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xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005	Umm... i have 3 pencil fish in a 5 gallon and i just noticed that one has some white stuff around his gills and has his mouth opend and is breathing extramly fast while the other two are fin. Also i have 3 baby guppy in there also(temp). what can i do??? 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I would remove the sick fish or remove the guppies. Fry will not survive treatments as well as adult fish. It likely has a bacteria infection. My female congo tetra looked exactly the same and I lost a male overnight to fuzzy stuff on his sides. I treated with maracyn and saved both the female and another male that was starting to get it. It took about 3 days for the white stuff to leave her gills.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	xlinkinparkx Sounds like a bacterical infection buy a good medication and follow the instructions. All the best & keep us informed. Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005	i just noticed it only one gill and i cant take the babied out so i'm taking the fish.(there to fast and when i come they run to the rocks)This is a pic from another post by jasonpisani it looks like this but less inflated...http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/detail?.dir=8098&.dnm=d716.jpg&.src=ph Last edited by xlinkinparkx at 24-Jun-2005 06:59 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
stariel Fish Master Posts: 1870 Kudos: 107 Votes: 13 Registered: 01-Feb-2001	Yes, it's a bacterial infection. Get some antibiotics and treat the sick fish, although removing the fry from the main tank would be best as the other fish may get the same infection.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36
xlinkinparkx Fish Addict Posts: 521 Kudos: 353 Votes: 2 Registered: 23-Apr-2005	Oh no!!!Well good news first the infection is gone, Now Bad my babies dissapeard!!!!! but they were way biger then the mouths of the pencils i had 3 nooooooo 10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta 1oto 2platys
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:36


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