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Posted by Elaine T on July 28, 2005, 5:25 am
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Ed Paasch wrote:
> I have a sick Jack Dempsey on my hands. The fish has been ill for almost a
> month. To be honest, I would have written sooner, but I've been expecting
> it to die and it hasn't.
>
> The fish can't seem to straighten up, it's back is constantly crooked to one
> side and it just floats at the bottom of the tank most of the time. It can
> swim around in loops for short periods and tear up the tank, but it always
> settles back down at the bottom of the tank after a short while.
>
> The fish exhibits no external signs of disease, injury, or infection other
> than being bent into a constant left turn. It can't or won't straighten
> out, and it hasn't eaten in a very long time.
>
> It is the largest of my Jack Dempseys, and there is no sign that the other
> fish have ganged up on it. The other fish in the tank are all perfectly
> healthy, active, and eating normally. The water condition is excellent as
> usual.
>
> Any ideas on what is wrong with my largest Jack Dempsey and how to treat it
> would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>
>
Likely vitamin C deficiency or tuburculosis encysted in the muscle
tissue. There are some sporidian diseases that also encyst in muscles
and cause fish to bend. None is easy to treat in a large, non-eating
fish unless you want to try injecting it. Boyd's Vita-Chem added to the
water may be worth a shot.
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> month. To be honest, I would have written sooner, but I've been expecting
> it to die and it hasn't.
>
> The fish can't seem to straighten up, it's back is constantly crooked to one
> side and it just floats at the bottom of the tank most of the time. It can
> swim around in loops for short periods and tear up the tank, but it always
> settles back down at the bottom of the tank after a short while.
>
> The fish exhibits no external signs of disease, injury, or infection other
> than being bent into a constant left turn. It can't or won't straighten
> out, and it hasn't eaten in a very long time.
>
> It is the largest of my Jack Dempseys, and there is no sign that the other
> fish have ganged up on it. The other fish in the tank are all perfectly
> healthy, active, and eating normally. The water condition is excellent as
> usual.
>
> Any ideas on what is wrong with my largest Jack Dempsey and how to treat it
> would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
>
>