TSN not looking good please help!

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FishyBusiness

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hi everyone there is a tigershovelnose that my friend at the lfs has and it is really not looking good... it is not swimming around anymore and has this red "rash" looking thing on the under side of its head and a little down its body.. really worried about it.. can anyone shed any light on this problem?
i'll get some pics up asap
 
this is the underside of his head...
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OMG that poor thing. Knda looks like hemmorraging...maybe was attacked by another fish??
 
basslover34;3006501; said:
Sure does look like Ammonia burn to me... any more pics? lots of water changes...
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This.

Just looks like its not being looked after, either neglect or way to small a tank.
 
Yikes! That's either ammonia burn or hemorrhagic septicimia. That fish needs a new home fast!!! Has anyone looked at the water parameters? Also, if its hemorrhagic septicimia, you'll need a good gram negative antibiotic fast. Gentamycin is absorbed through the gills and very affective if caught early enough. Heads up though. There will be no biofiltration left if you use it. Either way, this fish needs some serious TLC.
 
well unfortunately he passed away today :(
we were doing 80% water changes every couple hours but he was too far gone...
we kinda thought bacterial infection so gave him a salt bath, which im sure now didn't do any good at all... his tank was a bit small for him but he was going to be moving into a pool within the next month which makes it even more sad... i would just like to know though why he was affected so badly while the other fish in with him, 2x clown knife 4x plecs and 1x ID shark, were not showing any signs of anything wrong what so ever... thats what made us think bacterial or parasitic rather than something that was wrong with the water... its a pretty depressing job having a fish store.. people bringing in things that they dont want anymore cause they're too big or they ate their other fish... we cant turn the fish away :(

anyway if anyone can give a little knowlage on why only the TSN showed these extreme symptoms and everything else was ok...
thanks a lot everyone..
 
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