swimmingfins
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I posted recently about a Zebra dainio that appeared to have a whiteish/tanish spot on his side. I treated him with Jungle's All in one treatment and the discoloration went away. What was left was a huge wound. He didn't make it but a few days longer due to complications with the wound.
Fast Forward a few days. I cleaned out my medical tank (1 gallon) and was just enjoying my 5 gallon (yes I know it it a bit small) when I was Walmart looking at bits of aquarium stuff to change out what I have. I noticed a worker looking in the tanks and scooping out certian fish. To make a long story short we got to talking and I learned these fish were going to be disposed of because they were sickly. About 12 dollars and 30 minutes later, I had my medical tank out again and treated 3 female guppies and a Zebra Dainio. 5 days worth of treatment and I had the ick taken care of and they were looking much more lively. I put them all in my 5 gallon while I figured out who would adopt these guppies. Within 2 days I noticed that my new dainio was accepted by the other 2 dainios, but the guppies were being picked at unrelentlessly. For fear of them losing fins of being hurt, out came the medical tank again. I noticed on one of them a sort of wound on its back. I assumed this is from the Zebra Dainios. But its growing. No fuzz or coloration, no signs of parasites as far as I can tell but the wound IS getting bigger. And it is exposing flesh and moving deeper. Its almost like she has gangrene. But, she is the only fish I have to have this ailment. Nothing else is being bothered and chemicals are normal. I am treating the whole tank again with Jungles All in one treatment. Is this the right thing to do? should I euthanize the fish? I am sure that this wound must be painful to the fish. And it looks like she is going the way of my late Zebra Dainio. What is going on?
Fast Forward a few days. I cleaned out my medical tank (1 gallon) and was just enjoying my 5 gallon (yes I know it it a bit small) when I was Walmart looking at bits of aquarium stuff to change out what I have. I noticed a worker looking in the tanks and scooping out certian fish. To make a long story short we got to talking and I learned these fish were going to be disposed of because they were sickly. About 12 dollars and 30 minutes later, I had my medical tank out again and treated 3 female guppies and a Zebra Dainio. 5 days worth of treatment and I had the ick taken care of and they were looking much more lively. I put them all in my 5 gallon while I figured out who would adopt these guppies. Within 2 days I noticed that my new dainio was accepted by the other 2 dainios, but the guppies were being picked at unrelentlessly. For fear of them losing fins of being hurt, out came the medical tank again. I noticed on one of them a sort of wound on its back. I assumed this is from the Zebra Dainios. But its growing. No fuzz or coloration, no signs of parasites as far as I can tell but the wound IS getting bigger. And it is exposing flesh and moving deeper. Its almost like she has gangrene. But, she is the only fish I have to have this ailment. Nothing else is being bothered and chemicals are normal. I am treating the whole tank again with Jungles All in one treatment. Is this the right thing to do? should I euthanize the fish? I am sure that this wound must be painful to the fish. And it looks like she is going the way of my late Zebra Dainio. What is going on?
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