| Re: mystery fish ailment - can anyone help? |
Subject: Re: mystery fish ailment - can anyone help? by suey2 on 11/10/2007 13:33:05 Thanks LHG - your description of possible problems sounds very much like her symptoms. I looked at all the stuff Fred suggested and dithered over the tumours but the swellings look like little balloons rather than growths (thanks for helping Fred, everyone's support means a lot to me  )She does have problems with food and gas in the gut - I've been feeding her a mix of peas, frozen defrosted bloodworm, daphnia and brineshrimp, soaked sinking pellets and algae wafers. Just got her some veggie flakes meant for tropical fish but she's only had those once. I feed her twice a day, morning and evening. She has algae wafers/pellets in the morning then other things at night. I'll put her on a diet as of today Some of the bubbles have popped but I might do the larger one she has as it is under her fin and put some tea tree oil in the tank. Water readings last time I did them a few days ago were ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 25. Will try to reduce the nitrate reading some more. Her 'sister' died recently from dropsy following a long time of renal problems (spent a lot of time nose down, problems righting herself and finally the pinecone look). Have to admit I didn't realise quite how many problems are inherent with them when I got them  Will let you know how I get on with her - I may well be back with more questions! |