Sick Fish!

[Linkk06]

Sorry, I'm not quite sure if marine fish count as tropical (I'm new at this) but I have either an engineer blenny, convict blenny, or worm goby (does anyone know the difference???) that's 7-9". I listed the abnormalties I noticed.



-It normally hides between rocks but two days ago I noticed him out, not really swimming, but just kind of floating around vertically. I don't know if this would be considered lethargy or just illness.
-My yellow tang, coral beauty, wrasse(?), and two damsels were following him around taking turns biting out of him.
-His tail was kind of torn up, instead of the normal black it was pink and gray
-nose is torn up similarly
-fins look like they're decaying, more on top than bottom and mostly at tail
-he has a few small whitish scratches on him where is looks like there is no skin/scales at all.
-labored.... "breathing"
-using only one fin
-I don't know if this would be considered skin sloughing but the quarintine tank has clean water and somehow there is stuff on the bottom that looks kind of like dust wads. The only thin I can think of it being is skin
-After being in the quarintine tank he looks swollen in the area just below his head
-his nose is on the bottom of bottom of the tank with the rest of his body arched upward and his tail on the bottom of the tank

I put him into a quarintine tank with a filter, heater, air pump, and two small rocks on the bottom to hide (he has stayed aways from them). I'm treating him with a yellow pill called "furazone green" daily but it's been two days and he hasn't gotten much better. I also gave him a freshwater dip for 4-5 minutes. The only sign of improvement is that he's now using both fins. I've read similar cases on wetwebmedia but none have said if they're solutions actually worked. Something said that the medicine I'm using is called Tetracycline and doesn't work well, so I'm trying yo get some more input. Does anyone know what is wrong with my fish and what treatment is effective and available? He doens't seem to be getting much better and I don't know how much longer he'll live so any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[WILDER]

You have alot of bacterial infections there, and i found tetracycline is very good on internal bacteria infections, the skin does it look like it's peeling,any red streaks running through his tail.

http/www.petsforum.com/cis-fishnet/afm/G29060.htm

Furazone green 2 ppm as a 24 hour bath
10 ppm as as 24 hour bath
bacteria, antiseptic not effective against Ich
It's just an antiseptic med good for healing wounds, but you need an antibiotic like tetracycline which is a gram negatative and gram positive antibiotic.

Tetracycline
Manufacturer: Aquatronics
A broad-spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of gram-positive and some gram-negative bacterial infections. For infections of fin and tail rot, frayed fins, popeye, inflamed gills, mouth and body open sores/ulcers, livebearer disease, dropsy, Columnaris, and secondary infections such as fungal. Specific for livebearers and goldfish. Aerate the aquarium well when using. Useful for the control of some common bacterial diseases, including Aeromonias and Pseudomonas Genera and the Mysobacterial group.


Not the writer of this information below.
Swim Bladder Disorder



The Swim bladder is a gas-filled sac located inside the fish’s body cavity just above most of the other internal organs. This sac is what gives the fish buoyancy and controls equilibrium. The amount of gas in this sac changes as the fish rises and sinks in the water, enabling it to swim, hover and move in the water. Without the use of the Swim-bladder organ a fish is unable to control it's own movements.



Symptoms:

Fish with a swim bladder disorder appear to have an abnormal swimming pattern, usually with their tail end up. They also appear to have difficulty maintaining equilibrium. They may even float upside down or appear to be stuck at the surface of the water, being unable to swim down, or they may lie on the bottom, unable to rise. Fish with a swim bladder disorder will continue to try and feed, showing a normal appetite.



Cause:

The most common cause of swim bladder disorders is improper diet. An improper diet can lead to intestinal gas or intestinal blockages. Intestinal blockages can irritate the bowel, giving bacteria or other parasites an entry point where they can then cause damage to the swim bladder. Swim bladder disorders are most common in the larger, deep-bodied varieties of Goldfish. Fish also fed a lot of dried foods, especially pellets, are most susceptible. This condition is frequently observed in the later stages of Malawi Bloat, which is primarily due to an improper diet as well and intestinal irritation.



Treatment:

Because this disorder is due principally to an improper diet, a change in their feeding needs to be made. Dried foods with lots of protein should be kept to a minimum. Pellets and other dense foods should be soaked prior to feeding or completely eliminated from their diet. Foods with lots of fiber should be introduced, such as zucchini, squash, spinach, romaine lettuce, peas, and grated carrots. If you suspect that the fish is victim to a bacterial infection, treat the fish with a medicated food.





Also need to no size of tank in gallons, how many fish and which type, plus water stats in ammonia,nitrite,nitrate,and ph

 

[Linkk06]

Thanks for the help! I have a 50 gallon tank and the fish is now in a 10gal. The other fish in the 50gal are:

-Yellow Tang
-Cardinalfish
-Coral Beauty
-Humbug Damsel
-Blue Damsel w/yellow tail
-Bi-colored goby(or blenny, not sure)
-Wrasse with little horizontal stripes
-Infected fish is either a worm goby, engineer goby, or a convict blenny

Ammonia- 0.25
Nitrite- 0
Natrate- 80 or possibly a little higher (I know, I know but I change the water every two weeks...)
PH- 8.2

Swim bladder disorder sounds likely because he is swimming funny. The only thing is the description says fish have a normal appetite, but he hasn't eaten anything (I didn't put much food in so he may have not noticed it).

If the Nitrofurazone and Furazolidone medication I'm using doesn't work I will try Tetracycline. There aren't exactly red "streaks" in the tail but it was definitely pinkish and raw looking (now it looks kin of brown). I've been feeding him regular fish flakes and I don't know what medicine to use to incorporate more fiber (I don't think I can feed him carrots and spinach). Can you suggest anything? Thanks for the link, Vibriosis sounds possible, but none of my other fish are showing any similar symptoms. I've read similar symptoms with the same type of fish at:
http/www.wetwebmedia.com/pholodicfaqs.htm

The topics are "Injured Convict Blenny" and "Engineer Gobies 'Illness'"

 

[WILDER]

To be honest if he's not eating not a good sign, i would use the tetracycline as he is a very ill fish, but if he's weak and not strong the med could finish him off, so good look, also check to see if he's flicking and rubbing against objects, as i doubt the other med will do anything for him.

Also increase aeration.