Fish Is Very Ill!

[carsey]

Hi, New here.

Ive noticed my scissortail is acting very very oddly tonight. I think he could be a bit on the ill side. Last water change was saturday and all other fish are fine.

I think I can see some white around his mouth.

Please have a look at the pics to see what hes doing... This is all the time.

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http/c-carse.co.uk/blog/DSCN0791.MOV

I hope that little movie works.

Can anyone please give me some advice and hopefully save my lovely shark.

 

[WILDER]

Bleached out or fluffy patches on the mouth area is colunmaris.
You need to treat fast as if its a bad strain soon can rot the mouth away.
United states, maracyn one and two.
Uk myxazin and pimafix.
http/www.thetropicaltank.co.uk/hdcolumn.htm

 

[spuggy56]

I hope your sissortail gets well soon, by the looks of that it looks a little like white spot but im not sure.

If it is you can treat it with formula bought from most aquarium stores just lets hope it perks up eh?

Good luck

 

[WILDER]

White spots on the mouth aswell are usually columaris as you get columnaris spots which are a whitetish grey with a circling of red around the edges or a red spot in the centre, it bacterial so need bacterial meds.
Columnaris spots though take some getting rid of so good luck.
http/www.aquatic-hobbyist.com/profiles/d...columnaris.html

 

[stiffler69]

You can treat this without treatment, 25% water changes daily and add salt to your tank too salt can help fight this infection off and the clean water will help the fish fight of the infection, From what i have read this is the best treatment and works better than medication

I added a table spoon of salt per 10 litres of water to my tank as i had a guppy with the same disease i isolated the guppy what sadly passed away later. Since its a very contagious infection i took to taking the steps needed in my tank to stop any of the other fish catching this disease, i lowered the temperature and increase air flow by raising the filter to air rate the water more i now do regular cleaning with my gravel vacumme every two days and replace 25% of the water at every change, however i do not add salt during every change as eventually i want the salt to come out of the water completely i have not had any more definitive signs of this disease and all seems to going well with the tank.

 

[carsey]

Unfortunatly the fish died even with me giving him Anti Fungus and Finrot treatment to the tank.

Here are a few pics Ive taken to see if it is mouthrot.

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[luque]

sorry to hear that. the mouth does look bad on the last pic

 

[carsey]

Not really...I think that was the cause of death to be honest.

Many many thanks for the advice.