HELP!! URGENT!! Fish Mayday!!

[Malawi Freak]

Get all of your time and moneys worth out of that macaryn.

 

[Convict2161]

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!

NOT GOOD!!! I thought I was outta the woods and the worse case yet!!! Should I go tomorrow and get more Maracyn Two? What do I do?!???!

I'm gonna lose them all aren't I?!?!

This may be it for me. An all time low has set in! My heart just sank! I was really feeling good about myself like I accomplished something! Like I did it!! Like I saved them!! NOPE!!!



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Is this columnaris? Has to be right?!? Open sores blood on the towel and in the ice. Just terrible!!!

I don't know if I can do this anymore!!! I was feeling good, getting my SW tank setup and now I don't even wanna do that!!

Do I keep treating? Or just salt now? I'm calling the company anyway to see what they say.

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hholly]

Oh, so sorry. I know you are an excellent fish keeper. You just had some crappy luck. Sometimes Nature just takes control despite our best efforts. I wish I could advise you. Wishing you well.

 

[Convict2161]

Oh, so sorry. I know you are an excellent fish keeper. You just had some crappy luck. Sometimes Nature just takes control despite our best efforts. I wish I could advise you. Wishing you well.

This is a TRUE test of my ability to be a REAL fish keeper!!! I honestly don't know

 

[Mumma.of.two]

UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!

NOT GOOD!!! I thought I was outta the woods and the worse case yet!!! Should I go tomorrow and get more Maracyn Two? What do I do?!???!

I'm gonna lose them all aren't I?!?!

This may be it for me. An all time low has set in! My heart just sank! I was really feeling good about myself like I accomplished something! Like I did it!! Like I saved them!! NOPE!!!

Is this columnaris? Has to be right?!? Open sores blood on the towel and in the ice. Just terrible!!!

I don't know if I can do this anymore!!! I was feeling good, getting my SW tank setup and now I don't even wanna do that!!

Do I keep treating? Or just salt now? I'm calling the company anyway to see what they say.

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep up what your doing. Salt, clean water and lower temps. He was probably too weak to fight it any longer. The stronger ones will make it. Don't let one death get you down. Keep up the good work and fight for the others!

 

[Convict2161]

Do I do another round of Maracyn? Or just low temp and salt?

I'll run out at first thing in the morning of I have to and get some more.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Do I do another round of Maracyn? Or just low temp and salt?

I'll run out at first thing in the morning of I have to and get some more.

I'm not 100% but I think you need to leave a few days between treatments. See how they go without it. I'd suggest a PWC every 1-2 days and salt for now. Someone else might have another suggestion.....

 

[Convict2161]

I'm not 100% but I think you need to leave a few days between treatments. See how they go without it. I'd suggest a PWC every 1-2 days and salt for now. Someone else might have another suggestion.....

Ok I'm gonna call the company anyway just to hear what they have to say since the guy was great the first time. Maybe a PWC tomorrow morning then salt?

 

[Hholly]

In my fish disease book it shows bacterial hemorrhagic septicemia, that looks similar to what yours have. It suggests antibiotic food, and adding nifurpirinol or antibiotics to the water. It says large fish can be injected with antibiotic and topical antiseptic (veterinary iodine or betadine) applied to any obvious lesions. Salt in the water is also recommended. Sounds like you could try more antibiotics.

 

[Convict2161]

In my fish disease book it shows bacterial hemorrhagic septicemia, that looks similar to what yours have. It suggests antibiotic food, and adding nifurpirinol or antibiotics to the water. It says large fish can be injected with antibiotic and topical antiseptic (veterinary iodine or betadine) applied to any obvious lesions. Salt in the water is also recommended. Sounds like you could try more antibiotics.

Maybe call a vet? I don't know of the LFS will have stuff that advanced.

 

[Hholly]

Maybe an exotic vet.

 

[Convict2161]

Maybe an exotic vet.

I'll comb the yellow pages tomorrow. I know of one in the area I use to bring my bearded dragon to.

 

[Hholly]

Fingers crossed...

 

[Convict2161]

Fingers crossed...

Thanks once again Holly!

 

[Mumma.of.two]

This is septicemia.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f17/cry-for-help-septicemia-goldfish-189343.html

 

[Convict2161]

This is septicemia.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f17/cry-for-help-septicemia-goldfish-189343.html

You think that's it?

Whatever It is I hate it!!!!

 

[Mumma.of.two]

I still think your battling columnaris. It sounds just like it IMO.

 

[Hholly]

This http://badmanstropicalfish.com/fish_palace/tropicalfish_disease_identification.html is a useful page too. Kinda scary. The hemorrhagic septicemia on this page looks different from my book. My book shows it much like the bacterial infections on this web page. Very confusing.

 

[Mumma.of.two]

As far as I know septicemia is not contagious. What you have is. The antibiotics are working, so is the salt. The rate of death has dropped so what you are doing is working no matter what caused it to begin with.

 

[Convict2161]

I say columnaris hands down. Pictures match every stage.

Says water changes. Directions on the Maracyn Two box say no wc for length of treatment. I'm confused.