[AquaticLife] Something is wrong with my female zebra danio
Keep her isolated for the time being to give her some R&R. If nothing else, she needs a rest from ” a male danio who is relentlessly chasing her”. Without any evidence to the contrary, we would presume that the sore on her side came from her running into something when being chased, or by the male over eagerly nudging her.
You only mention the two zebras. Are these the only ones you have? They really need to be kept in a group of 6 or more which will help prevent the behavior that you are observing right now.
As for the female, keep her isolated right now, add a pinch or two of salt to the water, and make sure she is eating. Watch the sore to see if it is healing, or if something more is going on. If the latter, we can then proceed on a specific course of treatment, but, for now, we’ll treat it like you would a cut on your own person–slap a band-aid on it (salt/isolation), and wait for it to heal.
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> —–Original Message—– > From: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of > Lisa > Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2008 4:18 AM > To: AquaticLife@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AquaticLife] Something is wrong with my female zebra danio > > My female danio is looking a little worse for wear lately. She’s in a > 22gal with a male danio who is relentlessly chasing her. And I know > she’s dropping eggs somewhere in the tank, cause she fluctuates from > being really bloated to really skinny a couple of days later. > But the reason for my concern is, she seems to be having a little > trouble swimming properly. She’s doing this kinda `wobbling’ swimming > When I looked at her before it looked as if she had velvet. But on > closer inspection in the iso-cube, she doesn’t. > There looks as if there is a little red sore on her side. > And unlike other occasions where it’s a battle to net the danios, I > caught her really easly. > > I checked my amonia, niterite, niterates, ph, and gh. And all are > fine. > But the water is a little cloudy. > > There are three live plants in there. And some driftwood. > > I removed Aslan back to his old twelve inch tank, cause he’s starting > to look not so good either. But he’s old. So I think he’s dieing. > > All my swordtails and corys are as healthy as the day I got them. > > So what is wrong with her? > > Thanks. > Lisa > >
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