Haven't dealt with many cichlids but got a red atabapo that has some Hith first can this be transferred to other non cichlids. What's the best treatment. And last will it heal on its own seeing it is now in much better water quality than where it came from.
Hith
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I don't believe its transmittable, but twice weekly water changes and pristine water conditions with a better diet should help clear it up some.
Good luck
Good luck
Treat with metro. Hith can be advanced stages of hex which is transmitted through the fecal matter of the infected fish.
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Yes, I think it's quite transmittable I believe(I've read a lot on it because I dealt with hexamita for a long time until I beat the beast) but the parasite that causes this can exist in a healthy fish for life without problems and only overtake the fish at times of stress, change of tanks,water quality issues, bullying tank mates, improper feeding, other disease outbreaks, etc...some even say a carbon filter taking away minerals from the water which is another possibility.....Also, if the fish has been starved for a while which will cause irritation and the parasite can multiply faster... So they are a tons of reasons for a fish that carries the parasite, to succumb to it.
Your other fish are not in any immediate danger if they are healthy but I'd treat all. In non-cichlids and smaller fish once the fish's immune system is weakened for one or another reason, hith manifests itself in a different way, the fish can waste away, losing bulk, even though the fish eats vigorously, stringy white feces when the parasite has multiplied to enough proportions, protruding anus in some fish, hanging at the surface or actually acting completely normal...it all depends. If the parasite goes into the blood stream, the fish will die very fast without many visual signs but that's normally rare enough. At that stage it's untreatable but otherwise it's quite treatable.
It's not a cichlid specific disease although they tend to be the most vulnerable to it but almost any fish can get it. It's quite possible your other fish have it but in a healthy tank with proper environment you may never see it show it's ugly head. Mine was triggered by a failing filter and a huge ammonia spike. Two months down the line it turned into a hexamita outbreak and that's when I started losing fish, not while I dealt with ammonia. I just had hit their immune system very hard and they couldn't fight it off anymore.
Have a look at this link:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...-IN-THE-HEAD-THIAMINASE-What-you-need-to-know!!!!!!
and how to treat here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?523470-Treating-Hexamita-aka-Spironucleus
Your other fish are not in any immediate danger if they are healthy but I'd treat all. In non-cichlids and smaller fish once the fish's immune system is weakened for one or another reason, hith manifests itself in a different way, the fish can waste away, losing bulk, even though the fish eats vigorously, stringy white feces when the parasite has multiplied to enough proportions, protruding anus in some fish, hanging at the surface or actually acting completely normal...it all depends. If the parasite goes into the blood stream, the fish will die very fast without many visual signs but that's normally rare enough. At that stage it's untreatable but otherwise it's quite treatable.
It's not a cichlid specific disease although they tend to be the most vulnerable to it but almost any fish can get it. It's quite possible your other fish have it but in a healthy tank with proper environment you may never see it show it's ugly head. Mine was triggered by a failing filter and a huge ammonia spike. Two months down the line it turned into a hexamita outbreak and that's when I started losing fish, not while I dealt with ammonia. I just had hit their immune system very hard and they couldn't fight it off anymore.
Have a look at this link:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/f...-IN-THE-HEAD-THIAMINASE-What-you-need-to-know!!!!!!
and how to treat here:
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?523470-Treating-Hexamita-aka-Spironucleus