wow that changed alot.... jeeze definitly looks bacterial. I heard Gulpers can be delicate so be careful.
Please Help, Does My Gulper Catfish have a bacteria/parasite on it
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Yea, I'm not going to dip him im going to treat the tank on the chance It's a bacteria in my substrate or something. I python my bottom weekly so who knows. But I think he wasn't doing fantastic to begin with; never owning a gulper before the white spot just seemed like a mark like same color as his belly. And they are so hard to come by I wanted him ha. It doesn't look your normal bacteria/fungal mark. I'm watching him like a hawk. He's been eating also. I'm doing like 4/5 dosage to be safe. Some salt 1tbs or 15g & temp @ 79. Doubled his aeration. He's swimming around like your typical gulper from every video I've seen so far.
Looks like elmers glue on him sticky substance.
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I'm going at slightly less. 4ml per 10g vs 5ml. I wanna make sure the gulper doesn't react to harshly. I have a hospital tank as well, but I figure it I was something in my tank I need to rid it and Since I did my WC saturday I dont think a simple WC will do
It looks (to me) as chemical burn. Gulpers are still scaleless catfishes. So 1/2 the dosage will be more then enough.
IMO, pimafix and melafix don't fix nothing.
I personally would do a 50% water change and just monitor the cat fish.
Or....it can be ammonia burn as well. Clean water will cure it as well.
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IMO, pimafix and melafix don't fix nothing.
I personally would do a 50% water change and just monitor the cat fish.
Or....it can be ammonia burn as well. Clean water will cure it as well.
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I've heard that from serious experts too, albeit there are some keepers that swear by them. One doesn't know who to believe until they try in such a circumstance of conflicting info. Still, I tried myself many times too and I cannot say if it did what it was supposed to do or the fishes healed on their own.
These meds are mild natural antiseptics meant for curing small superficial wounds - barbels, fins, shallow skin abrasions. Almost a prophylactic and not a serious potent antibiotic.
it inhibits bacterial growth to allow for the immune system to recover and fight the bacteria. a fish witha compromised immune system wont be helped much. like popping vit c or zinc on the onset of a cold for us. its not a shot of antibiotics. ime its very effective in initial onset infections, and very potent. you could just get straight tea tree oil but proper dosing is hard unless you know what your doing. Its not ment to " cure " but its ment to boost.
its the neosporin of the aquarium world from my experiances with it.
i havent had to use anything but these and prazi pro in the past 10 yrs.
its the neosporin of the aquarium world from my experiances with it.
i havent had to use anything but these and prazi pro in the past 10 yrs.
I'll get a picture up tonight but hes doing way better. It's almost all gone. It was more a mucous than anything. He's been eating, and putting on some size.
