Sick Geophagus Brasilensis

[Jgro1413]

Have you tested your water?

Yes

If yes, what is your ammonia?

0

If yes, what is your nitrite?

0

If yes, what is your nitrate?

10

If I did not test my water...

1. ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.

Do you do water changes?

Yes

What percentage of water do you change?

41-50%

How frequently do you change your water?

Every week

If I do not change my water...

1. ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.

Hi all, So I've had this fish for a few years now and out of no where it looked like he had a swim bladder issue and then recovered when I moved him to a hospital tank with salt. I thought it was swim bladder because fluid was building up in his chest and he struggled to keep his balance. So he got better from that and now its even worse, he can't upright himself and he has cloudy / mususy / milky eyes. I'm going to attach some videos / photos. If anyone has any ideas or can help please let me know, I really dont want to euthanize this guy but I will if I can't help him get better. Thanks all!

I've tried melafix, I've tried furan2

Hes still eating though which I'm not sure if that can be taken as a good sign or not? Water parameters are good too, I do a water change every day on his 40 breeder qt

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[kno4te]

What’s ur ph? Doesn’t look like swim bladder. Looks like an older fish maybe toward the end of its life. Not much to be done at this point. I’d suggest euthanizing the fish.

 

[Jgro1413]

What’s ur ph? Doesn’t look like swim bladder. Looks like an older fish maybe toward the end of its life. Not much to be done at this point. I’d suggest euthanizing the fish.

ph is around a 7 and hes not that old though, only about 2 years old and from what I understand they can live for a lot longer than that

 

[duanes]

What temp are you keeping it at? Is it constant?
The brazilensus clade is from southern Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay.
These are not strictly tropical, but sub-tropical areas that are a bit cooler, and change seasonally.
I have found keeping these type at room temp (low 70sF and high 60sF) works better for their general health than constant temps in the mid 70sF and up.
I also allowed temps to fluctuate with th room from high 70sF in summer, to low 60s in winter when I lived in the US north
My braziliensus, iporaguensus, and especially Gymnogeophagines spawned in temps in the 60s, and once I realized the lower seasonal temps in that geographical area of South America, and applied it to the tanks holding them, their general health improved for me.

 

[EntoStentor]

Hi all, So I've had this fish for a few years now and out of no where it looked like he had a swim bladder issue and then recovered when I moved him to a hospital tank with salt. I thought it was swim bladder because fluid was building up in his chest and he struggled to keep his balance. So he got better from that and now its even worse, he can't upright himself and he has cloudy / mususy / milky eyes. I'm going to attach some videos / photos. If anyone has any ideas or can help please let me know, I really dont want to euthanize this guy but I will if I can't help him get better. Thanks all!

I've tried melafix, I've tried furan2

Hes still eating though which I'm not sure if that can be taken as a good sign or not? Water parameters are good too, I do a water change every day on his 40 breeder qt

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The fish looks awful, I doubt anything can be done at this point. Doesn't look like swim bladder disease to me, I think it's just dying.