Wild C. Bleheri delivery and problems

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Drunken

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Hello all
Not kept channa in a few years, but had 5 wild bleheri`s delivered yesterday.

One got bitten during transport (I`m guessing) and this is what i looked like just after they were released into the tank.
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This moring
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Looks pretty bad imo, alltough the fish is active.
I`m dosing some esha 2000, as there`s some white fuzzy stuff all around the wound.

Since they are wild, what treatments should i use to make sure they are free af external and internal parazites ?

Will post some (better) pics of all the fish once they settle in :)

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Looks like fungus. I feel bad for the little guy. Go buy an anti-fungal medicine and treat how it says on the bottle. Do you have a quarantine tank to put him in? You may have to take the carbon out of the filters while treating him.

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what temperature was the fish being kept at?

bleheri are sub tropical and can develop BAD bacterial infections if left in tropical temperatures for too long

Ideally, try and keep the temperature at around (18-22C).

I dont know if this guy is going to make it though... it looks bad
 
Agreed looks like a bite wound hit with fungal infection.

This fungal infection is quite common in this species when first shipped, it can spread very rapidly and often results in death very quickly , especially if temperatures are warm.

It can spread to uninjured fish, in fact it likely already has, separation might help prevent this but in my experience handling a injured/sick snakehead or trying to move it into another tank just pushes them over the edge and results in death. I've had much higher success treating in tank and normally once one in the batch shows signs it's too late any way and the others will start to develop fuzzy spots within a few days.

Keep the water clean, and just a forewarning they are sensitive to most medications as well as salt.

I recommend using melafix/pimafix combination completely harmless and is effective against this sort of infection, it's also the only treatment I've tried that hasn't done more harm then good. I'd treat them all even the ones not showing signs of infection and start treatment right away, it spreads so rapidly with such a high mortality rate that it's worth the effort to treat them all.

In all honesty it's likely too late for the one who's pictured but if you act fast you can stop it from taking out the other 4.
 
Hello

I know its fungus and i'm treating it with esha 2000 wich is general anti fungus/ bacterial medecine.
The tank is currently at 23 degrees, and cant get it lower.
The bad thing about where i live is that fish medicine is banned, and can not be bought. If esha 2000 does not do the trick, i'm in bad spot.
I can import medicine legally, thats why i asked about meds wich could help clear any parasites so i can put in an order.


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Drunken said:
Hello

I know its fungus and i'm treating it with esha 2000 wich is general anti fungus/ bacterial medecine.
The tank is currently at 23 degrees, and cant get it lower.
The bad thing about where i live is that fish medicine is banned, and can not be bought. If esha 2000 does not do the trick, i'm in bad spot.
I can import medicine legally, thats why i asked about meds wich could help clear any parasites so i can put in an order.


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Hydrogen peroxide isn't fish medicine, you should be able to purchase it anywhere. Standard disinfectant for cuts.
 
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