blinky000
Fish Crazy
Hi everyone. It's been a while since I've posted on here. All my boys are still doing great except for the legendary Steve. About 7 months ago, I noticed that his scales were kicking out on either side due to what I assume is a lump somewhere in the body cavity. He's gradually been going downhill since then, though it hasn't made any kind of dent on his appetite. Here he is about 6 months ago, complete with lumps:
And here he is now:
As you can see, he's looking very sorry for himself. He's been blind in one eye for about 5 months (I assume something to do with his tumours?), his fins are gradually getting thinner and finrot has started to set in. His skin is also looking a bit grey and patchy now. I just did a scraping and found a very tiny number of costia and what looked like a lot of bacteria but I can't be sure.
If his immune system is shot from the tumours, I can see the small amount of costia taking advantage and going to town on him. On the flip side, I don't want to treat him in his current state for something that he may be carrying but not being affected by. And frankly I think we'd be fighting a losing battle with him now. Where do you draw the line? He doesn't have much of a quality of life anymore but he still enjoys his food. I want him to live, not just exist
And here he is now:
As you can see, he's looking very sorry for himself. He's been blind in one eye for about 5 months (I assume something to do with his tumours?), his fins are gradually getting thinner and finrot has started to set in. His skin is also looking a bit grey and patchy now. I just did a scraping and found a very tiny number of costia and what looked like a lot of bacteria but I can't be sure.
If his immune system is shot from the tumours, I can see the small amount of costia taking advantage and going to town on him. On the flip side, I don't want to treat him in his current state for something that he may be carrying but not being affected by. And frankly I think we'd be fighting a losing battle with him now. Where do you draw the line? He doesn't have much of a quality of life anymore but he still enjoys his food. I want him to live, not just exist