Albino Mostly Finless

[Kikie86]

Hey, I have only just bought cories a couple of months ago so was hoping I could get some experienced insight into my situation. My albino cory Osiris died recently so I picked up another one tonight. So far he's been resting in weird positions (vertical for example) and then every so often darting fiercly around the tank, rubbing his sides against the gravel. I have seen some of my other cories do this occassionally but never so vicious/frantically. Also he is missing his two top fins and his side flapper fins (have no clue the techincal turn but the big ones of his side after his eyes) are nothing but a stub sticking out on each side. When I saw him at the store I only noticed the top fin and assumed he was possibly bullied by another type of fish. Could this be fin rot though? His feelers and back tail are fine. Also while I do have a bronze cory in the tank the bronze cory seems to bond with my stripeish guys. Maybe I should get some more albinos and stick them in a separate tank? (as there wouldn't be room enough in my current tank for more fish-they're currently in a 10 gallon for now, which can be upgraded when they all get larger)

 

[jollysue]

This behavior doesn't sound good and missing fins sounds bad too. I can't diagnose with the information you have here, but the fish should be separated to a hospital tank and diagnosed. You might want to post in the emergency forum if you don't get some responses soon. Most likely he does now have some bacterial infection but I can't tell what the primary problem is and can not recommend a treatment without a better diagnosis.

 

[NEONCORY]

I am not an expert of diagnosing the illness of fish. However, it does sound like something wrong with your newly aquired Cory. Be some kind of bacteria, fungus or parasite it may. I hope you would separate the new fish from the fish you already have. So your old healthy(without any problem) fish will not catch anything from the new fish that may have some kind of transmittable disease.

Here is the golden rule of fish keeping, "ALWAYS quarantine the new fish."

Anyway, I believe separating the new fish from the rest of fish would be a good start. "Hospital tank" like the other post suggest.
Sought diagnose from someone familier with fish disease.
Get the water parameter, temperature, ph, gh., etc.
Take picture of the fish if you can. That would help people to diagnose the condition and solution.

Good luck. I wish I can be a more of help however I have not dealt enough fish illness.

 

[Kikie86]

Thank you both, I have posted in the emergency section and quarantied him, so hopefully we can get something figured out!