Hole in the head disease (HITH), Any info or links would be great. |
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 Jul 5 2005, 07:11 PM
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Newbie  Group: Member Posts: 4 Joined: 5-July 05 From: Crandall, GA USA Member No.: 14447  |
I recently purchased a mostly full grown Oscar from a pet store (pet store = I am using the term lightly). At any rate, I felt sorry for him, he was in a dark tank all alone and I was looking to buy another fish anyways. But in this limited light I could not see he had HITH and how dirty the water was. I noticed how dirty the water was when I looked into the bag he was in when I got him home, it was a nasty brownish color. So after I acclimated him to the water, I let him free into my 150 gallon tank. After I that, I took a look at him, I have good lighting in my tank. I saw a small/medium hole in his head. I knew immediately what it was by seeing pics on Oscar websites. So I need help in fighting this, guy/girls. All the sites I have looked at have different suggestions as to how to remedy it. So I am asking for help here. Thanks for your time and good luck with your own fishies!
--Carnia This post has been edited by Carnia: Jul 5 2005, 07:14 PM |
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Jul 5 2005, 07:14 PM
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 Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie.  Group: Members Posts: 5332 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
http://www.nationalfishpharm.com/articles.html
http://www.worldcichlids.com/diseases/Adamhith.html This post has been edited by Wilder: Jul 5 2005, 07:15 PM |
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Jul 5 2005, 07:19 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 2-June 05 From: A pedestrain paradise where the catwalk got it's claws. Member No.: 13788 |
Maybe if you go to the petstore and tell them and maybe show a pic they will give you the medications for free.
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Jul 5 2005, 07:26 PM
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Not Over The Hill Yet. Tweety you are just a little cutie pie. Group: Members Posts: 5332 Joined: 5-November 04 From: South Yorkshire, England. Member No.: 10177 |
Metronidazole: (FLAGYL) Treatment of hole in the head disease (
hexamita ) salt water ich or bloat. 250 ml per 20 gallons of water, and can be mixed in foods. |
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Jul 5 2005, 10:47 PM
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 Fish Addict Group: Members Posts: 796 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Minnesota Member No.: 14410 |
go to the petstore show them a pic of it maybe they will give you somthing
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Jul 6 2005, 01:27 AM
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 Gun Toting Lunatic  Group: Moderators Posts: 6734 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Chicago Member No.: 2323 |
This link is more oriented towards discus, I've used this method plenty of times for angels;
http://ukdiscus.com/spironucleus.htm Tolak |
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Jul 6 2005, 01:31 AM
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 Everything Went Black... Group: Members Posts: 2764 Joined: 28-May 05 From: St. Paul, Minnesota Member No.: 13702 |
oh, poor oscar. i wish i knew what to do.
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