EBJD Dead

[Blankmanrl]

Ok I notice that one of my EBJD's had not being eating as much as usually. It was one of the more recent one's that I bought. It was maybe an inch, but anyways it died last night I think. I woke up this morning and the body was half eaten. I think once it died my pleco started eating on the body. Any Idea as to what it could have been sick from???

 

[Toby_H]

Blue Dempseys are well known to be prone to parasitic infection...

What were you doing to protect it from parasitic infection?

 

[Sarah88]

yeah most likely it was parasites, had you treated him for this when you got him? if not then you need to go ahead and re-treat your entire tank now because he more than likely passed it on to your other fish

 

[Blankmanrl]

Blue Dempseys are well known to be prone to parasitic infection...

What were you doing to protect it from parasitic infection?

I treated for ick at one point. I just did the water changes and all of that. What should I do???

 

[Toby_H]

Ick is a parasite. So most ick medicines are similarly effective on any aquatic parasite.

I personaly use UV lights to prevent parasites. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"

 

[Blankmanrl]

Ick is a parasite. So most ick medicines are similarly effective on any aquatic parasite.

I personaly use UV lights to prevent parasites. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"

Yea thats some thing that I will look in to this weekend. What kind should I get???

 

[Red Devil]

As far as i am concerned i find these guys hard keepers... your not alone.. so many are lost for some reason..sorry for your loss

 

[nifeman]

EBJD dying is not that uncommon...hard to tell what caused it.

 

[Blankmanrl]

Man this makes me almost not won't to keep them

 

[DarthMaul]

EBJD are such a rip off, They sell locally here for $25-30 each. I have had 4 of them and the biggest I ever got one was about 4 or 5''. Those things just up and die if you look at them wrong. My ph is within range and I use uv lights for parasites. I won't waste my money on another EBJD.