Help with my fire eel ..!!

[ahsan64]

Hi

It's been more than a month since i bought fire eel [24 '' ] ,and till now it's not eating anything ?

But The probelm is that he scratches alot on gravel and some sort of small needle thing on his chin and back is produce .Pics are attached can anyone suggest what to do ?

He had been kept in a tank for a month whose temperature is almost 40 degree(centigrade) where he almost started to die .But now shifted to cool tank almost 28-30 degree .
Is it some kind of fungus and how to cure it ?

And sorry for my poor english ..

 

[justarn]

get rid of the coral, it is very sharp and is probably tearing his chin up... add 1 tsp per gallon of salt and drop the temp to 24, also feed bloodworm cubes if you arnt, was he feeding for you before the issue?

 

[ahsan64]

No not eating anything from the day i bought it , however i leave earthworms and floating pellets in night , so maybe he eats it but he become skinny .
Coral was added just one day ago and i will remove it .

And i always add salt every week after water change . I will try 1tbsp per gallon method and also try to drop temperature .

Thanks ..

 

[justarn]

feed bloodworm cubes they love em, also try chopped shrimp.

if you already have salt in the tank dont add 1 tsp per gallon unless you are aware of how much is already in the water, can do 1 tsp too the water you change out...

dropping the temp will slow any infection as 28 is the top of their temp range.

 

[baji]

Looks like anchor worm, Google anchor worm and compare the pics with ur fish... thats a deadly parasite killed my 4 koi...

 

[baji]

http://www.google.co.in/search?q=an...a=X&ei=DmXNU7PuDKSp7AapwICwDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ

 

[ahsan64]

maybe but i am hoping it's not anchor worm. It's time to treat tank on a regular basis ..

Also i think it's only found in koi and goldfishes only , not for eels .?

 

[ahsan64]

http://www.google.co.in/search?q=an...a=X&ei=DmXNU7PuDKSp7AapwICwDA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ

feed bloodworm cubes they love em, also try chopped shrimp.

if you already have salt in the tank dont add 1 tsp per gallon unless you are aware of how much is already in the water, can do 1 tsp too the water you change out...

dropping the temp will slow any infection as 28 is the top of their temp range.

Hi Guys

I found that those needles are actually anchor worms as baji said.

I will open a new thread but if Justarn you or Baji know how to treat it . Because worms are shifted to my jardini which means whole tank is infected ..