Blood shot Guppies !

[sweeney_jones]

Guys n Gals,

I have a 22 gal tank, perhaps a tad over stocked but I'm doing regular water changes and keeping a very close eye on things.

I noticed a couple of days ago that 2 of my 4 female guppies had developed a white spot just below the fin, in the middle of the body. This progressed to a white spot with a bit of red, then yesterday I noticed that one of the guppies had what looks like blood shot / bruising all over. I am trying to get a photo on here quick !
Unfortunately, she didnt make it thru the night, and the other 3 are showing the same symptoms.

Also, my platties have narrow tails and are wagging about, rather than the usual darting around. I have noticed some raised scales on a black platty when looking from above.

Water tests are done daily, I have done 2 50% water changes in 3 days.

Nitrate / Nitrate and ammonia are all zero or very low. pH is 6.8, hardness OK. Temp is set at 78.

I also have . . . . which all seem fine . . .

Pair of Killies (Pride and Joy !)
2 Cordys
2 Khuli loach
1 bristlenose cat
2 male guppies (perhaps a bit discoloured)
10 neons

Any ideas what could be causing this ???

Thanks in advance !
Bob

 

[Joby]

That looks like my male platy. He's been hiding and only coming out to feed and then hiding again ever since I got him nearly 2 weeks ago. When I did my water change yesterday and he came out I noticed he had these types of markings. I did a little searching on the net and it looks like septacaemia. I've treated with Interpet no. 9 which is an anti-bacteria medicine and he seems a bit more active today.

 

[sweeney_jones]

Thanks Job,

So my question now is can I treat my tank with all the other fish in there ???

I don't fancy trying to catch the khulies, cordys, neons and killis to put them in another tank ! Or vice versa !

Cheers
Bob

 

[Joby]

I personally find it cheaper to have a small hospital/quarantine tank to treat poorly fish in as it saves on medicine, but if you only have one tank or there is a possibility that others in the aquarium are affected then its best to treat the whole aquarium.

The bottle states that this medicine is "harmless to filters and all species of fish and plants". I have guppies and platties in the tank I'm treating and they seem fine. You dose on day 1 and then again on day 4. Don't forget to take out any carbon filters as they will take the medicine out of the water.

Hope it works for you