jasno999
Aquarium Advice FINatic
2 weeks ago my female was broodign eggs for the first time and I was very excited. Looks liek she failed to carry them thru cause it was her first time. Or maybe they were not properly fertilized by the male or something. Either way it was fun to watch.
Then last week I noticed the male had changed his location in my tank. Instead of hiding behind a log I have he was in the front corner of the tank in the ope nall the time. I thought it was strange but figured it may have something to do with mating.
I also noticed a while back he had this white spot on the mottom of his mouth/jaw. But he had it for a long time (not sure if it figures itno this)
Other than him being in a new spot nothign seem abnormal but now that I think back he did nto seem to be eatign as much.
Well I spent one night at my girlfriends place and I come home to find him swiming vertically at the top of the tank. I take a look and he has these white bloches on his body, mouth and fins. I also notice that he has it over one if his eyes and it makes his eye look all clouded up like he had a cateract.
I was not sure what it was but all I had was soem Ick cure so I added soem to the tank. Then I thought about it and came to the conclusion that it was most likley a fungus type infection. So I went to the store and purchased soem fungus medication and a tetracllicline tablet pack. I changed out 10 gallons of water on the 29gallon tank. I then treated the tank. I pulled the male out of the tank and put him in the 5 gallon bucke that I had. I dosed that tank for fungus and put some antibiotic in it. I hooked up an air stone and a heater. I wanted to let him stay in it overnight to get the medication really in his system. Plan was to move him back to the main tank in the morning. But when I went to do it this morning he was dead.
Not sure if he died from what he had, and it was inevitable. Or maybe being the bucket with too many chemicals did him in. All I knew was that he was in bad shape and I say the other fish picking at his fins in the 29gallon tank so I figured it was nto nessassaraly a good place to leave him.
It really sucks cause I have had in for a long time and he was my only male. HE was finally full grown and was mating. It jsut sucks to lose your main fish - especialyl when you really don't know why.
Then last week I noticed the male had changed his location in my tank. Instead of hiding behind a log I have he was in the front corner of the tank in the ope nall the time. I thought it was strange but figured it may have something to do with mating.
I also noticed a while back he had this white spot on the mottom of his mouth/jaw. But he had it for a long time (not sure if it figures itno this)
Other than him being in a new spot nothign seem abnormal but now that I think back he did nto seem to be eatign as much.
Well I spent one night at my girlfriends place and I come home to find him swiming vertically at the top of the tank. I take a look and he has these white bloches on his body, mouth and fins. I also notice that he has it over one if his eyes and it makes his eye look all clouded up like he had a cateract.
I was not sure what it was but all I had was soem Ick cure so I added soem to the tank. Then I thought about it and came to the conclusion that it was most likley a fungus type infection. So I went to the store and purchased soem fungus medication and a tetracllicline tablet pack. I changed out 10 gallons of water on the 29gallon tank. I then treated the tank. I pulled the male out of the tank and put him in the 5 gallon bucke that I had. I dosed that tank for fungus and put some antibiotic in it. I hooked up an air stone and a heater. I wanted to let him stay in it overnight to get the medication really in his system. Plan was to move him back to the main tank in the morning. But when I went to do it this morning he was dead.
Not sure if he died from what he had, and it was inevitable. Or maybe being the bucket with too many chemicals did him in. All I knew was that he was in bad shape and I say the other fish picking at his fins in the 29gallon tank so I figured it was nto nessassaraly a good place to leave him.
It really sucks cause I have had in for a long time and he was my only male. HE was finally full grown and was mating. It jsut sucks to lose your main fish - especialyl when you really don't know why.