Sick Penguin Fish

[sd014]

Hi there can anyone advise me on a treatment for this penguin which has what looks like an ulcer to me . I've had little success in treating fish in the past and would appreciate some advise please . Regards Kip

 

[kribensis12]

I would try marcaryn plus or melafix. Can you get a bigger picture showing the "ulcer". Can you also tell me the water parameters? That will help alot.

 

[kribensis12]

I would try marcaryn plus or melafix. Can you get a bigger picture showing the "ulcer". Can you also tell me the water parameters? That will help alot.

 

[WILDER]

Myxazin by waterlife.
Is it a pinkish red sore with a circling of white dead skin around the edges.

 

[sd014]

I would try marcaryn plus or melafix. Can you get a bigger picture showing the "ulcer". Can you also tell me the water parameters? That will help alot.

Sorry for the slow reply had an 11 hour powercut due to storms . Tried and tried to get a better picture of the ulcer but the fish always darts off before i can snap the little blighter . The ulcer is a milky white colour . The fish behaves normally in all other ways but obviously an ulcer that size can't be good for it . I'll test the water and post the results . Though there was nothing alarming the last time a checked them ( a few days ago ) .

 

[sd014]

Myxazin by waterlife.
Is it a pinkish red sore with a circling of white dead skin around the edges.

Hi there thanks for replying . The ulcer is a milky white and seems to go from the fishes side to the top of it's head . I tried to get a better picture .

 

[WILDER]

Its not an ulcer, if the fish isn't flicking and rubbing I would try a bacterial med.
Milky patches can be many things from bacterial to parasite.

If the patch is filled with fluid I would issolate him.

 

[sd014]

I would try marcaryn plus or melafix. Can you get a bigger picture showing the "ulcer". Can you also tell me the water parameters? That will help alot.

NO2 - 0 mg per l
no3 - 10 mg per l
KH - 0 this seems low
GH - 6
PH - 7.2

 

[sd014]

Its not an ulcer, if the fish isn't flicking and rubbing I would try a bacterial med.
Milky patches can be many things from bacterial to parasite.

If the patch is filled with fluid I would issolate him.

Thanks for the reply Wilder the fish isn't flicking or rubbing at all . What med would you suggest ?

 

[WILDER]

I would try myxazin, is it filled with fluid or hard looking.

 

[Phiish]

Sorry I know this is missing the point slightly but that fish looks really cool, never seen one of those before

 

[sd014]

I would try myxazin, is it filled with fluid or hard looking.

I'd say it looks hard as much as it's not like a blister with fluid underneath anyway . I'll give your suggestion a go if i can find it at my LPS . Thanks

 

[sd014]

Sorry I know this is missing the point slightly but that fish looks really cool, never seen one of those before

I think there a nice fish . They like to be kept in shoals and i keep mine in a small shoal of six fish .

 

[WILDER]

It would be best to issolate if you can as the bacteria from the blister thing could burst and infect the tank.

 

[sd014]

Hi Tweety ,
Well been treating the fish with myxazin as you suggested and it's responding well. It's a bit slow but it's looking better . Thanks a lot for your valuable help .

Regards

Kip