. Personally I would not treat with metro. See the articles below for more info on this disease & how best to treat it.

http://www.flippersandfins.net/flexibacter.htm

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/columnaris_disease.php


Good luck.

 

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Jun 7, 2013

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Duck lip, no bueno...

 

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This is what worked for me

Kanamycin, furan 2, and metronidazole


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