Seems To Be A Problem

[nshockeyplaya]

Yea unfortunatly for us they'll probably never consider it

 

[nshockeyplaya]

Just got back from the store I bought carbon which Ill put in after the treatments. Wilder, I couldnt find Clout at Petco or Petsmart. I did buy Aquarium Pharmaceuticals General Cure Anti-parasitic fish medication. But man did it put a hole in my wallet 15 bucks, hopefully it works. Not only tht i have to get more to dose it a second time 30 bucks for 1 treament! God help me

I was wondering though is it a normal parasite symptom for the clown loach to be breathing rapidly like his gills are going a million miles an hour.

 

[WILDER]

Do the gills look inflamed,
Rapid breathing toxic water.
Bad water quality.
Parasites.
Bacterial infections.
Lack of 02 in the water.

 

[PaPeRo]

Just got back from the store I bought carbon which Ill put in after the treatments. Wilder, I couldnt find Clout at Petco or Petsmart. I did buy Aquarium Pharmaceuticals General Cure Anti-parasitic fish medication. But man did it put a hole in my wallet 15 bucks, hopefully it works. Not only tht i have to get more to dose it a second time 30 bucks for 1 treament! God help me

I was wondering though is it a normal parasite symptom for the clown loach to be breathing rapidly like his gills are going a million miles an hour.

Walmart sells Jungle labs parasite clear for around $3-$4 for 8 dissolving tablets. They work for many types of internal/external parasites. Each tablet is good for 10 gallons so you will need to buy two packs that's still a lot cheaper than the AP stuff you bought.

 

[nshockeyplaya]

Do the gills look inflamed,
Rapid breathing toxic water.
Bad water quality.
Parasites.
Bacterial infections.
Lack of 02 in the water.

Well no they dont look inflamed just like they are moving very fast. I change my water everyweek and this is a very new thing and my filtration is adequate. It must either be parasites or bacterial infections

 

[nshockeyplaya]

Wilder here is a video of my fish. I got the Oscar doing something weird with his gills he does this when hes mad for somereason. I dont know if its normal. He also starts twitching at the end. The bala seems fine. It tried to zoom in on the clown but you cant see him. Hes breathing very hard. Also I couldnt get a good pic of one but there are these little fuzz ball looking things in the tank just a few on the greavel but they are white and fuzzy with a pink middle. Have any idea?

Video: http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK7upkzmdrU

 

[PaPeRo]

Looks like something is irritating its gills. Did it do this before or after you added the medicine?

 

[WILDER]

Does he always have his mouth slightly open not familar with oscars, as it a sign of gill flukes.

 

[nshockeyplaya]

Yea I dont think anything has changed.

 

[Tolak]

Have you tried increasing or adding more dechlorinator yet?

 

[nshockeyplaya]

No, what do you mean even thjough I didnt do a water change?

 

[WILDER]

Could be the meds, just keep an eye on him.
Make sure behind the gill plate isn't red raw.

 

[Tolak]

I would suspect the water, check out this link for a club a few hours south of me; http/www.champaignfish.com/

BREAKPOINT ALERT For the Champaign - Urbana area: The American Water Co. will be performing breakpoint chlorination starting on September 26th and going through October 22nd. This means that there will be an extremely high chlorine content in the water from now until Oct 22nd and most likely even the following week. We all need to be extra careful of how we treat water and do our water changes during this time. A larger dose of dechlorinator will need to be used during this time if you do any water changes or topping off of tanks.

If they have been doing any sort of maintenance on your water system this is where I would start. While Aquasafe is an excellent product, if you aren't dosing enough for the additives present in your water supply it can affect your fish. The way your fish behaved after the 60% water change makes me strongly suspect the water.

My water supply will vary in the amount of chlorine, chloramine, & buffers that are added depending on the season and recent weather conditions. During the summer when there is fair weather I can dechlor with straight sodium thiosulfate, as long as there hasn't been a strong storm that churns up Lake Michigan. During foul weather, and for most of the winter I treat my water with Prime, often at double or more the dose. I also try to plan my water changes around the weather, though this is often impossible with fry tanks that need daily water changes.

Your water company's main concern is providing water that is safe for human consumption; they could care less about the aquarist. This is another thing that must be considered & worked around when keeping fish.