I have a 10g tank with a sickness

[WILDER]

Just read this not meant to scare, just to be on the safe side with him being skinny.
http/www.4qd.org/Aqua/disease/tb.html

 

[Durbkat]

Well I just put him in a holding tank with an air pump and algae wafer so he can eat and I noticed his gills look alittle red what does that mean and what medicine should I use?

 

[WILDER]

Red gill mean poor water quality, could of been at the lfs, or parasites like gill flukes and such, any flicking and rubbing, laboured breathing, has the tetra got red inflamed gills check the other fish.

 

[Durbkat]

No its just him. Should I return him and get another one if he contiues to go on a "hunger strike"?

 

[WILDER]

He's not sounding good at all, not good when a fish stops eating, don't return him bless him, let him dye in peace, keep him in the holder don't wan't the other fish pecking at him, then freeze him when he's died to show the lfs if you wan't your money back.

 

[Durbkat]

But they only have a 2 day return policy. And I thought if they saw it was sick they would now what to treat for. I might just return him because I'm down to my last $13 and don't have enough to buy meds for one fish.

 

[WILDER]

Or bless him, there is something definately wrong with him, he shouldn't be skinny, and not eating, hard to trigger it down to the cause, could be a number of things, sorry.

 

[Durbkat]

Well now that hes in a holding tank he doesn't look to skinny but he seems to sit at the bottom near his food and kinda tilts sideways occasionaly. If he is acting this way tommorow and has not eaten his food I'll put him in a 1g with a filter I found and keep him in their until I can return the poor little guy.

 

[WILDER]

Laying over to one side is a sign of a fish dying i'm afraid, sorry.

 

[Durbkat]

well now he's swimming aroundacting like hes not even hungr. I'll let you all know how he is tommorow.

 

[Durbkat]

Just called my lps and they said I can bring him by and they will exchange him for a healthy one

 

[WILDER]

Good, bless the one that's poorly.

 

[Durbkat]

What does bless the one thats poorley mean?

 

[WILDER]

That he's not well and the stress of going back to the lfs, then being left to dye, not a go at you.

 

[Durbkat]

Well he would die at my house anyway and I don't want a dying fish that if I wait and let him die I won't be able to get a healthy one for free.