Help Julli Cory Sick

[Seren]

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Had to go away last night, have just got back to find a very sick Cory at the bottom of the tank, I do know that we had a 3 hr power cut last night, but did an immediate water check (API Master Test) on return and parameters are as below;

Tank size:65l
pH: 6.8
ammonia: 0
nitrite: 0
nitrate: Test went bright green which is not actually on my Color card!
kH:6
gH:8
tank temp:24/76

Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): When I first saw it, was lying at the bottom of the tank, fins clamped down, cloudy eyes, almost 'bug' eyed, also looks paler than his tank mate, no obvious lesions or other symptoms on the body, was too easy to catch although is swimming around now

Volume and Frequency of water changes: 10% weekly

Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: API Stress Coat and Stress Zyme

Tank inhabitants: 1 other Cory, currently seems fine at the moment

Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): The 2 Corys went in on Saturday

Exposure to chemicals: None

Digital photo (include if possible): Can't get one detailed enough

Have not got a hospital tank so have isolated him in a large plastic bag in the tank with stress coat-not ideal I know but the only thing I could think of immediately-with a drop of stress coat!

He is swimming about in there now, but that's probably stress-HELP PLEASE!

 

[Anna Robinson]

To be honest I'm not sure exactly what's wrong with him, but I would take him out of the bag and put him back in the tank. He's sure to die if you leave him in there, with no aeration or filtration and intense psychological stress.

As a rule, the only reason you would isolate a sick fish is if you were giving it medication that you didn't want the others to have, or if it was being harassed or bullied in any way. If a disease is infectious (like whitespot) it's already been passed on by the time you notice it, so isolation isn't usually the answer.

If the fish only went in on Saturday, then I would guess that his health problem has something to do with that - maybe the shop's water was very different to yours, and he has reacted (the cloudy eyes might suggest this). Every individual reacts in a different way, so possibly the other fish was able to stand the change better. Or perhaps he was already sick (from an unknown cause) and being sold and moved to a new tank was the final straw.

I would ask the shop for any help or advice - as you've only had the fish a few days and your water is fine, they ought to try and shed some light on what's happened. In the meantime the Stress Coat won't do any harm and it really will help with stress (follow recommended dosage rates for healing damaged skin and fins).

I'm sure you know this already, but you need to watch out for possible ammonia/nitrite readings in the coming fortnight as a result of the filter being off for 3 hours.

 

[Seren]

Anna,
have now put him back into the tank-I did think it would probably kill him to leave him in the bag! but grateful for the advice, will keep my fingers crossed for tonight, and go and see my lfs tomorrow.
Thank you for your prompt reply,
Seren

 

[WILDER]

Corys are not prone to whitespot but very prone to bacterial infections.
Are his eyes bulging out.
Cloudy eye is a symtom of a desease not a desease in its own right.

 

[Seren]

Hi Wilder,
His eyes are slightly bulged compared with his tank mate, and there is a film covering them, he is breathing rapidly now, but that could be because I stressed him out by catching him earlier, he's just sitting in the corner with his fins clamped down-there does not seem to be any other physical symptoms, apart from looking paler than his mate
Seren

 

[WILDER]

Beiing pale can be stress or desease. Clamped fins are a sign of stress and desease.
Also fish can rapid breath with a bacterial infection.
I would add anti internal bacteria med by interpet. But with his breathing being rapid it could finish him off.

http/www.flippersandfins.net/pop-eye.htm

 

[Seren]

Thanks for the advice, a very interesting article, although his eyes don't look as bulgy as they do in those pics-yet! I do not have any anti bacterial meds here, but will get some tomorrow, hopefully he will survive the night-should I remove him to dose him or leave him seeing as there are only two fish in the tank at the moment anyway?
Many thanks again
Seren

 

[WILDER]

Its usually best to isoalate sick fish but if there only one more fish in the tanks its up to you.
Good Luck.

 

[Seren]

Seren

 

[WILDER]

Thanks for the flowers that was kind.
Let us know how you get on.

 

[Seren]

Just an update on the Cory, Lucky (as he is now known) is alive, kicking and seems well on the way to recovery, many thanks Wilder and Anna!
He survived the first night, when I popped into my lfs for suitable anti bacteria treatment, the nice chap volunteered his hospital tank, after a starskey and Hutch drive with sick fish, 'Lucky' finally got some treatment!
Although I was not really hopeful about his survival, he did! He is still in the lfs, but he looks soo much better that I'm hoping to bring him home soon. Nice lfs man also gave me another Julli to boot, so I now have 3!
Many thanks again for the advice, will keep you informed of his progress
Seren x

 

[WILDER]

So the cory at the lfs and there treating him. Do you know what med they are using.

 

[Seren]

Told lfs man about your advice and he agreed with you so he's ( the Cory not the fish man) being treated with Interpet 9, anti internal bacteria, seems to be doing the trick-yes I have been visiting him, the lfs in on my way to work!

 

[WILDER]

That was good of the lfs to take him and treat him for you.
How will you know which one is yours lol. Or is he on his own.

 

[Seren]

He is the only cory in the H tank!