Pygmy Cory Fell Down Sink

[GuppyGoddess]

Hi everyone,

I brought home four pygmy cories yesterday and the gal put one of them in a seperate bag. My son was holding the net as I poured the water out and rather than having the pygmy flow out with the water, it became stuck to the side of the bag. I cannot remember exactly what happened, except I had the sink (the side where the garbage disposal is) blocked with one of those red solo cups. . .it was when the fish because stuck, I moved the cup to try to get the fish out. Next thing I know, the fish was going down the disposal!

Luckily we had a flashlight and I was able to scoop the 1/2" long fish out of the and put him in the cup that contained the water from his fish bag.

He is fine today and swimming and acting like the other three pygmy cories. But, it looks like there is two red lines under his skin. . .does this sound like hemoraging? I did a 20% water change to see if having fresh water will help him.

Thoughts? Do you think since he's acting fine today, that the spot will heal up?

 

[WILDER]

Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

Red streaking can be septicemia.
Bleeding beneath the skin is h septicemia.

 

[GuppyGoddess]

Thanks. After googling, sounds like that's what the fish has. Not too surprising since it fell into down the drain and I had to scoop him out! He's still swimming and eating, so we'll see what happens. (oh, and the red strips are on his body, not his fins - not sure how much that differs in diagnosing.)

I've changed part of the water today, as well, so that should help him.

 

[WILDER]

If you can issolate maracyn plus.
Good Luck.

 

[GuppyGoddess]

The fish seems to be fine today (swimming/eating)! The red looks a bit lighter and possibly he (she?) is healing. I changed out water to help with the process.

Yah!

 

[WILDER]

Ok.
Good Luck.