Kiarra said:
Poor Sakana. He's having a pretty rough time these days, isn't he?
We're going to need a little more information, though. How is his behavior as of this moment? Also, take a flashlight and shine it on him. If he has ich, you'll see white spots on him, like grains of salt or sugar. They may be a little clustered, but, more likely, they'll be spread all over his body. If he has velvet, it will appear as a fine gold or white dust on his fins and body. In either case, if it's parasites, he is likely to be breathing heavily, flicking his body around, and trying to rub against anything, including the bottom and sides of the tank.
Please report ANYTHING you see, even if it doesn't seem relevant. It's the only way we can help you make a proper diagnosis.
Well, he is flicking around a little bit, but I don't think he's trying to rub on anything... What's wierd is that a couple days ago, I saw about 10-15 white spots on his back, so I quarantined him, and they went away, so I put him back in the tank, and he got them again. I have him quarantined again, and he's only been quarantined for a little over an hour, and all but three of the white spots are gone again. It's just so weird that neither of the other fish have them. His tail stumps me, too... it literally looks like the bottom inch of his tail just disinigrated, leaving only the rays. Other than the flicking around, he's acting perfectly normal. He's swimming around, flaring, eating, all that fun stuff. I shined a light on him... I couldn't tell if there was any gold dust or not, he was moving around too much. Funny guy, he doesn't mind the bright flourescent tank lights, but he HATES the flashlight.
I'm just so stumped, because an hour ago, about half his back was covered in white spots, and now all but three of them are gone again. And his tail... that REALLY has me stumped.
He does have a white area under his chin, but he always gets that when he's stressed... it doesn't look cottony at all, just like his little chin turned white. That wasn't there before I quarantined him, so I'm pretty sure it's from the stress of being moved to the little cup.
His head and face do look odd... like they are changing color. They were a dark brownish color... they now look like they are turning light blue, but kind of like a marble pattern.
He also does not appear to be breathing heavily.
That's about all I can think to write for now... if you have more specific questions, let me know.
