phoenix44 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 that was only meth blue and furan. all new stock. I know... its confusing as. feel depressed every time i look at the tank, and all i see is carnage instead of the usual bustling life and happy fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 just did a 50% H2O change. black neons and cardinals seem fine. there are a few glow lights that look alite. all the congos are gone, and so are the emperors. lost about 80 fish so far i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Man that sucks do you have any idea what happened? This must have been an awesome tank do you have any pics of it in its prime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 i have a few gigs of pics at least! lol the congos, emperors and rummy noses were new additions that are now gone. i think the problem started with 6 serpae tetras I introduced in there. never again *shakes head. its a nightmare man.... as long as my clown loaches and the one butterfly plec survives ill be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 angel fish at first. just looks like it may have hurt itself as the coat is only on one eye. tank as it was before the emperors, rummynoses went in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Cool tank.. Meth blue applied directly to that eye daily should clear it up I have had no luck achieving anything except for staining the crap out of everything applying meth blue directly to tank water, I think you need a stronger anti-fungal agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 amoxocyllin is on its way for my tank, lol... a marine biologist friend of mine in greece suggested that i add a small amount of copper sulfate in the tank to kill the nasties. done that too. i think all i can do now is wait and see what happens. if i medicate any more i may just kill the fish cause of over medication, lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Yeah I was going to say be careful adding a heap of stuff into your tank just in case you make a nasty mix and kill them all.. Hopefully you find the right thing to stop the deaths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 that last water change i did seems to have helped a bit. the bolivians are swimming though i can only see 3 of them. i think i will lose 1 big clown loach but i cant see the others. so fingers crossed. Thanks everyone, you have all been so helpful - im actually quite amazed at how much concern has been expressed! to all of you! im hoping someone out there knows exactly what on earth is truly going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Oh what a shame! Looks like it was an awesome tank. Good luck with the survivors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Hmm is oxytetracycline not contra indicated in scaleless fish? Navarre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaide Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Sorry to hear about this Phoenix - I lost a tank of fish due to introducing two new fish which must have been diseased - I was gutted so understand what you're going through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_fish Posted December 29, 2008 Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 Oh my – I'm so sorry for your losses! I'm afraid I don't know what's happening to your poor wee fishes, but I can commiserate. A mystery disease chomped through my collection of Black Widows early this year and I've got a mystery ulcer-y thing chewing up my favourite female fighter. I hope things come right for you soon. :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2008 the fish look much better now guys, i think the copper and the water change helped heaps. i lost a large solitary clownie that ive had for ever - he used to hang out with the ghost and not the other clownies, but he always had the first handfeed serving of the day, lol... navarre - ive heard that too, but when you have no option then you have no option. oxytetracycline is used in human eyes as a cure for tracoma, so i presume the scaleless fish will be ok. i hope so any ways, lol.. im very bummed about the larger fish losses, would have been ok if the tetras had gone, but it seemslike the fish with the personalities (my favourites) are going...Thanks for the kind words everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 just thought i'd keep you guys posted on whats going on now..... there are no mortalities i know of today... the tank is treated with a mixture of quinine, melachite green, meth blue and acriflavin. fish seem happier, but the eye thing is still a little creepy. any ideas if it will grow back, from a cavity? may not have vision. but was wondering if it would regenerate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 I can't help but have you tried posting on an overseas forum as someone may have some idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 awesome thanks adodge! let me know if someone knows any thing at all. its definitely the weirdest thing i have seen for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Um phoenix, you may want to re-read what adoge said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 OH! LOL HAHAHAHAHA.. ok then. wishful thinking huh? sorry.. been a loooooong day at work... yeah i will ask around on some other forums, but this is the only forum i regularly go on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 sorry to hear about that! i know how you feel, our old tank heater was faulty and over cooked the fish came home to see the water boiling and fish floating upside down! Wasn't a good day, but the pet shop replaced the heater (phew!) Hope all turns out well with your survivors! good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Thats CL number 3 down. this is what happens to them as they are dying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 did the fighter and butterfly fish have any of the symptoms you have been describing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 nopes. both are healthy as ever. i thought they might get sick, but nopes... not sick at all. 3 bolivian rams are healthy too now, and the black neons and the glowlights are healthy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 i just thought it interesting that those which are surface dwellers / air breathers are the ones that didn't get infected. this may mean there may have been something in your filter or air pump causing a chemical reaction to those that take oxygen from the water. just a theory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 v v interesting thought. i had turned my cannister off when i medicated, so i will do a water test on what's in there and let you know how it turns out. thanks for that tsarmina.... i use an eheim 2010 with an air pump attached to in for aeration, and additional water flow over the heater etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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