clubbing80s Posted March 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 Definitely looks like fungus which is an opportunistic infection that invades the tissues when the slime layer is breached and the skin damaged in a sick fish. It's not contagious if it's SAPROLEGNIA as those spores are everywhere already. The herbal medications you're using might help it developing in the others, but won't really treat this boy. And you want to avoid a secondary bacterial infection. My suggestion is to divide into 2 what ever filter material you have in your 75L tank filter ( unless Karina is offering live filter wool? ), and put that into your 100L filter. Use that in your spare tank with this sick oscar with water from the original tank. And treat with malachite green or similar, and keep up the daily PWCs in both tanks. Hopefully others with experience will chime in. Thanks for the advise. I would have used the wool from my other but my gouramis have been loosing scales , I treated with the same meds and as what I'm using for the Oscar tank, just finished a weeks treatment, They are swimming around fine and eating but looks like they have lost a few more missing. I don't want to transfer any active diseases. I'm going to move him to a 50L bucket and treat him there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 I would pop im into the 50L bin and treat him with Wunder Tonic, which I think has Malachite Green in it along with some other meds. It's amasing stuff, hasn't failed me yet :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clubbing80s Posted April 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Moved him to a tub. with air stone and heater .. But as far as I can tell he's dead. don't get a response no mater what I do. :-( Thanks to all for the help n support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Sorry to hear. He must have developed a secondary bacterial infection with septicaemia so nothing you could have done short of taking to the vet for strong antibiotics would have helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 Buggar, really sorry to hear the sad news &c:ry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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