Hey Jessica, thanks for your reply. Unfortunately she didn't make it. I was away last night and when I got home this morning I checked on her and she was dead. I just checked the water and everything is fine. I have not added any fish to the tank in about 2mths, so i'm a bit baffled. Her eye appeared to be cloudy not fuzzy/stringy. The eye was swollen. I checked it when I removed her and her eye was have cloudy. I was getting one of my tanks ready to house her and treat it. She was a beautiful fish, with amazing colours. Just for reference, as I know nothing about Meds, what treatments are best to have on hand??
Thanks Jessica. I wasn't aware of the strict limits, as thankfully I haven't needed any yet. I would like to have some on hand for the most common disease but I don't even know what disease's are most common. I am aware of a couple like, ich, cotton mouth, fin rot. That's about it and I don't know what meds I would use to treat any of these. If you could give me the names of a few brands I would be so grateful and I could then go from there and research and check the availability of them in Ireland... I always appreciated your help and advice... Thanks, IanI am so sorry, Ian!
Suggesting meds in your case is a bit difficult as Ireland is one of the countries with strict limits on fish meds (need a script). I know theres quite few general tonic-type meds (Interpret is one brand but theres few others). I dont know how easy it it would be for you to buy meds overseas or the legality of doing this and can not advise on this topic. A friend of mine in England regularly buys meds from the US/other countries but its quite costly and shipping takes weeks or longer. You may want to look into finding an aquatic veterinarian or a general vet that would be willing to help you in the future if you encounter issues that require immediate attention.
