Hello Everyone: I have a Large Tilapia Buttikoferi, was told when it was young that it was a Frontosa (2") now the fish is 12 " long. lives a 210 gallon Tank with 30 Gallon Wet -Dry system . Posted some pictures on a Ciclid forum and they told me the fish has Pop-Eye.. (would like to attach some pictures) any suggestions on medications for this large fish? Thanks Harley Fatboy
Tilapia Buttikoferi
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Please post your water perameters, ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, Ph, hardeness if available and water temperature. This issue with Pop-eye is two fold, first it is a symptom of an underlying infection. Two it can be either gram-positive caused by Streptococcus or gram-negative caused by Aeromonas or Pseudomonas. In most cases the first course of treatment would be to use a gram-positive antibiotic in a hospital tank as gram-positive anitbiotics will distroy your nitrifying bacteria. However there are other treatment options available if a hospital tank isn't available. Post your water perameters and we'll go from there.
A picture would be helpful but you will need 5 posts before you can post pictures.
A picture would be helpful but you will need 5 posts before you can post pictures.
This is best treated in a hospital tank, however if one is not available to you can use a cooler/rubbermaid container filled with tank water a heater and sponge filter or air stone. It is also much cheaper to treat in a smaller volum of water. Erythromycin would be the first choice it is sold as Maracyn or API Erythromycin this is a gram-positive antibiotic and as stated in my earlyer post, hard on nitrifying bacteria. If you have to treat in the main tank a test kit will be essential to monitor your peramiters for ammonia spikes. If the tank has been running for a long time the BB should bounce back after treatment, some seed filter media from another tank will help and the addition of of a suplement like Seachem Stability will also help re-establish the benificial bacteria in your tank. Do not run any carbon while treating the fish and withhold food to minimize the amount of waste produced. Follow the instructions on the package and treat as directed.
Another treatment option would be a bath treatment where the fish is placed in a higher dose of medication of a short period of time and placed back into the main tank. This might be a better option for you. Use 1/4 teaspoon of epsom salt (epsom salt releaves the fluid build up behind the eye) per gallon of water pre disolved and a double dose of Erythromycin in a sutably sized container filled with tank water (using tank water is important as to not over stress the fish). Keep the fish in this for 30 mins and then place back in the main tank. Do this every day for ten days. While the fish is in the bath refill what was removed from the tank with fresh water. If you do not see improvement or the symptoms get worse in three days let me know and we can switch meds. This should work.
Please get a test kit also so you can post main tank perameters. This is usually a water issue.
Another treatment option would be a bath treatment where the fish is placed in a higher dose of medication of a short period of time and placed back into the main tank. This might be a better option for you. Use 1/4 teaspoon of epsom salt (epsom salt releaves the fluid build up behind the eye) per gallon of water pre disolved and a double dose of Erythromycin in a sutably sized container filled with tank water (using tank water is important as to not over stress the fish). Keep the fish in this for 30 mins and then place back in the main tank. Do this every day for ten days. While the fish is in the bath refill what was removed from the tank with fresh water. If you do not see improvement or the symptoms get worse in three days let me know and we can switch meds. This should work.
Please get a test kit also so you can post main tank perameters. This is usually a water issue.