Corydoras Panda need HELP

[thief4eg]

So I think we might have 4 options;

• A nasty case of lymphocystitis virus.
• Fatty lumps from a less-than-perfect diet.
• Excess mucous, from something in the water irritating the fish.
• Cancerous tumours.

NOTE that symptoms do not have to indicate a disease, merely a reaction to something that is not a pathogen.

If bacteria/fungus was involved and/or the immune system of the fish had been compromised, then aquarium salt would assist.
A dose of 1 tablespoon per 5 Imperial Gallon would be a suggested dosage, to begin with. Normally, a therapeutic dose would be 1tbsp per 3 Imp.Gal., but care has to be taken with some Corys.

IF it's the virus or any other pathogen, then your other fish, whilst looking healthy at the moment, will likely have it.
Aquarium salt is a lot safer than adding medications, without knowing exactly what it is we're adding medications for.

Fish in the aquarium: 1 Betta splendens, 5 Panda, 1 Ancistrus.
Salt won't hurt other fish ?!

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Salt won't hurt other fish ?!

No.

Whilst some in this Forum are wary of salt in a freshwater tank, generally, most research suggests that it can have a very positive benefit.
Remember that normal river, stream and lake water is usually full of minerals and that the water from our taps is devoid of these.
RO water is even more sterile.

Fish need minerals for their immune systems and general wellbeing and so I maintain my tanks at a dose of around 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt per 5 Imperial Gallons. If there was a bacterial or fungal outbreak, or if wounds needed treatment, then this could be increased to 1tbsp per 3 Imp.Gal.

Usually, when people have problems with salt, it is because they didn't first dissolve the salt in aquarium water, before adding to the tank, or they overdosed it, or they failed to watch the fish...some of whom can be more sensitive to increased salt levels, (such as Corydoras and some catfish).
That said, the mineral content of streams and rivers is often at higher levels among the substrate, for obvious reasons.

Some plants can also be sensitive to increased salt/mineral levels and, in extreme cases, pH and hardness can be affected.

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Given that you have a Betta in there, there's also the possibility that the cory has been bashed, repeatedly and the blobs are mucous, bacteria or fungus.

 

[thief4eg]

Whilst some in this Forum are wary of salt in a freshwater tank, generally, most research suggests that it can have a very positive benefit.
Remember that normal river, stream and lake water is usually full of minerals and that the water from our taps is devoid of these.
RO water is even more sterile.

Thanks for the advice, I will try temporarily placing the fish in a 1.5% - 2% - 2.5% salt solution ... Three days, 10 minutes each.
The first bathing went well.
If this does not help, I will add salt to the aquarium according to your advice.
You don’t like my soil, but it’s river pebbles, the soil releases some elements into the water, so I don’t have to mineralize osmosis. Replacing 25% water with 100% osmosis does not allow to reduce the TDS below 130ppm.
But maybe you should buy specialized vitamins)))

 

[DoubleDutch]

Think we can stripe Lymphocystis and tumors away.
Common name of Lymphocystis is Cauliflower-disease for a reason it resembles that. These are quite transparant.

 

[thief4eg]

Common name of Lymphocystis is Caulyflower-disease for a reason it resembles that. These are quite transparant.

Yes, it is very similar to the petals of a flower, they are translucent.
What is the treatment?

 

[thief4eg]

Lymphocystis

I found an article that says catfish are not susceptible to Lymphocystosis...
Share your source on flower petals.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Yes, it is very similar to the petals of a flower, they are translucent.
What is the treatment?

I meand it is NOT lymphocystis.
BTW there is no treatment.

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Yes, it is very similar to the petals of a flower, they are translucent.
What is the treatment?

Language mishap.
Caulyflower
=Cauliflower

 

[DoubleDutch]

Language mishap.
Caulyflower
=Cauliflower
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Yes that's the one.

 

[Bruce Leyland-Jones]

Yes that's the one.

Obviously, your English is way, way better than my Dutch.

 

[Colin_T]

The fish has an internal bacterial infection and is covered in excess mucous.
Assuming it isn't dead yet, it should be put into a quarantine tank and treated with something to kill bacteria. Alternatively euthanise the fish.

It is not Lymphocystis, which is cream or white and lumpy and is not transparent.

 

[thief4eg]

Assuming it isn't dead yet, it should be put into a quarantine tank and treated with something to kill bacteria. Alternatively euthanise the fish.

The fish feels good, eats and remains active. After treatment with a 1.5% salt solution. Today I noticed little destruction of education.
Is it possible to use additional antibiotics in a salt solution ?!

 

[Colin_T]

Yes you can use anti-biotics with salt. Just make sure there is plenty of aeration to maximise the oxygen levels in the water. And clean the tank and do a complete water change before redosing the anti-biotics.

 

[Astronomiii]

That's what I thought Bruce but the food given isn't causing such I'd say.

The bulging eyes means a pressure build up of some sort inside the body . But what is causing it puzzles me in this case.

Maybe some sort of parasite combined with ich?