Help Needed With My Hoplo Catfish Please

[Lady_Lesley]

My Hoplo catfish has a strip about 1cm wide on his left side from top to bottom of his body that seems to look ermm.. 'furry' white, and on his left gill seems to be a growth of some sort (?) This has only come on in the past couple of hours or so.

I will try and get a picture of him if he comes to front of tank.

I'v just put in some Anti Internal Bacteria meds in as my sister-in-law thinks it may be gillrot or external parasite.

Please help.

 

[WILDER]

Sadly if it's fluffy it sounds like saddle back columnaris and it can effect the gills, the anti internal bacteria might not be enough on it's own if its a bad strain of columnaris you could add some primafix with it, good luck.
Saddle back columaris goes along the back coming down the sides of the fish to form a saddle shape.

http/article.discusnews.com/cat-02/columnaries.shtml

 

[Lady_Lesley]

I'm gonna transfer him into another tank now... Wilder, what do you suggest i do.... your help is great.

 

[Lady_Lesley]

I'v just managed to get a pic of him... its not very good quality, but its the best i can do at the minute...



This could be a stupid idea, but due to the other problems i'v been having it might be worth considering... Could bullying cause this ?

As in one of my other problems, i lost my siamese fighting fish due to getting badly nipped could this bully now of started having a go at my hoplo ?

At the moment, he seems to be swimming around as his normal happy self in my 'hospital' tank

 

[paulf]

Sadly if it's fluffy it sounds like saddle back columnaris and it can effect the gills, the anti internal bacteria might not be enough on it's own if its a bad strain of columnaris you could add some primafix with it, good luck.
Saddle back columaris goes along the back coming down the sides of the fish to form a saddle shape.

This a new version of columnatis fluffy??

I would run a dose of protozin if I was you, but if you have crustations or clown loaches etc, I would use Myxazin, I personally think melafix and pimafix are a waste of money, you can get the ingredients for them and make them at home

 

[Lady_Lesley]

I'm not sure if it will be saddle back, though i could be wrong... but it just seems to be on his left side, not on his back or right side... i keep checking him every couple of minutes now as this has come on pretty quick...

Could the bullying be an option ? I know his gill looks pinkish/fleshy... still whitish too

I'm describing his probs as best i can, i hope i'm helping you to help see whats wrong with him

 

[WILDER]

I would go in with what paul has said, good luck, don't forget to increase aeration bless him.

Look under columnaris.
http/www.fish-disease.net/diseases.htm