do you have any kind if filtration on this tank? 10 gal?My qt set up is taken down and disinfected after each use. When I set up again I fill it will water, water conditioner and prime. I acclimate the fish for 2 hours through a drip. Place the fish in and let them settle for a day or 2 then start with a low end dose of primafix and melafix. Or in the past I have used Paraguard but I didn't have any. I change the water every other day 50%
big problem.. You're creating the most harsh environment imaginable for a stressed fish.. Unicycled and inundated with foreign matter.. You should keep a couple extra small filters running on your displays for qt.. I keep 2 whisper 10's ($10 each) running for qt or hospital tanks.. Edit-I realize this has gone off topic but it's all pertinent,)A small filter, and I don't cycle it because I test and change the water regularly. I take it down each time for sanitary purposes.
My qt set up is taken down and disinfected after each use. When I set up again I fill it will water, water conditioner and prime. I acclimate the fish for 2 hours through a drip. Place the fish in and let them settle for a day or 2 then start with a low end dose of primafix and melafix. Or in the past I have used Paraguard but I didn't have any. I change the water every other day 50%
Ok, so all quick prescriptions aside.. Whatever exactly is the situation? Was that fish in a tank by itself? Is it a new fish?? People! We need information! There is the ultimate cache of fishy experts( I'm not I've but man do I try! I even google stuff!!) here but when in a sure situation a 4 word post will do anything but save your fish..skimmers love details!! Not the saltwater skimmers either!! People skimmers! That skim threads! To save lives!!!!!
I'm sorry he has no chance of survival
I medicate all new fish with melafix and primafix for 2 weeks
The fish had no symptoms that I could see until yesterday. I would have treated him with other meds had I seen them sooner. I use melafix and primafix to aid with the stress of transport, handling and as a preventative. I don't use it as a cure for anything.
See this is what is bothering me as a biology major.... Who something so serious could just pop up overnight...(bit saying you didn't see it!) just it has gotten my attention and now I need to know what it is.....
The fish had no symptoms that I could see until yesterday. I would have treated him with other meds had I seen them sooner. I use melafix and primafix to aid with the stress of transport, handling and as a preventative. I don't use it as a cure for anything.
It's an acute infection. Things like that pop up in a matter of hours. This really looks to be columnaris. I had a fight with it myself in the middle of last year where it came in on a betta from my room mate and infected almost every tank in the house (thankfully we managed to keep it out of the cichlid tank ) It ended up killing over 50 fish before we could get it under control. The acute form of columnaris can wipe out an entire tank in a single day if it's bad enough
Ahh, gotcha.
Rapid deterioration like that pretty much confirms a bacterial type infection. Nitrofurazone (Furan 2) eliminates the need to determine gram + or gram - forms since it treats both. Sadly, I have seen this condition too many times and wish i had seen your thread earlier. My response would have been the same but you would have had the answer sooner.
Hope it helps.