Uaru Rescue mission

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These guys are doing so well I moved them. They needed a larger tank. The less domanite one (bubbles) did not eat much when in the 20gal because (Dent head) would push him out of the way so she was a shy eater.

Now in the 100 gal Bubbles eats well no problems. They are so happy and acted like they had lived in the tank for ever. They took charge. No fights just a little pushing around it only lasted 10 min no real fight. Now they get along great.

Its a Blue acara (might sell her) the true parrot and the 2 Uaru with 3 pictus cats.

Here they are. Not 100% better but looking great.

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My severums are getting along well in the 80gal with my ebjd. Still might sell my ebjd down the road we will see. I will post a photo of the Uaru when they are 100% better in a month or so.
 
Snowflake311;4207494; said:
Vita-Chem are the vitamines I got them from Big Als. I love that site.

Here this how I treated them

1. First Remove all Carbon from you filters. Don't use it unless you need to take out medications. Carbon dust can be a cause of HITH.

2. Daily 50% water changes are key. It's best to move the fish to a hospital tank so WC are easy to do and you don't want your fish to have any extra stress from tank mates.

3. Take away all stressers. Any tank mates that might be picking on the other fish need to be away. Fish heal better when not stressed. This is way a hospital tank is a must.

4.Bring the temp up to 80F or 83F that helps them heal.

5. Feed only the best food and lots of differant kinds. I feed these guys Veggie flake with Spirulina Algea ( also said to help fight infections) Then I feed Frozen blood worms too along with some krill and hikari Cichlid pellets. I feed them twice a day differant things. Lack of Vitamine is also thought to be a cause of HITH.

6. Try and get some fish Vitamines. I use Vita-Chem for freshwater. I think this has helped a lot.

I did treat with Jungle Parasite clear that has Metro in it. I only treated them with this for 24 hr then did a large water change. I don't think it helped all that much because I was not dealing with a parasite.

Clean water is going to be your Number 1 way to fight this. Along with Good food with lots of Vitamines. After about 2 week of daily water changes and good food you should see a differance in the holes. Mines still have a little ways to go but its been about 2 weeks and they look so much better. I'm going to try and get some better photo of them.
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Well you obviously did a great job, they are looking x10 times better. It is really cool you were able to get a pair to work with, so rewarding in the end. ;) I am really happy for you and hope you keep them long term.

Good info on the above as well, I have never caused or dealt with HITH before but have one fish with it BAD. My gold severum was an adoption from a good freind who took her in from a guy who had her with a jag that was beating the crap out of her and already had a BAD case of HITH. I had not put her in a QT tank to try and treat it yet. I was just giving her a good diet and keeping the water really clean via WC's but am not really happy with the results. It's gotten better but not to the point where I can't tell it's there. When I'm done with my fry tank I will move her and try the Vita-Chem. She is the only fish I have with HITH but I want to do right by her, she is a great fish...
 
JK47 it takes some time and if the holes were really bad she might never look 100%. Mine will always have some scars. Severums LOVE veggies. Are your feeding a good Veggie flake with Spirulina algea in it? That is the main food for my Uaru they also need veggies in their diet. I also feed frozen blood worms and a frozen mix of brine shrimp and beefheats and fish mix.

Try the veggie flakes. Any yes those Vitamines work well with clean water.

Thanks Knifegill. I'm proud of these guys.

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I'm going to keep them. I said I was going to just rescue them but they are my babies now. The Uaru is a fish I always wanted did some research on for a while. Yet I never thought I would have them. Then I got these guys for free had to nurse them to health but it was a good deal. I feel like it was ment to be.
 
Newer photos. They were being good tonight and showing off.

New photos of my Rescue Uaru. They took awhile to settle in to the new tank. When they start picking at the wood I know they are happy feeling good about their home. There is a little battle for king or queen of tank ( I can't sex these kinds of cichlids) .

working things out. No one gets hurt this is all that happens.
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Dent head that one hole was the deepest so it is takeing a bit longer to heal.
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On the right is Denthead. on the Left is the one that have the wide holes. You can see where the Hith was because it is darker. that one hole was deep.
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close up of denthead
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These guys are fun to photograph because they don't always make it easy.
 
Oh and this one is fun. It's of the smaller one that's not dent head I need to name her.

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Will the fins ever be the same again?
 
LOL I love the name dent head. I wish I had a dented head fish so I could name him that.

I'd add melafix for the fins, here's a DIY for it, I get tea tree oil at walmart for $8 for 2 oz, drug stores sell it too. It makes it affordable to treat a large tank. If it's fin rot you may have to medicate.

Melafix is 99% distilled water and 1 % Tea tree oil (meluca oil).

You can make your own distilled water or buy it cheaply. Tea tree oil is available online and in any health store, alternative medicine stores, walmart etc etc. You should have no problem finding it.

You then mix 1 ml oil to every 100 ml water and you get your own Melafix with the same strength as the store bought medicine (as close as makes no difference) Try to get the measurements as exact as possible but if you are a couple of ml of with the water it is no big deal. It is the oil you need to take care when you mix.

Bettafix is just a weaker solution of Melafix. Melafix I think 5x more concentrated than Bettafix. So if melafix is 1% solution, than bettafix would be a .2% solution.

To make your own Pimafix it's 1% Bay oil or Pimenta racemosa, same as concentrations as the Melafix, so 1ml in 100ml of water
 
Danger_Chicken;4240062; said:
I'd add melafix for the fins, here's a DIY for it, I get tea tree oil at walmart for $8 for 2 oz, drug stores sell it too. It makes it affordable to treat a large tank. If it's fin rot you may have to medicate.

Melafix is 99% distilled water and 1 % Tea tree oil (meluca oil).

You can make your own distilled water or buy it cheaply. Tea tree oil is available online and in any health store, alternative medicine stores, walmart etc etc. You should have no problem finding it.

You then mix 1 ml oil to every 100 ml water and you get your own Melafix with the same strength as the store bought medicine (as close as makes no difference) Try to get the measurements as exact as possible but if you are a couple of ml of with the water it is no big deal. It is the oil you need to take care when you mix.

Bettafix is just a weaker solution of Melafix. Melafix I think 5x more concentrated than Bettafix. So if melafix is 1% solution, than bettafix would be a .2% solution.

To make your own Pimafix it's 1% Bay oil or Pimenta racemosa, same as concentrations as the Melafix, so 1ml in 100ml of water
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You must not attempt to make your own Melafix. For a start, the Tea Tree oil you can buy in the shops is not the same type as is used in Melafix (it is a different species of Melaleuca, plus the strain of the species has to be correct as well for maximum benefit). Secondly, without the special emulsifier Melafix contains the oil will not mix with your tank water, but simply sit on top. Therefore it will not benefit the fish, and it could harm them by cutting off oxygen exchange at the surface. The same applies to attempting to make your own Pimafix.

Bettafix is not a weaker solution of Melafix - it is less concentrated in the bottle to make accurate dosing easier in small volumes of water. When dosed according to instructions the concentration in the fish tank water will be exactly the same.

I don't think fin rot is a problem here anyway; the fins aren't infected, they simply need to repair.
 
All better. You can barely tell they ever had hith.

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These fish are pushy punks now that rule the tank.
 
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