ewok
12-21-2003, 12:33 AM
i need pictures of oscars eyes or maybe even front on facial shots.
i know they look a little "buggy" to begin with, but i sort of need to know how much.
a month or 2 ago i bought a sick baby oscar. i felt bad for it i guess, i really shouldn't have gotten it...... i think it's a female and her colors were great in the store. she didn't appreciate the ride home and got pretty mopey after being added to her new tank. her eyes seemed to be getting "popeyed" after the first couple days so i went ahead and treated her with maracyn2 for a full cycle. the problem seemed better after the medication and her color had mostly improved and her temperament had gotten better. she was good for a couple weeks, but now her eyes seem like they are starting to protrude again. she's also taken to moping around the tank again and her color is off. i have started to dose with furan2 now as it's a broader spectrum antibiotic than the maracyn2 (was only gram negative).....
i just need some pictures to compare her eyes with tho. maybe i'm a bit paranoid about the popeye, i'm used to smaller cichlids actually. i'd hate to be treating her needlessly, but her attitude and color still says "somethings wrong".
she's in an overstocked, but over-filtered 30g atm. i have been hesitant to move her to the 90g until i know she's well. the water parameters are good and i did about 80% in water changes and also vacuumed in the 2 days before i started treating the tank again.
she actually seems to be "perking up" a little now, but this treatments only run 21 hours.
ah, she has been eating excellently also.
any pictures you can get would definately be helpful, also any advice if you have any new ideas. i *think* it's just a stubborn bacterial infection but i could be wrong. i also picked up a broad based parasitic medication (hexamit), but i can't use that until this medicine is done.
i know they look a little "buggy" to begin with, but i sort of need to know how much.
a month or 2 ago i bought a sick baby oscar. i felt bad for it i guess, i really shouldn't have gotten it...... i think it's a female and her colors were great in the store. she didn't appreciate the ride home and got pretty mopey after being added to her new tank. her eyes seemed to be getting "popeyed" after the first couple days so i went ahead and treated her with maracyn2 for a full cycle. the problem seemed better after the medication and her color had mostly improved and her temperament had gotten better. she was good for a couple weeks, but now her eyes seem like they are starting to protrude again. she's also taken to moping around the tank again and her color is off. i have started to dose with furan2 now as it's a broader spectrum antibiotic than the maracyn2 (was only gram negative).....
i just need some pictures to compare her eyes with tho. maybe i'm a bit paranoid about the popeye, i'm used to smaller cichlids actually. i'd hate to be treating her needlessly, but her attitude and color still says "somethings wrong".
she's in an overstocked, but over-filtered 30g atm. i have been hesitant to move her to the 90g until i know she's well. the water parameters are good and i did about 80% in water changes and also vacuumed in the 2 days before i started treating the tank again.
she actually seems to be "perking up" a little now, but this treatments only run 21 hours.
ah, she has been eating excellently also.
any pictures you can get would definately be helpful, also any advice if you have any new ideas. i *think* it's just a stubborn bacterial infection but i could be wrong. i also picked up a broad based parasitic medication (hexamit), but i can't use that until this medicine is done.