Disease?

[Gomer]

I wish I knew for sure.

I went here:
http://www.wrightshack.org.uk/p3safegaurd.html
and here:
http://www.myfishtank.net/diseasedatabase.php

..and nothing stuck out...

about the only thing I could say would be a bacterial infection...which would mean to use anti biotics.

 

[catfishmike]

i'm gonna have to say bacterial infection too.

 

[Iggy]

Egads, poor thing. Ditto on the bacteria infection. Maybe Saprolegnia or White Skin
http://www.petsofparis.com/petstore/pages/fishchar.htm might help

It may not appear as a fungus, but you might want to try Jungle Anti-Fungus . I contains a broad-specturm anti-bacteria agent in it also.

Don't delay! Keep us posted!

 

[Angelfish]

Thankyou for all your links. I think I may begin treating for a fungus as well (to be on the safe side). Im treating with an antibiotic (it reeks!) and melafix. Catfish is still behaving as normal.

Any help at all is much appreciated.

 

[Angelfish]

UPDATE: I thought he was getting better until I came home today. He was swimming frantically back and fourth near the top of the tank. Then he lingered in the middle and now he is laying in some plants. This is EXTREMLY abnormal for him. I have never before seen him leave his cave during the day.

 

[catfishmike]

keep a real close eye on him now.i don't want to sound negative but i'm gonna say you might want to brace yourself for the worst.when i was working at a lfs i would see pictus cats become very restless and pace constaintly just before the died.keep treating him and keep feeding it garlic.i hope you cat gets better*fingers crossed*

 

[Angelfish]

Thanks Mike. Hes still doing it only now his skin seems to be falling off ... when he moves there are bits lingering where he just was He swims fast and then rests at the bottom in a vertical position leaning on plants. He seems very sick. Im still medicating him and I put garlic on his pellets only hes not eating

 

[fishface]

i no that this has nothing to do with anything but i notied in ur pic ur gravel is purple and on the backing its white.

 

[Angelfish]

Sorry just saw this (im a bit slow) and yeah the backing is different, you can only see it on the pic cos I layed down on the floor to take it, when you look at my tank from sitting or standing you cant see the bottom of the background so its all good. (Plus I couldnt find any place that did a background with purple and pink gravel )

 

[Angelfish]

http://www.myfishtank.net/forum/showthread.php?threadid=8765
As you see there is my tank, there are things infront of the background so the bottom isnt visible. (I know it is behind the center cave in this pic somewhat, but again this one was taken from low down.)

 

[Lou]

Do you know this site?

http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/symptoms.html

I have found it quite useful to narrow a diagnosis...I'm not sure about the advice given, but if you know what you have, then it is easy to look that up on several sites.

Lou

 

[Angelfish]

Wow thanks, I imagine that will come in really helpful =)