gaz025;1168924; said:
Mussels carries all the sickness of the beach,but that RTCxTSN maybe tried to swallow him but regurgitated him,am not so sure just a hint...
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Mussels carries all the sickness of the beach,but that RTCxTSN maybe tried to swallow him but regurgitated him,am not so sure just a hint...
gaz025;1168949; said:
if your fishes will die of bad water parameters your bichir,rope,and plecos will be the last ones...
bichirs can tolerate a wide range of ph. ph swing could be deadly, but if thats the case, bichirs won't be the first or only one to go.
i agree with beblondie. i don't know if its the initial cause, but ultimately it seems septicemia was what did it in. it can act fast and is deadly if left untreated. ime, it won't 'spread' to other bichirs as long as the others are healthy and not under stress, with a healthy immune system.
i agree with beblondie. i don't know if its the initial cause, but ultimately it seems septicemia was what did it in. it can act fast and is deadly if left untreated. ime, it won't 'spread' to other bichirs as long as the others are healthy and not under stress, with a healthy immune system.
Generaly for septicemia to get a foothold there needs to be some kind of injury.The TSN is a likely candidate for this.What other tankmates are in the tank.-Anne
thanks everone . all your comments are very much appreciated.
the other tank mates are
rope fish . another albino polyp slightly smaller than the one in the pic . tsn in the pic . 3 x plecos small ( can just see one in the left of the pic ) . a small marble motoro f/w stingray , a rubber eel ( sorry cant remember the scientific name ) a clown loach . a small fire eel ( about 4inches ) .
several people have said tsn . but i just cant see the tsn doing it. hes the same size as the polyp and he generally just hoovers up rather than agressivly attacking but i coudl easily be wrong .
i thougth plecos but someone pointed out that the injury was minly on the fin / /spines which woudl be a strange place for the plecos to have a go .
so i dont know .
im concerned for the other one now . he/she barley moved last night .but i cant see any evidence of redness anywhere . maybe im being paranoid now .
the other tank mates are
rope fish . another albino polyp slightly smaller than the one in the pic . tsn in the pic . 3 x plecos small ( can just see one in the left of the pic ) . a small marble motoro f/w stingray , a rubber eel ( sorry cant remember the scientific name ) a clown loach . a small fire eel ( about 4inches ) .
several people have said tsn . but i just cant see the tsn doing it. hes the same size as the polyp and he generally just hoovers up rather than agressivly attacking but i coudl easily be wrong .
i thougth plecos but someone pointed out that the injury was minly on the fin / /spines which woudl be a strange place for the plecos to have a go .
so i dont know .
im concerned for the other one now . he/she barley moved last night .but i cant see any evidence of redness anywhere . maybe im being paranoid now .
ok . number two polyp is going down.
same thing is happening to my second albino poly .
he has been in solitory confinement so i know hes not been bitten eaten or sucked on by anythig else.
ive moved him to a different tank in cased its water . but all th eother fish are fine .
same thing is happening to my second albino poly .
he has been in solitory confinement so i know hes not been bitten eaten or sucked on by anythig else.
ive moved him to a different tank in cased its water . but all th eother fish are fine .
Infblue;1189959; said:
i had two of these.
the first died but this one seemed ok . i was keeping an eye on it because of the first dying .
he stopped eating became lathargic . but after a day or two he seemed to perk up and eat so i thought the trouble was over.
then the day after he was the same lathargic and not eating . becoming pale round the head and gills. thats when i put him in solitory confinement in the same tank . it was one of those mesh boxes . i thought it might help him to be nearer the surface also so i thought the box coudl be a good idea to keep an eye on him.
after a couple of days there was little improvement but did seem to have his dorsal fins / spins up more and thought this was a good sign . but yesterday i come home and notice dorsal spines still up but blood beginning to apear on them not as bad as the first but still starting . and the head / gills were pale .
no meds. all other fish happy and eating . no other fish has attacked , sucked on or bitten the polyp as he was ok when going into the solitory box.
i have since moved him into a different tank again in the mesh box to keep him closer to the surface.
i am considering treating with salt when i get home but im not confident if it will do any godd or if im just doing it to make myself feel like im doing something.
