Help!, I Think My Zebra Danios Are Diseased.

[aly_starh]

Tank size: 65L
pH: /
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: /
kH: /
gH: /
tank temp: Community Tank- 26(C)-----Isolation- Room Temp

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): 3 Zebra Danios flicking, 2 of which's stomachs have gone purple. They are badly itching against plants and sand. Now in bare Isolation tank with just a filter.

Fish 1.) Purple Stomach, whitish spot on head
Fish 2.) Bent Spine
Fish 3.) Pale 'sore' looking scales

Volume and Frequency of water changes: Tank is fully cycled, only 10% Water Change a week

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: /

Tank inhabitants: 1 Dwarf Gourami, 7 Cardinal Tetras, 3 Julli Cories (they seem fine)

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): /

Exposure to chemicals: None

Digital photo (include if possible): They swim too fast for a piccie

The 3 first inhabitants of me buyin Tropical fish. They were brought about 5 months ago, they have been used to cycle my community tank and my betta tank. They are flicking alot.

 

[aly_starh]

They are now gasping fo air at the surface of the water.

 

[WILDER]

What test kit are you using.

Any excess mucas on the fish gills or body.
The purple stomach does it look like bruising.
The white spot on the head how big is it any redness to the spot.
Any tiny white spots on the body or fins.
Any signs of darting or trying to jump out of tank.
Any red pin prick marks on the fish.
Do the fish swim in an odd manor like a jerky movement.
What does it look like when your fish go to the toilet.
Is the anus enlarged or red and inflamed.

Bent spine can be injury, old age, internal parasites, fish tb, vitamin deficiency.

Sounds like a parasite with bacterial infection.
The bent spine throwing me abit.

 

[aly_starh]

What test kit are you using. (tetra Pond/ Liquid)

Any excess mucas on the fish gills or body. Nope
The purple stomach does it look like bruising. Not sure It looks like the scales are sore
The white spot on the head how big is it any redness to the spot. Just rechecked- its on the fin, no redness
Any tiny white spots on the body or fins. Above, only 1 fish has a white spot, the others are bent spine and purple body.
Any signs of darting or trying to jump out of tank. Darting, Swimming at the top
Any red pin prick marks on the fish. Nope
Do the fish swim in an odd manor like a jerky movement. When they were in the community tank they were flicking alot, in the sand and plants
What does it look like when your fish go to the toilet. Dont know
Is the anus enlarged or red and inflamed. One of theres is, very red and swollon

Bent spine can be injury, old age, internal parasites, fish tb, vitamin deficiency.

Sounds like a parasite with bacterial infection.
The bent spine throwing me abit.

They are in a 20l Isolation storage box atm

 

[WILDER]

If the spot on the fin is the size of a grain of salt it sounds like whitespot.

Need to keep a look out for when the fish goes to the toilet.
Any worms prutruding from the anus.

 

[aly_starh]

ok, thanks. What do i treat it with, i have noe meds only the salt for aquariums.

 

[WILDER]

Is the spot the size of a grain of salt.
Do any fish look skinny with the bent spine.

What's your location.

 

[aly_starh]

Yep, it looks like a grain of salt. The fish with the 'bent spine' looks like they have eaten something BIG and its stuck in its body.

Scotland

 

[WILDER]

Ok.

For now I would treat the fish for whitespot. Anti whitespot med by interpet.

Might be best to end the misery of the fish with the bent spines.

You will need to worm your tank with an internal wormer as it sounds like it could be internal parasites as there showing some signs.

Bent spine, being bloated, red inflamed anus.

 

[aly_starh]

Thanks Wilder for the help, Will get onto buying the meds tommorrow. How do i *kill* the fish, i dont really want to but it looks sad.

The one with the bent spine is now wobbeling when its swimming, it can keep its balance, is he dying?

 

[aly_starh]

Any red pin prick marks on the fish, Just noticed, the one with the bent spine and inflammed anus has a few red thread like lines just above its anus.

 

[WILDER]

The fish will the bent spince how old is it.
Danio spines can bend with old age.

The symtoms are pointing towards a number of things. Internal parasites, fish tb.Need to rule out the bent spine is not caused by old age.

Red pin prick marks can be parasites, septiceimia.

 

[aly_starh]

I brought them about 5-6 months ago from the LFS, they may be older as there was lots of Danios in the tank.

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
There a number of problems.

I would forget the anti whitespot med and instead get esha exit and esha 2000 med. You can mix the esha meds.

Keep a look out for when your fish go to the toilet.

 

[aly_starh]

They all died, Checked on them in the morning before ui could go out to buy the meds. But underneath the 3 of them there was something yellow.