Chad April 15, 2013 April 15, 2013 This progressed VERY rapidly, I did a very close inspection yesterday (I've had these fish for two weeks and was looking for problems exactly like this) and didn't see anything but a couple of split fins that I wrote off to the turf battles that were ongoing, at 4pm today there was five dead fish. The pictured one was still alive at the time of the picture, but dead an hour later. Some of the other dead ones were covered in a slightly milky but still transparent mucous. All fish remaining fish are in a 10 gallon HT (a couple that are in HT are looking pretty rough) and are being treated with a formalin and malachite green mixture (rid ich plus) since I think it's Brooklynella based on the speed at which it's moving. What do y'all think it is?
Chad April 15, 2013 Author April 15, 2013 I have some cupramine, OK to treat with formalin and malachite green?
zygote2k April 15, 2013 April 15, 2013 observation now that you've added meds of one type. no need to pickle the fish in a chemical bath.
Jan April 15, 2013 April 15, 2013 How are the fish doing in the formalin and malachite green? Do you see any changes? Are they getting better? If not you can do a large water change and use coppersafe with 1/2 strength formalin. Add formalin every other day. Make sure you check copper levels.
Chad April 15, 2013 Author April 15, 2013 Most of them were not showing any symptoms, though a couple were starting to look a little "ragged." Mostly, I was alarmed at the fast-moving nature of the bug and responded as quickly as I could. So, most of the fish look fine and are doing OK in HT. Doing some googling, it seems mostly brooklynella and velvet treatments both respond to the formalin, so I'm going to go with this and see how it goes...
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