To Live Or, Not To Live

[scoliofish]

ok
my femail dwarf gorami hasdeveloped alumpon her head is it a desease? If so what must i do?
is it contageos? can it be cured, how?

Please,Please,Please,Please,help me andmy beautyfull fish

Kirsten

 

[WILDER]

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

The lump on the head is it hard looking or soft like filled with fluid.
Any redness to the lump.
Has the lump just suddenly appeared.

 

[scoliofish]

Size of tank in gallons or litres. 184L
How many fish and which type. 9 juvi guppies 1kuli 2 small plecos(1 albeno 1 common) 1 cory n i had 2 other dwarf goramies but i took them out because the mail made a bubble nest so i put themin the breeding tank this morninWater stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph. ph nutral dnt have other tests never needed them The lump on the head is it hard looking or soft like filled with fluid.looks hard comin from under the skin
Any redness to the lump.no
Has the lump just suddenly appeared. no it is sort of forming

i am trying to geta pic bt she is scared of the camera

 

[WILDER]

All you can do is try a bacterial med in issolation. Not melafix and internal bacteria med.

Does the lump look like a cauliflower.

 

[three-fingers]

When treatment fails, I wouldn't bother getting any more dwarf gouramis.

Never had any success with them myself either, and I've pretty much given up trying to treat them at the LFS...tried Interpret internal bacteria (#9) and Waterlifes Myxazin.

http/www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/...g.php?blogid=66

 

[scoliofish]

All you can do is try a bacterial med in issolation. Not melafix and internal bacteria med.

Does the lump look like a cauliflower.

is ich or antifungus med ok?
here is the best pic i could get, it is not that pink the pic is just bad...

can u tell now?

 

[three-fingers]

is ich or antifungus med ok?

Nope, they wont help.

This is either internal bacteria (what it looks like) or maybe the virus.

Sorry to say, but given my experiences with dwarf gouramis in the past - if I was in your position with one of my fish, I would euthanise the poor thing now rather than let it go on even longer like this - I've never even heard of anyone successfully treating a dwarf gourami that's gone like this.

And don't buy any more dwarf gouramis.

 

[scoliofish]

is ich or antifungus med ok?

Nope, they wont help.

This is either internal bacteria (what it looks like) or maybe the virus.

Sorry to say, but given my experiences with dwarf gouramis in the past - if I was in your position with one of my fish, I would euthanise the poor thing now rather than let it go on even longer like this - I've never even heard of anyone successfully treating a dwarf gourami that's gone like this.

And don't buy any more dwarf gouramis.

realy that is so sad!!!!!

how should i euthanise it, is it contageos?

 

[three-fingers]

Depends what it actually is to weather or not it's contagious, but it sometimes can be from what I've been. Keep up water changes for the next few weeks, do extra to make sure all the fish are perfect.

There's a lot of conflicting information and opinions on euthanasia, but I think regardless the best way is the only proven fast way - for a fish that size I would very quickly put it in a bag and hit it with a brick or similar. It's instant and certainly woks.

I would avoid things like clove oil, cold water or freezing. They may be easier for us to do, but there's no way of telling what its like for the fish, and they are slower methods that have a lower success rate.

 

[scoliofish]

Depends what it actually is to weather or not it's contagious, but it sometimes can be from what I've been. Keep up water changes for the next few weeks, do extra to make sure all the fish are perfect.

There's a lot of conflicting information and opinions on euthanasia, but I think regardless the best way is the only proven fast way - for a fish that size I would very quickly put it in a bag and hit it with a brick or similar. It's instant and certainly woks.

I would avoid things like clove oil, cold water or freezing. They may be easier for us to do, but there's no way of telling what its like for the fish, and they are slower methods that have a lower success rate.

ooow! that sounds awfull shame i couldnt possibly!!

 

[three-fingers]

Then your just going to have to go with the medication and watch the fish slowly waste away. Your choice, I know what I'd do.

If you really couldn't euthanise, you could ask someone you trust to do it for you.

 

[scoliofish]

ok shame poor thing she is such a darling> bt i couldnt watch her suffer.