Emergency Please Help!

[James9114]

hi, i have just turned my aquarium light on to find one of my glass catfish to have a big lump/bulge on its head area under/behind its mouth, it looks like its gaspin for air and is at the top of the tank also 1 of its tenticles looks damaged please help
also has a little red mark/spot close to its tail

 

[gbailey141]

can you post your water stats?

 

[James9114]

can you post your water stats?

no nitrate kit but ammonia 0 nitrites 0 ph 7.5
no other fish with any symtoms
1 of his barbels is bent and split into 2 at the end, everything was fine last nite hes gone quite a creamy colour which im told is a sign of stress will this spread? am i best putting him out his misery?

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Give him a chance yet.

Can you get a picture of him?

 

[James9114]

Give him a chance yet.

Can you get a picture of him?

i know i dont mean to sound cruel but its better to put one out of its misery than my whole tank catch whatever its got, i carnt get a pic unfortunately but its not shoaling with the others its right at the top of the tank seems to be bloated and just robbed my mums reading glasses to get a better look and it looks like its got a red mark on it.
also when it did go over to the others 1 sort of shoved it and it did a roll and sort of sank to the bottom but its back up top now

 

[gbailey141]

Anywhere you can quarantine him?

 

[James9114]

Anywhere you can quarantine him?

no unfortunately not, any suggestions on what i can do?
he seems to have like a massive lump like bloated in his throat area
is this common with the glass cats?

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Can you not put him in a bucket or something out the way of the other fish?

 

[James9114]

Can you not put him in a bucket or something out the way of the other fish?

r.i.p fishy thanks for all your replies

 

[WILDER]

Bless Him.
R.I.P.

Water changes for a few days.
Keep an eye on your other fish.

Good luck.