ACFs with "balloon leg"!! Ever heard or seen this??

[jlanders001]

I've been in the aquarium hobby for 22 years and worked inthe industry for 17 years. I have kept numerous frogs and other amphibiansin that time. Now I have 2 ACFs at amaintenance tank or mine with what I call "Balloon Leg". It looks like the outer skin on just the thighsonly has been filled with water like a half filled floppy water balloon. Very squishy. I know what you may be thinking, but there is absolutely no red patches,streaks or other redness on these frog's legs or body. I don't think its Red Leg. Cant be - no red anywhere.

Anyone heard or seen this before? Any treatment options?

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[RABENA]

looks like this

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[jlanders001]

Treated with Koi-Zyme

I had a picture of it, but now the picture will not open for unknown reasons.

Anyway, 3 out 4 of my frogs that had this condition unded up dying. The surviver has recovered pretty well. Treated with Koi-Zyme. Expensive, but it seemed to slowly do the trick.

 

[jlanders001]

 

[RABENA]

ok should i separate them

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[jlanders001]

So you are an "Aquarium Advice Freak"? Does that mean you are a freak about giving advice, or getting advice?

 

[jlanders001]

Top part of my post disappeared!


I tried to say that if only one of them has it, then yes I would move him to another smaller tank. I'm no 100% sure that Koi-Zyme was the definite cure, but its what I would treat with again. Seems to take months for it to go all the way back down.

 

[jlanders001]

A couple people sell it on ebay. VERY concentrated stuff designed for ponds.

 

[Fresh2o]

So you are an "Aquarium Advice Freak"? Does that mean you are a freak about giving advice, or getting advice?

I believe the designation (newbie, freak, addict, etc) is based on the number of posts one makes.


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[jlanders001]

Nah. Got thousands of posts on other aquarium forums. Does that make me a "Newbie" with 23 years of experience here?

 

[jlanders001]

Oh. You meant the automatic titles the site gives you. Sorry, misunderstood.

 

[RABENA]

Should I keep the 40 or so guppies in there with the frogs or should I get feeder tank
I have 30long in there I have : 4 albino Cory's
1 bristle nose an
1 Chinese algae eater
Is that to much

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[RABENA]

What's it caused by ?
I do above avg water cleaning
A little over feeding of feeder fish
Today I have 80 eggs corys

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