Hi all, I posted a while back about Little Blue (Post Here)
I was treating Little Blue with swimbladder meds, and his swim problem went away, but he still had a lump on his tail.
On the 4th of April I started treating him with Flubenol-15 like CoryMan sugested. I worked out the does and treated him on the 4th, 6th, and today did a water change and another dose. Before the water change his swim problems retured, which is why I did a water change sooner then I would have (he wasnt due for a water change til the 11th as he had one on the 4th before being treated) The swim problem doesn't seem as bad, he's just starting to tilt to one side again, but I am still very worried about the poor little guy!
The Sick Fish
So my questions are:
I was treating Little Blue with swimbladder meds, and his swim problem went away, but he still had a lump on his tail.
On the 4th of April I started treating him with Flubenol-15 like CoryMan sugested. I worked out the does and treated him on the 4th, 6th, and today did a water change and another dose. Before the water change his swim problems retured, which is why I did a water change sooner then I would have (he wasnt due for a water change til the 11th as he had one on the 4th before being treated) The swim problem doesn't seem as bad, he's just starting to tilt to one side again, but I am still very worried about the poor little guy!
The Sick Fish
Species: Corydoras panda
Size: about 1/2 inch to 2/3 inch
Food: Live blood worm, frozen blood worm, live brine shrimp, frozen brine shrimp, sinking pellets, microworms, soaked flake
Feeding times: frozen or live food in the morning, soaked flake or frozen food in afternoon, pellets or soaked flake in the evening (I rarely feed soaked flakes, he hasn't had any in the last month or so, def none while he has been in the hospital tank)
Normal Tank Mates: 7 other panda corys, 6 baby clown loach (around an inch each) some endler livebearers (spare males from a breeding project)
Water parametersSize: about 1/2 inch to 2/3 inch
Food: Live blood worm, frozen blood worm, live brine shrimp, frozen brine shrimp, sinking pellets, microworms, soaked flake
Feeding times: frozen or live food in the morning, soaked flake or frozen food in afternoon, pellets or soaked flake in the evening (I rarely feed soaked flakes, he hasn't had any in the last month or so, def none while he has been in the hospital tank)
Normal Tank Mates: 7 other panda corys, 6 baby clown loach (around an inch each) some endler livebearers (spare males from a breeding project)
Temerature range: 24C to 25C/75F to 77F
pH: 7.2
GH: no test kit for this test
KH: no test kit for this test
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0.2ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Water change frequency: 25%-30% weekly
Tank set up - in hospital tankpH: 7.2
GH: no test kit for this test
KH: no test kit for this test
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0.2ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Water change frequency: 25%-30% weekly
Size: 10ltr
Substrate: sand
Filtration: sponge filter
Furnishings: small pot to hide in
Other tank mates: none
How long has it been set-up? used established water and filter from a 6 month old tank
When was the last new fish added? he was the last fish added late feb to early march
Is there a heater in the tank? no, the room is heated
Symptoms / Problem description: lump on tail base, whole body tilting to one side
Action taken (if any): placed him in a breeding trap in the tank, put small pot and sand in breeding trap, and an air stone right in the trap, with a second airstone powering the sponge filter.
Medications used (if any): was treating with Intrapet Swimbladder treatment til the 3rd of April, have been treating every few days with Flubenol-15 since april 4th
Substrate: sand
Filtration: sponge filter
Furnishings: small pot to hide in
Other tank mates: none
How long has it been set-up? used established water and filter from a 6 month old tank
When was the last new fish added? he was the last fish added late feb to early march
Is there a heater in the tank? no, the room is heated
Symptoms / Problem description: lump on tail base, whole body tilting to one side
Action taken (if any): placed him in a breeding trap in the tank, put small pot and sand in breeding trap, and an air stone right in the trap, with a second airstone powering the sponge filter.
Medications used (if any): was treating with Intrapet Swimbladder treatment til the 3rd of April, have been treating every few days with Flubenol-15 since april 4th
So my questions are:
- Should I start treating him with swimbladder medication again? The Flubenol-15 says it can be used with any other medications.
- If the lump never goes away what should I do? Up until the swim issues started again today he seemed perfectly fine and just had a lump
- Could the lump be from an injury, like bad netting at the pet store or by me when moving tanks? I don't remember seeing it when I got him, and looking at the pics of when he was added to the main tank he doesn't seem to have a lump (pics are here)