Gill Deformity Or Infection

[WILDER]

I would use a gram positive and gram negative antibiotic covers more areas.

Just read this to be sure.
Not the writer of this information
Proliferative Gill Disease



Symptoms:

Proliferative Gill Disease is most common among catfish, being the fourth most commonly diagnosed disease among catfish in the southeastern United States. This disease causes catfish to suffocate because of the extensive damage it produces in the gills. Swelling and a red and white mottling of the gills gives them a raw hamburger appearance. For this reason, many refer to Proliferative Gill Disease as Hamburger Gill Disease. In advanced stages, the gill filaments do not lie flat and filaments on one gill arch are not distinct from filaments on other arches. The gills often look mashed and may bleed when touched or when the fish are simply lifted from the water.



Cause:

The myxosporean parasite Aurantiactinomyxon sp. It is believed that an oligochaete worm that grows to 1 ½ inches and lives in the mud is the host for this parasite, where it develops and releases infectious spores that can penetrate and infect the gills of channel catfish. Most of the gill damage is thought to be caused by an inflammatory response of the fish to the parasite.



Treatment:

Though no treatments or preventive methods for Proliferative Gill Disease have been scientifically validated, increasing aearation so as to increase dissolved oxygen concentrations appears to be effective.

 

[tttnjfttt]

Still not exactly what I am seeing. I am thinking I may go with tetracycline, as it is really strong and can work on both gram positive and negative (if i remember correctly).

 

[WILDER]

Yes a very good antibiotic, only use in isolation though.

Tetracycline
Manufacturer: Aquatronics
A broad-spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of gram-positive and some gram-negative bacterial infections. For infections of fin and tail rot, frayed fins, popeye, inflamed gills, mouth and body open sores/ulcers, livebearer disease, dropsy, Columnaris, and secondary infections such as fungal. Specific for livebearers and goldfish. Aerate the aquarium well when using. Useful for the control of some common bacterial diseases, including Aeromonias and Pseudomonas Genera and the Mysobacterial group.

 

[tttnjfttt]

He is isolated. Spent about 30 min last night chasing danios out of the a 40 gal. Those little buggers can swim FAST! Until I can get an air stone, i'll add a 20 gal filter (twice the turn over) and lower the water, that should help give plenty of oxygen.

 

[WILDER]

Good luck.

 

[tttnjfttt]

thanks

 

[tttnjfttt]

Ok here are pix. THe same pix, just the zoom changed.

 

[WILDER]

Bless him that bad, but can't see that well, bacterial or gill flukes.

Whats his body look like does it look patchy as the photo could be deceiving.

 

[tttnjfttt]

his behavior si pretty normal, he is active and eating. He doesn't appear to be suffering, and i haven't seen him flashing or anything like that. I will try tetracycline, but if it is an infection, for some reason i'm not very hopeful just because of how he is missing part of one of his gills.

 

[WILDER]

Bless him, never easy finding the answers sometimes, very hard it could be a number of things parasites have destroyed the gill, or bacterial gill rot, i don't think it's a birth defect as i wouldn't expect the gill to be so red and inflamed.

 

[tttnjfttt]

ok, Maybe i should do a round of clout first, as taht is faster than antibiotics, then do tetracycline?

 

[WILDER]

If he's in isolation and nothing to lose add half the med of the clout with the tetracycline.

 

[tttnjfttt]

Is that a good idea because I aleady think he is having oxygen trouble (he was darker compared to the others last night)

 

[WILDER]

No then don't mix meds, go with the clout, but he might not be strong enough so fingers crossed.