Comments on: HELP! is my tropical tank diseased or something? http://www.tropicalmedicines.net/help-is-my-tropical-tank-diseased-or-something-2 Tropical Diseases control and remedies Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: vedder918792002 http://www.tropicalmedicines.net/help-is-my-tropical-tank-diseased-or-something-2/comment-page-1#comment-443 vedder918792002 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:20:18 +0000 http://www.tropicalmedicines.net/help-is-my-tropical-tank-diseased-or-something-2#comment-443 It wasn't very long ago I had a nasty Ich outbreak in my fishtank, which spurred me in buying a little reference book for fish, fish compatibility, and diseases. Though to me it kind of sounds like your fish were decomposing your dead fish, I did come across something interesting. Tuberculosis Symptons: Fin deterioration, a paling of body color, clamped fins, excessive weight loss, ulcers and pop-eye Cause: a highly conagious bacterial disease caused by poor infiltration or overcrowding. treatment: at this time there is no known effective treatment for TB, and in our opinion it is not worth risking your own health, or the health of your family to try to treat the infected fish. Use strict care when handling the infected fish. Do not leave the TB infected fish int he aquarium, because the tank mates will likely eat it and become infected themself. Other diseases in the book described white, colored patches, similar to ich, but this was the only disease that described your particular symptoms. You may want to do the usual PH, ammonia, nitrate-nitrite checks just to ensure it wasn't something silly. Good Luck with your tank! It wasn’t very long ago I had a nasty Ich outbreak in my fishtank, which spurred me in buying a little reference book for fish, fish compatibility, and diseases. Though to me it kind of sounds like your fish were decomposing your dead fish, I did come across something interesting.

Tuberculosis
Symptons: Fin deterioration, a paling of body color, clamped fins, excessive weight loss, ulcers and pop-eye

Cause: a highly conagious bacterial disease caused by poor infiltration or overcrowding.

treatment: at this time there is no known effective treatment for TB, and in our opinion it is not worth risking your own health, or the health of your family to try to treat the infected fish. Use strict care when handling the infected fish. Do not leave the TB infected fish int he aquarium, because the tank mates will likely eat it and become infected themself.

Other diseases in the book described white, colored patches, similar to ich, but this was the only disease that described your particular symptoms. You may want to do the usual PH, ammonia, nitrate-nitrite checks just to ensure it wasn’t something silly. Good Luck with your tank!

]]> By: Mokey41 http://www.tropicalmedicines.net/help-is-my-tropical-tank-diseased-or-something-2/comment-page-1#comment-442 Mokey41 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:55:59 +0000 http://www.tropicalmedicines.net/help-is-my-tropical-tank-diseased-or-something-2#comment-442 Most fish turn white when they die after a bit. He was probably dead for a day or so before you found him. ** Most fish turn white when they die after a bit. He was probably dead for a day or so before you found him.

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