Small leichardti with hole in the head

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Jack Dempsey
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Sep 7, 2006
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I think my 4 inch leichardti might have hole in the head. The heater in its tank stopped working and the temp went down to about 62 degress before I noticed I think it might have been a few days since he was not eating as much, but still ate well. He then devoloped velvet disease and I treated that with general cure which also says it treats hole in the head. He is healthy and eating well, but now it looks like he has some hole in the head around the nostril area. I have always done a %25 WC every week as wel as vac and all the tests check out OK.

I read that it can be cased by stress, diet, and bad water. He obviously had stress and the only thing he has been eating is mysis shrimp and freeze dried shrimp so he could be lacking something in the diet. I get some aro pellets that he has no intrest in yet.

Anybody ever have any luck curing/healing this?

Thanks

CW
 
Never heard of this on aro's
 
Hope this helps

This guy hates the camera big time. I will try to get some better ones tomorrow.

You can see it around the nostrils and behind the eye.

Thanks

CW

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He has been eating mysis shrimp and freeze dried shrimp not krill, but the smaller ones. All water test are good. PH 7.0
 
How are the nitrate levels and ammonia as well? How often do you do water changes and how much? Not really sure what's the hap's though. Is he eating alright? Anyhow, hope your fish is doing alright. I also think Del might be right about the whole "jumping" possibility.
 
Man, I never heard of hexamita in aro's..but I may be wrong since ( lets forget about pix quality ) that is what it looks like in your pix. Do a decent water change, and try to have her feed food soaked in a garlic solution ( found in LFS's ).. Garlic is very good to avoid hexamita. You could also try some form of medication ( i am not sure if praziquantel is adequate, check it out, please ) "I" have not had hole in the head for years, but there was a medication called Hexa-Ex, i believe.. go find out...

good luck
 
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