Help - Poorly Albino Barb And Gold Barb

[Gilby77]

I came home last night and carried out my daily fish census! One of my albino tiger barbs has developed a swollen lump on his bottom jaw, almost looks like he has massive lips! He is not his usual self and the swelling is very red and inflamed, although it doesn't look like it is an open wound. He is still eating. He also looks at though his spine is slightly curved, I have never noticed this before and am concerned this suggests something more serious is wrong.

One of my gold barbs has developed a red sore around his anus, it doesn't seem to bother him, he is still eating but was being picked on by another gold barb but not in a malicious way, more the other fish was just nudging him if he became quiet!

I have been fishless cycling my new tank and that has now completed so have transferred the healthy fish to the new tank and left the two poorly barbs in the old tank (15 gallons). The water stats are fine, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 10-20. Temperature is normally around 24-26 degrees.

I keep an assortment of medicines and tonics in the 'fish cupboard' but none of my fish books really describe what my fish are suffering from, the closest I can get is a bacteria infection. Consequently and perhaps in desperation I removed the carbon filter from what has now become my hospital tank and have added Interpet No 9 Anti Bacteria medicine in the hope this alleviates their symptoms.

Can anyone advise if I should be doing anything else? Am I wrong to think it is bacterial?

 

[WILDER]

Not good news i'm afraid sounds like tb with the bending of the spine and don't like the sound of the anus on the other fish is it a lump at the anus or is it just red and enlarged and inflamed.

Just want to check does the mouth look really red and sore.

http/www.4qd.org/Aqua/disease/tb.html

 

[Gilby77]

Not good news i'm afraid sounds like tb with the bending of the spine and don't like the sound of the anus on the other fish is it a lump at the anus or is it just red and enlarged and inflamed.

Just want to check does the mouth look really red and sore.

http/www.4qd.org/Aqua/disease/tb.html

Hi Wilder

Thank you for your response, well unfortunately the albino tiger barb is deteriorating. The gold barb is fully recovered, it was never a lump around his anus, just red and inflamed but this has now totally disappeared and I have now put him into my main tank (I hope this is the right thing to do!).

But, the albino barb does look very poorly, the swelling around his mouth has disappeared, just a very smally red area where the swelling once was. But he looks now as though he is developing dropsy, his eyes are protruded and he is just staying near the surface of the water near the bubbles coming from the air stone. He is now in the tank on his own and I have just added some more bacterial control medicine but I am not too optimistic this will help. Maybe I should euphanase (sp) him??

Looking at the link you kindly provided, it does sound like TB and I am now very concerned for my other fish.

Gilby

 

[WILDER]

Yes dropsy once scales stick out nothing to be done really, as organ failure, popeye is common with dropsy with the build up of fluids and i will get you a link as dropsy can cause a red inflamed bum.

Look under dropsy.
http/www.fish-disease.net/diseases.htm

Yes put him out of his misery bless him, i would wear some gloves when you put your hands in the tank if you have cuts on scratches on the hands or arms.
Only thing to do is really contact a vet there two antibiotics for fish tb tetracycline, and minocycline.