UPDATE on my Pike's condition. .. Manchada Pike?

[Ang]

Photo on 8/13/2011:


Today (4/29/2012):




PeanutPower said probably a Manchada Pike? That was back in August.

He still eats, swims, acts normal. EXCEPT.... he seems to have a problem with controling his bouyancy. He sinks. He never floats, just sinks. Seems that he cant really ascend by swim bladder, but needing to actually use fin power. Not sure if this is due to his condition or if its separate from that.

His spots have spread. That's obviouse from the before and after pictures. So i try to make his life comfortable since I dont know what else to do for him.

 

[golcondorus]

i had a sveni, and currently have a belly crawler with that condition, whatever it is. ive searched all over the place for what it could be but no one seems to know, as im sure you are aware. I dont know if it is contagious or not, as it was about a month after i sold the sveni that my belly crawler started getting those spots. i decided to just keep the belly crawler. mine doesnt have the swim bladder problem, just those spots, acts and eats fine. your actually the first person ive seen that has the same problem, it really sucks, as you know

 

[Ang]

yeah. i love him so much. He's big, he's beautiful, i feel bad that he sinks to the bottom. But he still eats and doesnt have any other problems.
You are the only other one so far that I have heard having the same problem.

It does suck. But I'll keep him as long as he wants to keep going.