looking for advise on how to treat : maybe gill issue?

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batang_mcdo

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Have you tested your water?
Yes
If yes, what is your ammonia?
0
If yes, what is your nitrite?
0
If yes, what is your nitrate?
not tested
If I did not test my water...
  1. ...I recognize that I will likely be asked to do a test, and that water tests are critical for solving freshwater health problems.
Do you do water changes?
Yes
What percentage of water do you change?
31-40%
How frequently do you change your water?
Every week
If I do not change my water...
  1. ...I recognize that I will likely be recommended to do a water change, and water changes are critical for preventing future freshwater health problems.
I have a big parrot dish, he's been with me for years now, a week ago , i transferred him to my 75 gal hospital tank as he was gasping for air in my main stingray tank. I noticed his gills seem to be swollen. I've treated with peazi 2 times in my main stingray tank as i also use prazi on my rays twice a year.
Thought i'd treat as i was sudpecting this parrot to have flukes, as i've read the gills will get swollen when infested? But after 2 treatments of peazi in main tank . There seems to he o improvement.

i moved him into my 75 gallon hospital tank and have been treating him with oceanfreeyellow
Powder. Since i've read flukes might cause infection on their gills. Its my 2nd treatment if yellow powder now but not much improvement. I did notice a black marking near his mouth has disappeared but so far he is still gasping for air during day time. At night i think he goes down?

any advise? There was a mole like growth under the moth before . Not sure if it could have been sting by my ray, but damage outside does not look bad , so i think that might not be the case?


tested main tank parameters before
ammonia : 0
nitrite : 0
PH 7.5 - 8

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After the meds, do lots of water changes and add some salt to the water to help with respiration. Make sure you have plenty of aeration. You may even want to try methylene blue as that helps with nitrate or ammonia poisoning. High nitrates can affect oxygen absorption. Have you tested your water for nitrates?
 
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phreeflow said:
After the meds, do lots of water changes and add some salt to the water to help with respiration. Make sure you have plenty of aeration. You may even want to try methylene blue as that helps with nitrate or ammonia poisoning. High nitrates can affect oxygen absorption. Have you tested your water for nitrates?
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my nitrate test kit has expired, but it is possible as my rays produce a lot of waste.
but he is now in a hospital tank by himself. i have finished 3 treatment of antibiotics for him.
so far he is still gasping and has not yet eaten. he used to be feisty and would bite my hand inside the bigger community tank.
hope he is able to recover. i have been adding some salt into his tank.
 
Any chance you can get kanamycin sulfate (Seachem Kanaplex) or sulfate antibiotics? If you finished 3 rounds of antibiotics, it's time to use a different one.

Do you have an airstone in the tank?
 
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Rocksor said:
Any chance you can get kanamycin sulfate (Seachem Kanaplex) or sulfate antibiotics? If you finished 3 rounds of antibiotics, it's time to use a different one.

Do you have an airstone in the tank?
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thanks, Kanaplex is also available here. can i start treatment immediately?
how is the usage fpr kanaplex?
i have 4 airstones in the tank also a small power head at the surface of the water for bubbles.

by the way, is there a possibility of permanent gill damage? or do gill issues usually heal?
 
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