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I checked out the picture and my fish definitely has protrusion. It's between the two sets of fins. Eddie just sits near one area and looks almost like he is "rocking" (breathing hard, probably). I have not seen him eat lately.

His spots are gone now. But he still doesn't look good. I have a ten gallon quarantine tank. I tried to catch him before, when all this ick business was going on, but he and the clown loaches were way too fast and too smart for me. Maybe now that he is sick he won't be able to get away so easily.

Do you think it would be even more stressful for him if I go chasing him around the tank and move him to another one? I know, it's a last resort and I should probably do it.

I'll report back. The other fish are looking wonderful.

Another nice little surprise: yet another baby panda cory He's been hiding!

PS: Is this green background obnoxious on the eyes or WHAT???

I think I am going to change it!

Here is a picture of Eddie. It is somewhat blurred, but I think you can see how swollen and bloated he looks. He is now in quarantine. 80 degree water temp, aeration, Pima Fix and MelaFix.

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Let's try again:



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i can't see your pics?

is it possible he is constipated? sorry i know i haven't seen the pic but i just wondered simplest first?

if the fish knew how much effort all the people in this post where putting in to getting them better i am sure they would be grateful.

"off to check out her pleco - her fave fish!"

good luck
GFG

Last edited by goldfishgeek at 13-Mar-2005 14:28

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Mary, make sure your image is a .jpg file type, and that it is not too large. You may need to scale it down a bit. I open mine into the edit program and stretch it down by 50% in both directions.

It is definitely jpeg., but perhaps too big. I will try to send when I get home from work tonight Thanks!

Pleco is moving around a little this a.m. Hopefully that is a good sign. When I moved him to quarantine tank, he didn't even fight me, was kind of rigid. He just rocks like he is breathing hard.

I am dosing PimaFix and MelaFix.

If he has no outward signs of infection, I would skip the Pimafix and Melafix and just give him the cleanest water you could, with frequent water changes of 30% same temp (at least 2-3 times weekly) Just simple, clean water can do wonders, especially after everything that poor things has been exposed to.

I think I have the picture scaled down to proper size now. He doesn't appear to be eating, but he must be, or he wouldn't have lived this long. If he is constipated, I have heard mashed peas work wonders. But what kind of peas to use and how to prepare them?

Here is the pic.



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I reduced the pic to 100kb. Guess it has to be smaller than that? I thought 100 was max. Oh well.

Go just under 100kb.

Eddie is still not doing well. I did notice a long poo-poo the other day, so perhaps constipation IS the problem. He seems less swollen. But he has only moved about an inch or two from where he was originally placed in the quarantine tank a week ago. Poor little fella!!

What are you feeding him?

How's the water quality in that tank (actual numbers)? What is the pH in that quarantine tank? Is it the same as the main tank?

Last edited by Cory_Di at 19-Mar-2005 09:46