What killed them?

[IITUFFTOBEATII]

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=86131

I thought I had lost both my paroons this morning, one was still swimming when I got home from work but has now taken a turn for the worst......

I am helpless to do anything for him, I no longer think it was ich that killed them, I dont think the spots they had were parasites and none of the rest of my fish show any signs of anything wrong with them.

I desperately want to know what happened to my fish to prevent it from happening again

He will not stay upright unassisted, his slimecoat is non existent, his fins are blood streaked and he has streaks all over his body

 

[IITUFFTOBEATII]

Temp has never gone below 70, params have always been good, ammonia is far left, nitrate in the center, chlorine on the right

 

[Mystix212]

When you mentioned blood streaks, I thought lack of oxygen. When the gills dont recieve enough oxygen they have to move further to the skin to collect it better. Just a thought.

 

[guppy]

Bloody streaks, especially at the base of the fins, is most often a sign hemmoragic septicemia, a systemic bacterial disorder, for future refernce the recommended treatment is either doxycycline or oxytetracycline for at least ten days. If you necropsy the fish there is usually a foul smelling milky fluid in the tissues that is full of bacteria and many of the organs will be bloody, inflamed, or overly soft. If the tank still contains fish it is best to treat it with an oxytetracycline based med as a preventative measure.

 

[IITUFFTOBEATII]

Bloody streaks, especially at the base of the fins, is most often a sign hemmoragic septicemia, a systemic bacterial disorder, for future refernce the recommended treatment is either doxycycline or oxytetracycline for at least ten days. If you necropsy the fish there is usually a foul smelling milky fluid in the tissues that is full of bacteria and many of the organs will be bloody, inflamed, or overly soft. If the tank still contains fish it is best to treat it with an oxytetracycline based med as a preventative measure.

Thank you, I will do that