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04-17-2012, 02:37 PM
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Location: Wisconsin
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Please Help! Red Sores on Cory
 I just cannot win..
Just found this little guy today. Still alive. All other fish seem fine that i can tell. I inherited him about a month ago. He always hid under the drift wood. When he came out today after a large water change he looked odd, so I netted him and found this:
He is now dead.. But just wanted to know what i am facing..
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125 Gallon Tank Planted
6 Danios
5 Emerald Green Cories
3 BN Plecostomus
2 Angelfish
1 Swordtail
1 Molly
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04-17-2012, 02:55 PM
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King of the Bettas
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Might be bacterial. Watch all the other fish for signs of this disease.
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04-17-2012, 04:15 PM
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get some metronidazole...treat the entire tank...there are other meds that work for this also...
try this place.................it may help..
http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/symptoms.html
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PLECOCAINE = feeding frenzy=PLECOCAINE
if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away
10 gallon..nothing but air
10 gallon...just more air
10 gallon...stale air
just don't ask about the rest
Last edited by lohachata; 04-17-2012 at 04:23 PM.
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04-17-2012, 04:50 PM
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No local stores by me carry metronidazole.. So i just ordered some on the internet, should be here within the next two days.
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125 Gallon Tank Planted
6 Danios
5 Emerald Green Cories
3 BN Plecostomus
2 Angelfish
1 Swordtail
1 Molly
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04-19-2012, 09:48 AM
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John,
I got the metronidazole in the mail today. Dosed the tank according to the label (250mg per 10gallons). But it is unclear on how long to dose the tank for. It says repeat every 24hrs. Treatment length depends on infection. Recommended minimum of 5 days but no longer then 10 days.
What do you think? How many days should i treat for?
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125 Gallon Tank Planted
6 Danios
5 Emerald Green Cories
3 BN Plecostomus
2 Angelfish
1 Swordtail
1 Molly
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04-19-2012, 07:53 PM
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start with 5 days..see how it is doing....continue for a few more days just to make sure...
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PLECOCAINE = feeding frenzy=PLECOCAINE
if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away
10 gallon..nothing but air
10 gallon...just more air
10 gallon...stale air
just don't ask about the rest
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04-19-2012, 09:04 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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What kind of substrate you have?
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04-23-2012, 05:30 PM
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Location: Ontario ,Canada
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what a sad photo!
Poor little guy.
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04-24-2012, 07:57 PM
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Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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If you see this on other fish, you may consider, in addition to the meds, changing out the filter media and temporarily using a UV filter. I've had recurring bacterial infections that stopped after changing out filter media, and I have a UY filter that I move from tank to tank whenever I need it.
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Sigh...where am I going to put this tank...
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04-24-2012, 09:52 PM
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although UV filters tend to kill good bacteria...they are without a doubt one of the best things to invest in...
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PLECOCAINE = feeding frenzy=PLECOCAINE
if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away
10 gallon..nothing but air
10 gallon...just more air
10 gallon...stale air
just don't ask about the rest
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