Patwa
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hey,
I've got a serious situation on my hands....well first of all I figured I may have bacterial infection in my tank....all the signs point to it: fish suddenly becoming lathargic, not swimming, floating, breathing heavy, and white/grayish stuff building up around their heads...
sooo...yesterday I went to my lfs with a big list of anti-bacterial and anti-fungal medications I compiled from this board...I wanted to see what they think I should get based on the sysmptons I described above...I figured I need to act FAST to get this under control.
well the girl said all i need to do is do a 10% water change for the next 5 days and that shoudl be OK....but, if at that point the fish are still dieing then I can use the medication.....
and then today... I wake up and 3 more of my fish have the symptoms.....i'm willing to bet they will be dead really soon if i don't do something
WHAT SHOULD I DO??? continue with the water changes?? was she correct at all??
any advice will do, since I do not know much about diseases/treatments
Zach.
I've got a serious situation on my hands....well first of all I figured I may have bacterial infection in my tank....all the signs point to it: fish suddenly becoming lathargic, not swimming, floating, breathing heavy, and white/grayish stuff building up around their heads...
sooo...yesterday I went to my lfs with a big list of anti-bacterial and anti-fungal medications I compiled from this board...I wanted to see what they think I should get based on the sysmptons I described above...I figured I need to act FAST to get this under control.
well the girl said all i need to do is do a 10% water change for the next 5 days and that shoudl be OK....but, if at that point the fish are still dieing then I can use the medication.....
and then today... I wake up and 3 more of my fish have the symptoms.....i'm willing to bet they will be dead really soon if i don't do something
WHAT SHOULD I DO??? continue with the water changes?? was she correct at all??
any advice will do, since I do not know much about diseases/treatments
Zach.