2013-1-8 Disease outbreak notes

12/28/12 FISH DISEASE NOTES

 

Problem 1:

Used Prazipro (praziquantel) 1 tsp/20gal and metronidazole 150mg/10gal QOD for 2 weeks prior tentative diagnosis of Capillaria GI infection. 

I doubt this is resolved but am not sure.

 

Problem 2:

Blue Diamond discus developed infection on ride side behind gills aroud lateral  line and it spread to dorsal fin and finally to right eye before he died.  Process took about 48 hours.

 

Albino Coral discus developed it 12/28 AM and its resp rate increased noticeably eventually with it in resp distress gasping at top of tank.  At that time I moved it to the quarantine tank.

 

Today Albino Coral discus is in quarantine with 1 TBSP salt/5 gallons, Furan2 (, Maracyn(erythromycin 200mg) and Maracyn 2(minocycline 20mg). Temp 86F.  Triple sulfa added 8pm (Sulfathiazole 664mg, sulfamethazine168mg, sulfacetamide168mg) after Blue Diamond died.

 

Initially used Furan 2 (Niotrfuazone 120mg & Fuasolidone 50mg/tsp) in large tank for 24 hours without benefit.

 

 

Infected Albino Coral discus has resp rate 104. Clearly elevated.  Uninfected Albino Coral resp 80. Water temp. 85. ph 6.8.

 

12/29/12

Blue Diamond died last night.

Albino Coral may look a little better today.

Vet Rx Enroflaxacin for bath for Albino coral and

Fenbendazole for parasitic infx (Capillaria).

 

12/31/12

Cottony infection on Rt eye developed.  Still poor eating. Added Fungus Guard assuming it’s fungus.

Main tank fish eat febendazole medicated food ok.

 

1/3/13

Finished round 1 of febendazole. Repeat 2/1.

Yesterday after doubling salt content to 2 TBSP/5 gallons in desperate effort to save fish and repeating Malachite green dose over a 36h time period (higher than recommended doses) , the fungus patch fell off at the end of the day and the fish ate blood worms.  Microscopic exam confirmed it was fungus but surprisingly also showed innumberable fast-swimming, egg shaped organisms as well.  I don’t know what they are. Spoke with Dr. Crawford who advised against adding anti-parasite med on top of the enrofloxacin, malachite, and salt.  Suggested we could consider formalin after the side wound is fully healed.  It is healing.

The albino coral fish is eating a little daily but is not out of the woods.

 

1/8/13

Coral was sluggish todayin hospital tank.

NH3= 3.5ppm!  NO3=0. NO=0.  Enrofloxacin knocked out bio filter, I guess.

65% water change. 

Added 2 tbsp salt back.

Need to repeat NH3.

Fish had eaten a good deal the last 3 days.

2013-2-9

GH 60ppm.
KH 65 ppm.

2013-2-6

Alot to tell but no time.

Hospital tank with 1 albino coral discus with 1 blind eye.  There to gain weight and wait for the opportunity to add more discus.  I tried adding it to main tank but the others picked on it and prevented it from eating.

Hosp tank finally with 0 ammonia, nitrite, nitrate.

Main tank with 4 discus left.  Will add more but waiting to make sure I have no more of the losses due to wasting disease.

12/28/12 FISH DISEASE NOTES

 

Today Albino Coral discus is in quarantine with 1 TBSP salt/5 gallons, Furan, Maracyn(erythromycin 200mg) and Maracyn 2(minocycline 20mg). Temp 86F.  Triple sulfa added 8pm (Sulfathiazole 664mg, sulfamethazine168mg, sulfacetamide168mg).

 Blue diamond died of same infection affecting Albino Coral.

Used Prazipro (praziquantel) 1 tsp/20gal and metronidazole 150mg/10gal QOD for 2 weeks prior tentative diagnosis of Capillaria GI infection.

 

Infected Albino Coral discus has resp rate 104. Clearly elevated.  Uninfected Albino Coral resp 80. Water temp. 85. ph 6.8.

Appt with Dr. Crawford, Lawndale Vet tomorrow.

2012-11-21

Cleaned filter.
50% water change.

Used Prazipro for 2 weeks and Epsom salts and metro bc lost a fish.
Others are eating better now.
Got microscope.  Froze dead fish and his poop.  Will check out cause.

2012-10-16 update

Tank looks great.  New fish settled and look healthy.  They did not look good to start with.
Swords look better with consistent addition of water column ferts plus Excel.  Good pearling of plants.
Need to clean filter.
40% water change tonight and added 1 1/2 tsp baking soda and ferts incl 2 large caps Excel bc I see a number of spots of beard algae.

Nitrates, ammonia 0.
pH 6.8
KH 3gtts=30ppm
GH 4 gtts=80ppm

By calculator CO2 =8.08ppm.  Suggested goal is 15ppm.

2012-10-1

No further fish loss.  I have decided the loss of 4 discus in one day with the others gasping for air at the top of the water line was obviously secondary to low oxygen levels that happended at night.  It was clearly not disease as the fish were not sick.  The other fish responded nicely to the addition of the air bar.  No further problems of any sort.  I think it is the heavily planted tank using up Oxygen at night plus the additional fish that caused the problem.  Wow!  I didn't expect that.  I have read a fair amount but did not read about losing fish to low oxygen in a well-maintained tank.  I had just changed 45% of the water the day before the fish died.  I distinctly remember adding the Prime to be sure that the chloramines were not a problem.

I changed the water again tonight.  I am using the air bar from 7pm until 10am in the morning.  If everything goes OK I will buy 3 more discus from Pet Innovations locally.  The have 3 good-looking fish.  These will add the blue that I am missing. 

I have been pleased with the albino discus.  They are striking!  They really stand out in the aquarium.

The plants re looking great and filling in faster than I expected.  It is the best looking planted tank that I have seen in person.  Obviously there are better looking planted tanks, but I have not seen them personally.

I have checked NH3, NO-, Nitrates....all 0.  PH has been consistent as has temp.  I added ferts today.