Think My Fish Is Close To Death- Please Help!

[superviza]

We lost one of our fish a couple of days a go to what we believe was fin rot- he had little white cotton-wooly stuff on the end of his tail, stopped eating and then died.

We cleaned the tank thoroughly (we have 3 others, separated by glass, but in the same tank). 2 seem fine but now another one is sick. I've isolated him, put him in a clean, small tank, the PH is right, temperature is fine (heating lamp), and we've put an anti-bacterial solution in his water, but he is just sitting at the bottom of the tank breathing really fast (at least it seems faster than what it was). Occassionally he'll go psycho, rush to the top of the tank and go round and round really fast with his mouth at the surface. Oh and he's not eating at all.

I don't know what more I can do- any suggestions?

Thanks

 

[sukie]

Are there any other symptoms?? Besides no eating and swimming around crzy-like???

 

[superviza]

Not really- he looks a bit pale.... He used to be really active, though. The 2 remaining fish are fine, though, so I don't know if it's a problem with their tank.

 

[sukie]

I don't want to shoot in the dark. . .

Can you get your water tested in the tank??

And my suggestion w/ him is keep his water clean w/ a pinch of aquarium salt and keep him on that meds you got. . .

But I really have no idea what he has. . .and really can't offer a good treatment plan. (Sorry to be completely useless)

Hope he pulls through!!

 

[happyannie]

What Sukie said is good. Keep his heat up to 80 even as it helps when they're sick. Maybe get a thermometer if you don't have one to keep the temp steady. Keep the meds going too. Maybe if you could find some frozen bloodworms at the pet store it might get him eating. Try thawing out just a small bit and see if you can offer some to him. I had one that wasn't eating and he slurped those down like betta spaghetti. You don't have to float too many-just a few to see if he takes them.