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Posted by Phil Butcher on February 1, 2006, 4:24 pm
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I have a small (2'x1'x1'), fresh water, tropical fish aquarium with 11 fish:
2 zebra danios, 1 leopard danio, 5 neon tetras and 3 cherry barbs.
The aquarium has been going since the end of september without any problems
until this year when I noticed the leopard danio was getting very thin and
seemed to have a problem staying down, i.e. seemed to be slightly buoyant.
Other than that it seemed ok and I have been keeping an eye on it. However
within the last couple of weeks one of the cherry barbs has become *very*
thin too and is looking bad.
Any ideas on the problem here?
Thanks for any help
Phil
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Posted by =?ISO-8859-1?Q?=A7tudz?= on February 2, 2006, 5:40 am
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Phil Butcher wrote:
> Hi
>
> I have a small (2'x1'x1'), fresh water, tropical fish aquarium with 11 fish:
> 2 zebra danios, 1 leopard danio, 5 neon tetras and 3 cherry barbs.
>
> The aquarium has been going since the end of september without any problems
> until this year when I noticed the leopard danio was getting very thin and
> seemed to have a problem staying down, i.e. seemed to be slightly buoyant.
> Other than that it seemed ok and I have been keeping an eye on it. However
> within the last couple of weeks one of the cherry barbs has become *very*
> thin too and is looking bad.
>
> Any ideas on the problem here?
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Phil
>
>
Could possibly be
Quote from: http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_disease2.php - 02/02/2006
Hexamita (Hole in the Head)
Hexamita infects fish by ingestion of food and begins life in the gut.
Infected fish will usually appear thin in the stomach and may have sores
or ulcers around the head. A bad case looks as if someone has chiselled
out holes in the head. It is said by some that this will cure itself by
generally cleaning the aquarium and paying extra attention to
cleanliness and good quality water changes. There are cures available
from your Local fish store.
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Posted by Phil Butcher on February 2, 2006, 7:37 am
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> Phil Butcher wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a small (2'x1'x1'), fresh water, tropical fish aquarium with 11
>> fish: 2 zebra danios, 1 leopard danio, 5 neon tetras and 3 cherry barbs.
>>
>> The aquarium has been going since the end of september without any
>> problems until this year when I noticed the leopard danio was getting
>> very thin and seemed to have a problem staying down, i.e. seemed to be
>> slightly buoyant. Other than that it seemed ok and I have been keeping an
>> eye on it. However within the last couple of weeks one of the cherry
>> barbs has become *very* thin too and is looking bad.
>>
>> Any ideas on the problem here?
>>
>> Thanks for any help
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
> Could possibly be
>
> Quote from: http://www.aquahobby.com/articles/e_disease2.php - 02/02/2006
>
> Hexamita (Hole in the Head)
> Hexamita infects fish by ingestion of food and begins life in the gut.
> Infected fish will usually appear thin in the stomach and may have sores
> or ulcers around the head. A bad case looks as if someone has chiselled
> out holes in the head. It is said by some that this will cure itself by
> generally cleaning the aquarium and paying extra attention to cleanliness
> and good quality water changes. There are cures available from your Local
> fish store.
I haven't noticed any sores/ulcers/holes but will keep an eye and try some
water changes.
Thanks
Phil
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Posted by Roger Sleet on February 2, 2006, 10:29 am
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(Phil Butcher) wrote:
> *Date:* Wed, 1 Feb 2006 21:24:09 -0000
>
> Hi
>
> I have a small (2'x1'x1'), fresh water, tropical fish aquarium with 11
> fish: 2 zebra danios, 1 leopard danio, 5 neon tetras and 3 cherry barbs.
>
> The aquarium has been going since the end of september without any
> problems until this year when I noticed the leopard danio was getting
> very thin and seemed to have a problem staying down, i.e. seemed to be
> slightly buoyant. Other than that it seemed ok and I have been keeping
> an eye on it. However within the last couple of weeks one of the
> cherry barbs has become *very* thin too and is looking bad.
>
> Any ideas on the problem here?
Could be lots of things up to and including fish TB, which is endemic in
the far eastern imports. It is a general sign of an infection, often due
to poor water quality. Step up the water changes and keep a good eye on
the filter. Do you have problems with algae?
I've only ever know a small fish to recover from this once, usually the
just fade and die. Euthanasia of the affected fish is usually
recommended.
Roger Sleet
Roger's Aquatic Pages http://www.sleet.plus.com
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Posted by Phil Butcher on February 3, 2006, 6:18 pm
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> (Phil Butcher) wrote:
>
>> *Date:* Wed, 1 Feb 2006 21:24:09 -0000
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I have a small (2'x1'x1'), fresh water, tropical fish aquarium with 11
>> fish: 2 zebra danios, 1 leopard danio, 5 neon tetras and 3 cherry barbs.
>>
>> The aquarium has been going since the end of september without any
>> problems until this year when I noticed the leopard danio was getting
>> very thin and seemed to have a problem staying down, i.e. seemed to be
>> slightly buoyant. Other than that it seemed ok and I have been keeping
>> an eye on it. However within the last couple of weeks one of the
>> cherry barbs has become *very* thin too and is looking bad.
>>
>> Any ideas on the problem here?
>
> Could be lots of things up to and including fish TB, which is endemic in
> the far eastern imports. It is a general sign of an infection, often due
> to poor water quality. Step up the water changes and keep a good eye on
> the filter. Do you have problems with algae?
>
> I've only ever know a small fish to recover from this once, usually the
> just fade and die. Euthanasia of the affected fish is usually
> recommended.
>
> Roger Sleet
> Roger's Aquatic Pages http://www.sleet.plus.com
No problems with algae at all. Water quality probably not as good as it
could be though. The plants in the tank are doing well even without
feeding - I wonder if this has anything to do with poor water quality? Will
start a series of water changes.
Thanks
Phil
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> I have a small (2'x1'x1'), fresh water, tropical fish aquarium with 11 fish:
> 2 zebra danios, 1 leopard danio, 5 neon tetras and 3 cherry barbs.
>
> The aquarium has been going since the end of september without any problems
> until this year when I noticed the leopard danio was getting very thin and
> seemed to have a problem staying down, i.e. seemed to be slightly buoyant.
> Other than that it seemed ok and I have been keeping an eye on it. However
> within the last couple of weeks one of the cherry barbs has become *very*
> thin too and is looking bad.
>
> Any ideas on the problem here?
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Phil
>
>