What are your quarantine methodologies?

[kno4te]

Hard to tell in the photos. Look like some scrapes.

 

[Yaponchik]

Yes. Was meaning levamisole. This is what I do for polypterus.

Thanks for this. I think I would be incorporating the same for future specimens, including the month-long quarantine times.

Im no pro at diagnosing these things so take my word with a grain of salt but i dont think that looks like fungus hopefully other chime in. If you can get a real good close up i bet that would help them tell you more

Jaws7777, it was very hard to get photos but I think these should suffice. Now the white spots are also at the tip of the anal fin, and have spread to the other side. There seems to be an open sore on top. I am treating with a mixture of pimafix and melafix (even if everyone else think that these are useless, I think so, too) - With the advise of experts I may get additional meds to treat this. I am attaching photos for everyone's reference.

 

[kno4te]

Clean water should clean it up. No need for meds. Not fungus.

 

[jaws7777]

Thanks for this. I think I would be incorporating the same for future specimens, including the month-long quarantine times.



Jaws7777, it was very hard to get photos but I think these should suffice. Now the white spots are also at the tip of the anal fin, and have spread to the other side. There seems to be an open sore on top. I am treating with a mixture of pimafix and melafix (even if everyone else think that these are useless, I think so, too) - With the advise of experts I may get additional meds to treat this. I am attaching photos for everyone's reference.

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You could always post this in the health and disease section. It sucks when somethings wrong and your not sure what it is. I would do what kno4te is suggesting keep the water real clean but for peace of mind post this question in the health section just to get more opinions

 

[Yaponchik]

That's what I'm gonna do - clear out the water. It seems that the scales are falling off and it's tail part keeps on twitching now. I have no idea Guess I'll have to watch as it eats without any issue.

Thanks guys for your answers, if in doubt, I will proceed to the health and disease section. It sucks because I was hoping to get him out of quarantine as I have a couple of Tinkisso PBL's in transit, and they land on the 4th.

 

[jaws7777]

Starting a thread is cheap lol i would still post one in that section you never know you may get some helpful info

 

[kno4te]

That's what I'm gonna do - clear out the water. It seems that the scales are falling off and it's tail part keeps on twitching now. I have no idea Guess I'll have to watch as it eats without any issue.

Thanks guys for your answers, if in doubt, I will proceed to the health and disease section. It sucks because I was hoping to get him out of quarantine as I have a couple of Tinkisso PBL's in transit, and they land on the 4th.

For polys it’ll get worse before it gets better. It should recover as it looks traumatic.

 

[Yaponchik]

After the water change, things started quickly going south. Whatever area was affected has multiplied tenfold, and is affecting half of her body. The affected half is floating in the water and the non-affected (but I assume will be affected) other half looks like it's trying to hang on to the bottom of the tank.

Given the deterioration on a span of 24 hrs, I think this is definitely something.

Water parameters are fine (this is a fully cycled 15 gal) - pre and post WC yesterday (90%, stable water), everything was good. Right now, everything is good.

It just seems to me that her body is rotting away. The rate of degeneration is unbelievably fast, it's like a plague.

12 hours ago:

(Notice the caudal fins, and the portion affected)





Now:

Notice how tattered the caudal fin is, and what looks like incontinence



How high the affected part of the body floats away from the main body





Notice that from 12 hours back, the infection on her left side (fish's perspective) was only after the 4th dorsal fin.

Right now, the infection reached the 2nd caudal fin.


Not sure if she can make it through the night. I should have followed Jaws7777's advice and posted in the disease section. Will do it now, but only as fair warning for others in case they encounter this in the future.

 

[EntoStentor]

Oh man. This really sucks.

 

[Yaponchik]

It does mate.