Fish Eaten By Filter....

[Katch]

Came home to a bit of an emergency this morning. I have a small tank that I'm rearing 7 juvinile female celestial pearls danios in. Well; this morning when I checked the tank I was 4 short... After removing the plants and decor I realised there was only one place they could have gone...

They were skinny enough to do 'a Nemo' and end up in the filter. I quickly disconected it and could see 4 (thankfully wriggling) fish in the bottom layer. I carefully took out the media and returned the escapees to the tank. I've also put a sponge over the strainer.

They are not on deaths door but they are looking a bit beaten up; patches of damages scales, tatty fins etc. Is there anything I can do to try and get as many of them as possible to recover? My filter (although cycled) is not mature so I want to avoid strong antibacterials.

 

[KittyKat]

A half dose of eSHa 2000, just to be on the safe side..

 

[Carlovel1]

I would use Waterlife MYXAZIN. It should help Ulcers and tatty fins, both of which your fish seem to have. Hope they recover

 

[star4]

I have had frontosa get stuck inside the jewel filters twice (ripped it out after the second time) just good clean water will heal them up in no time, small daily or every other day changes for a while.

 

[Katch]

I think I'm going to loose one of them - the other 3 seem to be back to normal.

 

[WILDER]

I've had fish in the filter only to come down with columnaris a few days later.

I would add some myxazin to the tank. It will help with damaged skin aswell, as cuts and wounds.

The ill one can it maintain balance in the water?

 

[Katch]

I've had fish in the filter only to come down with columnaris a few days later.

I would add some myxazin to the tank. It will help with damaged skin aswell, as cuts and wounds.

The ill one can it maintain balance in the water?

not anymore no. It was the one that looked most injured. spent a while swimming slowly - then started hanging out near the surface.

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
is he acting normal now.
I would still add some myxazin to the tank as a precaution. Even if it's only half dose.

 

[Katch]

Ok.
is he acting normal now.
I would still add some myxazin to the tank as a precaution. Even if it's only half dose.

no the ill one is close to dead i think - small irregular gill movements - not balancing in the water

 

[WILDER]

Ok. Poor thing.
It sounds like it damaged its swim bladder.
If the fish gets any worse I would think about putting the fish out of it's misery. So sorry.

 

[Katch]

RIP,

I've added 0.5ml Myxazin for the others. They seem fine.

 

[Carlovel1]

Sorry for your loss

 

[WILDER]

Sorry for your loss.
R.I.P.

Good luck with the rest of the fish.