Very Red Neck On Bn Pleco
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Size of tank in gallons please?
How many fish and which type?
Can you post water stats please in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
The red on the neck does it look like bleeding beneath the skin? Hard to tell in the pic.
Has the plec gotten stuck in an ornament?
Check to make sure his eyes are not bulging out.
Does his tummy look bloated?
How many fish and which type?
Can you post water stats please in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.
The red on the neck does it look like bleeding beneath the skin? Hard to tell in the pic.
Has the plec gotten stuck in an ornament?
Check to make sure his eyes are not bulging out.
Does his tummy look bloated?
Around 15G or 50L
1 fish, Pleco only
Not got a testing kit at the moment, waiting for the post.
It likes to hide under my rocks but I haven't moved them since I got him.
I don't think his eyes are bulging out.
His tummy looks somewhat fine.
I've only had him for two days as well.
1 fish, Pleco only
Not got a testing kit at the moment, waiting for the post.
It likes to hide under my rocks but I haven't moved them since I got him.
I don't think his eyes are bulging out.
His tummy looks somewhat fine.
I've only had him for two days as well.
Immediate water change.
Check the fins, body for red streaking?
How long has the tank been set up?
Take a sample of your tank water to the LFS to be tested. Ask them if they wouldn't mind writing the readings down for you.
If in the UK anti internal bacteria med by interpet.
Check the fins, body for red streaking?
How long has the tank been set up?
Take a sample of your tank water to the LFS to be tested. Ask them if they wouldn't mind writing the readings down for you.
If in the UK anti internal bacteria med by interpet.
He hasn't eaten for two days, since I got him. He likes to twitch too when he sticks himself to the side of the tank. Breathing seems somewhat normal?
Is that my fault or the LFS? ;-;.
But as I said, I just changed the water. Wouldn't that just put the results out the window?
Best to test water a few hours after a water change.
epticemia
[color="666699"]Symptoms:
Fish may have reddening at fin bases, blood streaks throughout the fins and body, small hemorrhages around the eyes. Dull listless behavior and lack of appetite may also be present.[/color]
[color="666699"]Cause:
Systemic bacterial infection caused by various bacteria, including Aeromonas, Pseudomonas andVibrio. The illness is often brought on by poor water quality or as a result of parasitic infestations or other infections. These bacteria enter the blood stream and circulate through the tissues causing inflammation and damage. Inflamed blood vessels in the skin and at fin bases stand out. Blood vessel and heart tissue damage cause hemorrhaging and consequently leakage of body fluids into the abdomen, which may lead to Dropsy.[/color]
[color="666699"]Treatment:
Water conditions must be improved for all fish in the tank, regardless of how many fish are infected. Check your water�s Treat with Kanacyn or Tetracycline as well as with a medicated food if the fish will eat. If parasites are suspected, all the fish in the tank should be treated with antiparasitic medication. Using salt to help restore osmotic balance might be helpful.[/color]
[color="666699"]fish+diseases.net[/color]
epticemia
[color="666699"]Symptoms:
Fish may have reddening at fin bases, blood streaks throughout the fins and body, small hemorrhages around the eyes. Dull listless behavior and lack of appetite may also be present.[/color]
[color="666699"]Cause:
Systemic bacterial infection caused by various bacteria, including Aeromonas, Pseudomonas andVibrio. The illness is often brought on by poor water quality or as a result of parasitic infestations or other infections. These bacteria enter the blood stream and circulate through the tissues causing inflammation and damage. Inflamed blood vessels in the skin and at fin bases stand out. Blood vessel and heart tissue damage cause hemorrhaging and consequently leakage of body fluids into the abdomen, which may lead to Dropsy.[/color]
[color="666699"]Treatment:
Water conditions must be improved for all fish in the tank, regardless of how many fish are infected. Check your water�s Treat with Kanacyn or Tetracycline as well as with a medicated food if the fish will eat. If parasites are suspected, all the fish in the tank should be treated with antiparasitic medication. Using salt to help restore osmotic balance might be helpful.[/color]
[color="666699"]fish+diseases.net[/color]
Best to test water a few hours after a water change.
epticemia
Symptoms:
Fish may have reddening at fin bases, blood streaks throughout the fins and body, small hemorrhages around the eyes. Dull listless behavior and lack of appetite may also be present.
Cause:
Systemic bacterial infection caused by various bacteria, including Aeromonas, Pseudomonas andVibrio. The illness is often brought on by poor water quality or as a result of parasitic infestations or other infections. These bacteria enter the blood stream and circulate through the tissues causing inflammation and damage. Inflamed blood vessels in the skin and at fin bases stand out. Blood vessel and heart tissue damage cause hemorrhaging and consequently leakage of body fluids into the abdomen, which may lead to Dropsy.
Treatment:
Water conditions must be improved for all fish in the tank, regardless of how many fish are infected. Check your water�s Treat with Kanacyn or Tetracycline as well as with a medicated food if the fish will eat. If parasites are suspected, all the fish in the tank should be treated with antiparasitic medication. Using salt to help restore osmotic balance might be helpful.
fish+diseases.net
Wonderful, I lack the funds to even remotely help this guy out. My credit card company has went nuts at the moment, I guess the best thing to do is give him to a LFS and just leave my tank alone for awhile longer. It's rather depressing.
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