Help my Keyholes!!!

[zooking12]

My 55 gallon tank is in turmoil. Well, not really, but at the same time, really. The facts: over the past three days, I've lost a female gbr and a female swordtail. The male gbr is showing the same symptoms as the female did, and if predict his death. Things to note: a male kribensis cichlid in the tank has been sick for a long time, but has not died (lack of appetite, and incredibly skinny, I've had him for several months, and he's always been slim, but dominant, until gradually he withered). I ordered him 3 krib friends online, all of whom died, probably from insufficient acclimation relative to travel stress. When it was common fish, I minded, but not extensively. However, now my female keyhole of a pair who was preparing to spawn for the first time is breathing heavily and resting on her cleaned site. I also added a female convict from my other tank to the 55 briefly (a few hours) so she could feed (she's a dither fish for my widowed salvini mom and fry in my 40). I think she has something to do with the rams because they both showed the same small cotton like growths by their mouths. Anyway, I did a water change a few days ago and the temp's 82 F. Please help, because my keyhole's mean a lot to me

Thank you


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[icydeath]

The Kribensis sounds like he has parasites. I would put him in the QT and dose with PimaFix.

The Keyholes and GBR's have mouth fungus / cotton mouth so you want to dose Myxazin.

You might just want to run both medications in the tank to cross check.

I understand what you are going through... It's hard to be attached to a sick fish. It's like a relative but atleast the relative can take care of themselves most of the time.

Good luck and best wishes for your fish, - Raymond

 

[zooking12]

Pimafix, will do. Do you know if it is plant and invertebrate safe? I also have some young redbreast acaras in there and I want to be safe and treat the tank like you said. Perhaps this means it isn't too late for the male gbr, after all?


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[icydeath]

He should be saveable. Don't forget the Myxazin! That will help the others.

PimaFix is safe for inverts and plants. I know form experience.

I only used Myxazin in fish only tanks. But I did a little searching and I also remember my uncle using Myxazin on tanks with plants and inverts.

Both are safe.

Good luck my friend. - Raymond

 

[zooking12]

Thanks a ton


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[icydeath]

Any time!

 

[zooking12]

I used the Pimafix starting on Sunday, but unfortunately I still lost the keyhole... Guess it was just her time. The male gbr is still alive, however, so I'll continue with the treatment, jic


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[icydeath]

I'm really sorry I couldn't help save her.

 

[zooking12]

It's fine, life goes on. Thanks for what you DID do, which probably includes saving my gbr and my krib


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[icydeath]

No problem. I'm glad I could help.

Best of luck curing them, - Raymond