Otto With Pop Eye And Red Around Head, how to treat |
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 Mar 4 2006, 10:26 PM
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 Leader of the Fishes  Group: Members Posts: 1503 Joined: 30-August 05 From: Hudson, Wisconsin USA Member No.: 15598  |
He is in a 20gal planted with another otto and a sparkling gourami. I've had him for a month and i'm guessing that this is a bacterial problem. Here is a picture of him
 he is also pale but he is eating  . The water stats in the tank are: ammonia-0 nirite-0 nitrate-30 ph-7.6 So what would be the best way to treat this? also would it help if i added aquarium salt because there isn't any in the tank. |
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Mar 4 2006, 10:36 PM
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 Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie. Group: Members Posts: 5216 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
Bacterial looks like it could be septicemia.
No salt tetracycline, but issolate the fish. |
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Mar 4 2006, 10:38 PM
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 I have a point, just don't ask me what it is Group: Members Posts: 2812 Joined: 21-May 05 From: my own little world, which is currently in Northern CA Member No.: 13595 |
It looks like a bacterial infection. I would treat with a broad spectrum antibioitc, as popeye can be tough to treat. Also, raising the temperature in the tank will help make the antibiotics more effective. However, rasie them no more than 2*F per day
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Mar 5 2006, 12:28 AM
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 Fishaholic  Group: Members Posts: 335 Joined: 31-January 06 From: Redding CA Member No.: 18697 |
Otos are not a vary hardy fish at all. I would pull him out to a QT tank and do as they say above. Just remember, they are not vary hardy.
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