Mysterious Deaths

[Auslander]

If anybody knows wtf is going on, I would really appreciate your suggestions. Over the last few 4-6 weeks, I have had 4-5 fish die under mysterious circumstances....and I just looked in the tank, and found a neon tetra dead, with his stomach and eyes compleatly missing. Christ, this is really horrible. The tank is reading 0 Ammonia, 0 NitrIte, and around 5-10 NitrAte. The tank has been set up around 6-9 months now. The tempaerature is at a steady 78F.
Basically, what usually happens is that a fish will appear lathargic, and just sit on the bottom of the tank and not move, even when I tap on the glass. After a week or so of this, they just die.
The fish I just found with half its body missing is the first I have seen like that, but there is a guppy in the tank right now with a swollen belly and her scales are sticking out.
At first I thought it was a swim bladder problem with the fact that their swimming seems inhibited, but I used a swimbladder treatment and the problem still remains.
I am now thinking that its either an internal bacterial infection, or a case of some sort of parasite.
I have a treatment for internal bacterial nasties, and also some methyline blue. Which should I use. I need an answer quickly as I think other fish may well die soon.

 

[Auslander]

Well everybody seems to be doing a good job of ignoring my post......speak up of you have any ideas!!!

 

[Nina7777]

Hey there, sorry to hear about your losses!

I wouldn't focus on the fact that your neon tetra had his belly missing and eyes gone. He didn't die from that. Most definately he died from another cause and unfortunately got eaten.

Now the part about you saying that your guppy has a swollen belly and that her scales are sticking out, makes me think she has dropsy.

I have included this link for you to take a look at, as I have never had to battle this disease.

It is a link about goldfish, but the disease is the same in all fish and so isn't the treatment.
Dropsy

GOOD LUCK!

 

[Auslander]

OK cheers nina....I used the anti-internal bacterial stuff, and I hope that it works. I think I will separate the gppy from the other fish, and just hope that she survives. This really sucks though. Im sick of losing fish, its really disheartening.

 

[jams.alaskan]

Best of luck there - dropsy is a hard one for me to cure...

ALASKA

 

[Nina7777]

I hope everything works out. Seperating the guppy is your best bet. Just monitor the other fish in the main tank. Also try adding some Aquarium salt into the guppies tank, in conjunction with the anit internal bacterial medication.

Good Luck!

 

[Auslander]

thanks for the advice guys....Ill let you know if she makes it

 

[Auslander]

Well.....she died this morning. I just hope that the anti-biotics helps to prevent any other fish from dying. Its a shame cos I really liked that guppy, she was one of my biggest fish. Oh well.....at least it wasn't my cat.

 

[Mesome]

Hope she went to fishie heaven.

 

[susanb]

Hows your filter going ? I had a similar problem and it was the filter...just a thought
Sue