Brown on my fish?
> Hi Anndrea, > > This site > http://web.archive.org/web/20051217230513/http://www.fishpalace.org/di sease. > html has lots of pictures and descriptions of most tropical fish diseases.
GREAT SITE! Thanks!!!
Considering the tank size and condition of the water, it’s > likely a combination of things. Put them all in a Q-tank and start off > treatment with a broad spectrum antibiotic.
Well, I started that Lifeguard stuff last night…so I don’t think I can do antibiotics right now…and being the sites say velvet is a parasite, I am not sure antibiotics would help (if it is velvet). This Lifeguard stuff says it helps with parasites, infections, fungus, bacteria, and I don’t remember what else.
> > You will have to do daily testing and PWC’s as needed to keep the ammonia > levels below 1.0 ppm and preferably below 0.5pppm since the antibiotics will > kill off any nitrifying bacteria.
Can’t really afford to buy enough strips to test my water daily. I took in a free tank with fish, and already have pretty much drained what little money I had buying the medicine I bought, and the test strips, and some stuff to lower ph because of the hard water here…
But I can do PWCs as often as I need to…after the Lifeguard treatment stuff is over (5 days).
What makes me think it may not be velvet (or at least not in the beginning stages of velvet) is that the brown does not look like dust. It is a rust color and if I had never seen these kinds of fish before, I would think it was part of their coloring. It looks like it is either internal, or at least under the slime coating.
But since the Lifeguard stuff treats so many things, I am hoping it will take care of whatever it is.
I also have a line on a bigger tank for them…maybe even a 20 gallon and then eventually get them a couple friends in there maybe…once I know they are healthy (I won’t even put them in a bigger tank until i know they are healthy).
Thanks for the info and the link…very very good site.
anndrea
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