RDFISHGUY Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 What the heck is this weird disease and how do I get rid of it. I've tried salt, melafix,jungle meds parasite clear, and some kind of antibacterial med but nothing has worked so far. Tonight I gave him salt dip. Any help would be great. I haven't seen this one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Is the fish exhibiting any other signs or symptoms? Is it still eating? Any other fish infected? Any new fish in the tank? Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parachromis1 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 i have the same problem with my umbee, only seemss to be getting worse. i actually physically removed some of it and he seems to be doing betternow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
werner Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 That looks more like an injury than a disease to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 If it was an injury it would've healed weeks ago this is not your average bite wound. Its more like fishy flesh eating disease. Moori and venustus are also infected ,though not as bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qattarra Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Have you tried applying a med directly? I would have no clue as to what it is or if it's the same as what my uaru had. For him I gently took him out and applied melafix with a Qtip. I repeated about every 4 hours for the entire day. I also kept him in a highly oxygenated warm 20 gal. tank with salt treatment. In my case it did heal up and I put him back a week later. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooUrns! Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Those meds you listed seem kind of weak for that sort of open wound. I had a koi with an ulcer before and nothing worked until I dosed the hospital tank with Nox-ich. The copper treatment started him healing right away where nothing else had worked. I would recommend either Seachem Para-Guard if you're treating the main tank and Nox-Ich if you can hospitalize these guys in another tank. Multiple daily water changes and close supervision are a must if you use this method of treatment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Thanks for the helpful hints. I think I've narrowed it down to costia infestation and I am treating it with parasite clear at a higher dose than recommended. If that doesn't do the job I'll try the nox-ich. I already tried melafix and it didn't work applied to the water so I don't think it'll work any better applied directly and that doesn't treat the tank just the individuals with the symptoms. I'll keep you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharuq1 Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Along with the medicating of the water you could also try adding garlic guard to their meals, might just give the immune systems a boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted April 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 I managed to find a medication to treat ulcers specifically and am now awaiting its arrival from the states. Great site and service. http://www.nosickfish.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Sorry that I missed this thread until today, I could have saved you some money, and time. Most topical applications net poor results, but cleaning the area with hydrogen peroxide, and then applying iodine is one of the most effective (and cheapest) topical treatments for open ulcers. (but this is a 1 time only treatment) The most effective means of treating open ulcers is via injectable meds, and sometimes even that doesn't work if the fish is too far gone. A couple of good reads on this subject: http://www.afbini.gov.uk/adds-fishulcerdiseasedec05.pdf http://www.koivet.com/html/coolstuff/lette...hp?letter_id=20 I second the recommendation of treating the main tank with Seachem Para-Guard, an all around great med that treats a wide range of nasties, including parasites, bacteria, fungus, and viral diseases. In my experience it's also a fairly safe med when used as directed, and it does not effect the bio bacteria in ones filters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted April 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 (edited) I read some information here regarding the use of potassium permangenate. Not a parasite but a aeromonas bacteria. Check out SRAC 478.Try this: http://srac.tamu.edu/index.cfm?catid=26 Edited April 23, 2008 by RDFISHGUY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobies et al Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Thanks for the helpful hints. I think I've narrowed it down to costia infestation and I am treating it with parasite clear at a higher dose than recommended. If that doesn't do the job I'll try the nox-ich. I already tried melafix and it didn't work applied to the water so I don't think it'll work any better applied directly and that doesn't treat the tank just the individuals with the symptoms. I'll keep you posted. I had Koi with costia infection, confirmed with microscope exam. I had to use Rid Ich at 1.5 x recommended dose to get response. Costia usually results in + + slime coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RD. Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Ryan - the link doesn't work. I doubt this is costia, as mentioned the slime coat would be excessive, by this point it would look milky white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFISHGUY Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Try the link should work now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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