Please help my Jardini arowana, white growths on it's body

[jmw590]

Hi,

My parents have been taking care of my jardini since I've left for college, but coming back for thanksgiving, I discover that my jardini is sick. Checking the water parameters, I soon learn that the nitrites, and ammonia levels are dangerously high, so I immediately do a water change and use those ammonia/nitrite neutralizing tablets. Anyways, here is a list of what is going on, please help.

Fish:
15.5 inch Jardini Arowana

Tank Parameters:
-7.0 pH
-High Nitrites/Ammonia (but water changes have been done...though any other tips on how to lower it will be appreciated)

Symptoms:
-Hasn't eaten since 11/14/10
-developed White growths on it

What has been done:
-multiple water changes
-Changing all the filter stuff (washed the entire system)
-ammonia/nitrite neutralizing tablets
-formalin/malachite green

I know its a small tank for such a large arowana, and I've been working on convincing my parents to get a larger tank.

Thanks,
Josh

 

[repella42]

I would kill my parents and feed them to my dieing Arrow.
Looks like super bad ich. Sounds like you are taking the right steps. GL

 

[jmw590]

I don't know how to edit, but the mouth also has sores, and there is a hole on the left gill cover which you can see in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-UuMfuWudc


I'm starting to suspect that this is Costia, but I'm not sure. Also, how do you help the arowana's mouth heal?

Josh

 

[jmw590]

I would kill my parents and feed them to my dieing Arrow.
Looks like super bad ich. Sounds like you are taking the right steps. GL

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Thanks for the help. Take a look at the video I just posted, you might get a better idea of what it is.

Josh

 

[repella42]

Hopefully you didn't kill all the bio-load with all the water and filter cleaning.

 

[Rayshot1]

ok so im going to post a pic of this medicine i bought online last year when i had wild convicts and they all developed the worst ick i've ever seen..they werre completely covered in white and 3 out of the 4 made it with this medicine..

 

[jmw590]

Hopefully you didn't kill all the bio-load with all the water and filter cleaning.

oh crap...I hope not...

ok so im going to post a pic of this medicine i bought online last year when i had wild convicts and they all developed the worst ick i've ever seen..they werre completely covered in white and 3 out of the 4 made it with this medicine..

Did the ick look similar to what my arowana has?

Btw, happy thanksgiving guys

 

[Rayshot1]

I truly feel this will help ur beutiful Jardini as i had one b4..but alot smaller!also i am in no way trying to help the company or whatever just trying to help u use what worked for me...and what i consider a miracle medicine!!Let me know if it helps if u do get it..

 

[jmw590]

I truly feel this will help ur beutiful Jardini as i had one b4..but alot smaller!also i am in no way trying to help the company or whatever just trying to help u use what worked for me...and what i consider a miracle medicine!!Let me know if it helps if u do get it..

Thanks Ray! I'll give it a shot tomorrow, when my friend's shop is open.

I'm attached to my aro. I've had it for 3 years, since it was 6 inches

 

[Rayshot1]

yeah i just found a website on the back of the bottle also ..so if u cant find it ill post another pic of the back..