Hypselecara Temporalis | Urgent help

[dan90]

Hey everyone,

Two days ago, when I came back from work, I saw something wrong with the temporalis' eye.
I was pretty sure its 'pop eye', maybe got bitten or something (still not sure why, tank water quality is fine, not new tank).
I used some melafix and salt immediately and tought it will gets better with time.

Today, two days after, its not getting better and I think it could be series.
I saw the white thing (NOT FUNGUS, skin) arround the eye, affraid it could be infected or even die.

Yesterday and today, the temporalis refuses to eat. he looks black and very poor.
My quarantine tank, unfortunally, is already uses atm as a fry tank.


I took some LQ pics for you guys, hope you can help me.

Thanks,
Dan

 

[hamfist]

Thats nasty. My guess is that its bacterial. It looks like an infection actually in the socket beneath the eye, rather than the eyeball itself.
As you live in the states I am sure you have all sorts of antibiotics available to you. Not sure which would be best though. If the fish is still eating, medicated food would almost certainly get the highest dose into the fish's body.

Good luck !

 

[dan90]

the temporalis refuses to eat :\

 

[Gatorxxx420]

Try Mardel Maracyn II. It's for fish that wont eat, for bacterial infections that cause popeye.

 

[dan90]

i dont think it will work, i can only order this trought amazon or ebay, bacause i can't find them here, and it can take a while.

water changes melafix and salt won't work for now?
its weekend and i cant buy any other meds from the store right now.

can you give me the active ingredient to look for other available medications in my area?

 

[gt1009]

Where in IL are you? Up in the Chicago area about every store caries maracyn 2

 

[dan90]

oh, sorry, IL means Israel

 

[dan90]

well, the temporalis just died. didn't even got the chance to look for a medication.
it was very quick, died in about 10 minutes.

i took those hq pics just when it happend, hard to look (i warned you...)
can you please tell me what is it, and the most important thing - why?

thanks,
dan

 

[hamfist]

Really sorry.

Just an overwhelming bacterial infection I expect.

As for reasons, it's difficult. Obviously check your water stats, and make sure nothing is wrong there, which might have made the fish open to infection.
Look at your feeding regime too. Are you sure that you are feeding an appropriate diet with enough green matter in it. All these things, if not right, can lower a fish's defences in the long run. Maybe the pH and hardness of your water is not quite to the choc's liking ? I successfully have a growing choc in my hard, pH7.8 water, but who knows what that water will do to the fish in the very long term. It might well be stressful for the fish at a very low level, which may have long term health implications. Difficult questions.