PLEASE HELP ME!!!
My 1year old 14inch Mbu puffer seems very sick. Recemtly one of his tankmates (a 8inch Tigrinus) died from an unknown (suspected to be hemorhagic septocemia) disease in which he turned all pinkish red, his fins became tattered and reddened, and seemed to swell up just behind the head. The reason I say hemo septocemia is that a few month back I had bought some sturgeon and one came in with a very badly swollen eye. I seperated from rest and treated for pop eye, and no success. As it became worse the fish started to get open wounds on its body, swim in circles aimlessly, and begin to turn pink, then red, then dead. My 8inch EBJD also has what seems to be a cloudy eye that is becoming more concave than convex. I treated with quickcure after seeing the eye and a few small spots on the puffers eye, and thats when the TIGrinus got bad. stopped eatting. stopped swimming, nothing, just layed there bloated looking, turning more red and gasping for air. The died this morning, and I have been doing massive water changes since begining the quick cure (which has been stopped). My puffer ate half a crayfish lastnight, and pooped it out semi whole this morning (normally he eats all the time, he hasnt eaten that ive seen in over a week atleast. Generally, he eats snails, crayfish, frozen raw market shrimp. I have pictures of the puffer and the tigrinus for anyone willing to offer some advice. I bought Kanaplex and focus both by seachem to treat with but am unsure what to do. Ive tried triple sulfa and nitrofuran but didnt see any progress, actually that is when the TIG really really went down hill. Again, any help would be GREAT. Thanks
Mike
My 1year old 14inch Mbu puffer seems very sick. Recemtly one of his tankmates (a 8inch Tigrinus) died from an unknown (suspected to be hemorhagic septocemia) disease in which he turned all pinkish red, his fins became tattered and reddened, and seemed to swell up just behind the head. The reason I say hemo septocemia is that a few month back I had bought some sturgeon and one came in with a very badly swollen eye. I seperated from rest and treated for pop eye, and no success. As it became worse the fish started to get open wounds on its body, swim in circles aimlessly, and begin to turn pink, then red, then dead. My 8inch EBJD also has what seems to be a cloudy eye that is becoming more concave than convex. I treated with quickcure after seeing the eye and a few small spots on the puffers eye, and thats when the TIGrinus got bad. stopped eatting. stopped swimming, nothing, just layed there bloated looking, turning more red and gasping for air. The died this morning, and I have been doing massive water changes since begining the quick cure (which has been stopped). My puffer ate half a crayfish lastnight, and pooped it out semi whole this morning (normally he eats all the time, he hasnt eaten that ive seen in over a week atleast. Generally, he eats snails, crayfish, frozen raw market shrimp. I have pictures of the puffer and the tigrinus for anyone willing to offer some advice. I bought Kanaplex and focus both by seachem to treat with but am unsure what to do. Ive tried triple sulfa and nitrofuran but didnt see any progress, actually that is when the TIG really really went down hill. Again, any help would be GREAT. Thanks
Mike
