"There is a hole in my Angel", He says in a Panice

[JDogg]

this hold is on both sides of the body!

what is it and what can i do?

 

[Jchillin]

Is it a sign of a full puncture, as if something lacerated him?

 

[JDogg]

Is it a sign of a full puncture, as if something lacerated him?

no it does not look like it goes all the way through, just like an ulcer on both sides :?

 

[Jchillin]

Try here. Contains some useful info and remedies for this.

I have my fingers crossed.

 

[JDogg]

Try here. Contains some useful info and remedies for this.

I have my fingers crossed.

is Melafix safe to us with my snails and plants? i could move him to the empty 10 as a quarentine, but if it is a bacterial infection then all the fish have been exposed...

 

[Jchillin]

Though I've never had occassion to use it myself, I've seen success with others.

 

[JDogg]

Though I've never had occassion to use it myself, I've seen success with others.

so it is ok with my snails and plants?

 

[rich311k]

Melafix will not effect them

 

[JDogg]

Melafix will not effect them

ok i will try it for a few days...

 

[rich311k]

Good luck he is a pretty fish.

 

[JDogg]

Good luck he is a pretty fish.

should i also dose pimafix incase there is a fungal component?

 

[rich311k]

not a bad idea. Try to kill all stones.

 

[JDogg]

hole is still there and now he is getting fat.... :?

one of my otos is abnormaly chubby too... 8O

both fish are acting "normal" swiming about, eating....

thoughts? Dropsy? Eggs?

here are some new pics, none are great cause he would not give me a head on shot, but i think you can see the big tummy..oto is to fast to get a picture of...

 

[JDogg]

could they have internal parasites?

can frozen bloodworms cause internal parasites?

 

[rich311k]

He does look bloated. Parasite popped in to my head right away after reading your post. Especially since there is a hole and now he is bloated looking. Is he pooping?

 

[Jchillin]

can frozen bloodworms cause internal parasites?

Not that I know of but I have heard that they can cause bloating, especially in certain fish that have a complicated digestive system. How often do you feed the worms.

 

[JDogg]

He does look bloated. Parasite popped in to my head right away after reading your post. Especially since there is a hole and now he is bloated looking. Is he pooping?

i can not say that i have see him poop...:?

can frozen bloodworms cause internal parasites?

Not that I know of but I have heard that they can cause bloating, especially in certain fish that have a complicated digestive system. How often do you feed the worms.

well i feed frozen bloodworms to my DP and the extra (cause i always taw to much)go into my 75 in the hope of getting some one to breed so they get extra bloodworms or mysis flies 2-3 times per week....

but now i was told that my DP may have come with internal parasites...so i was going to pick up so meds for them....

gel tek was recommended to me, but was warned that it might kill my plants (H2O2 nightmare all over again ) so a better safer med for both the DP and Angel would be appreciated...plant safe if possilbe...

in the mean time i will stop feeding excess bloodworms to angel tank...

THANKS!

 

[JDogg]

bump

 

[joannde]

The GelTek Ultra Cure PX is the one you want for IPs
http://www.bigalsonline.com/BigAlsU...1244/cl0/aquariumproductsgeltekultracurepx4oz

I've been using it for 3 WEEKS in my DP tank (hornwort, anubias, wisteria) and it hasn't affected the plants at all. Remember that the fish have to INJEST the meds for it to work. I soak their bloodworms for 3 - 4 hours in it before feeding. You can soak any food in it, or just see if they will eat the drops directly (which in theory is what they are supposed to do - but the DPs won't do that, I can almost guarantee).

 

[joannde]

On further contemplation, I'm wondering if the use of the GelTek has any relation to the BGA I'm battling ? I'd keep an eye out just in case their is a relationship
(ps: I maintain my nitrates at 20 - 30 ppm so I know its not because NO3 has bottomed out)