Velvet

[julia298]

Anyone know where i can see a good pic of a fish with velvet.

One of my new fish (blue tail guppy) came with some yellow colouration. I may be imagining it but Im sure he's more yellow than he was. Ive read up and it says velevt appears as tiny yellow spots,but i dont see little spots just large areas of yellow.

It could just be his colours? Does anyone else have blue tailed guppies with some yellow in them?

 

[WILDER]

Switch tanks light out, then get a torch to see if it glows up the yellow bits.

http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/heal...thprotist.shtml

 

[julia298]

Switch tanks light out, then get a torch to see if it glows up the yellow bits.

I cant really tell, it looks less yellow under torchlight. Maybe not velvet then?

Its the same poor fish that has finrot. I want to treat the velvet first if thats what it is, as velvet more lifethreatening/spreads faster???

 

[WILDER]

Any signs of flicking and rubbing and laboured breathing, is his fins clamped.

 

[julia298]

Any signs of flicking and rubbing and laboured breathing, is his fins clamped.

Ive seen it flicking once. Its tail is clamped yes.

 

[WILDER]

Are what stats ok, if so clamped fins can be a sign of a parasite.

 

[julia298]

Are what stats ok, if so clamped fins can be a sign of a parasite.

Stats Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0.2. 30% water change since test. Although i feel guilty about the nitrite I hope it is this and not a parasite thats causing it.

 

[WILDER]

The flicking and the clamped fins could be due to the slight nitrite reading, do you have any fish tonic meds.

 

[julia298]

The flicking and the clamped fins could be due to the slight nitrite reading, do you have any fish tonic meds.

No, can get some tomorrow,what do you recommend?

 

[WILDER]

It just a tonic it a small dose of fungus med, parasite med, plus a bacterial med, i thought you could of added some till you no if it's a parasite.

http/www.aquatics-warehouse.co.uk/acatal...NTERPET_41.html
No5 general tonic.

 

[julia298]

It just a tonic it a small dose of fungus med, parasite med, plus a bacterial med, i thought you could of added some till you no if it's a parasite.

http/www.aquatics-warehouse.co.uk/acatal...NTERPET_41.html
No5 general tonic.

I dont know, im wary, remember the 'fish in shock' after protozin the other day?

 

[WILDER]

Sorry yes, but this is just a tonic, if you have had a parasite more than likely your fish does have a parasite, i would get a velvet med, good luck.