Hello everyone, sorry this is my debut, but i need some help
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i recently added four spotted climbing perch to a heavily planted 10 gal aquarium. they were added in pairs over a span of two weeks (2 per week). of the later two, one i found dead of mysterious causes, and the other has developed a pronounced popeye, which i need to cure. i also need to detrimine whether im dealing with a simple infection, or something as serious as TB
the fish in question is not eating, and one eye is very distended. there is no sign of any external lesions, infections, or tumors. breathing at an elevated rate than his fellow perch. still swimming, but listlessly.
so, background info
as i said, the 10gal tank is heavily planted, and is well filtered by an eheim canister filter and a mini peguin external filter (using mechanical and bio filtrilation only). its well established (4+ years) and has a sand bottom. tank inhabitants are
1 med albino angel 2 inches long
2 african butterfly fish 1-1.5 inches long
6 popsicle tetras 1 or less inches long
6 horse-faced loaches (botia) 1.5 inches long
3 spotted climbing perch *one of which has popeye* each 1 inches long
6 freshwater flounders each about the size of a nickle
regular water changes, (45-50 percent weekly), temp mid-70s (f)
when i bought the last pair of perch, the dealer tank also contained pearl gouramis, one of which was dead, floating at the top. the perch looked stressed and slightly malnourished. the only reason i went ahead and got them is that they are quite rare.
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i recently added four spotted climbing perch to a heavily planted 10 gal aquarium. they were added in pairs over a span of two weeks (2 per week). of the later two, one i found dead of mysterious causes, and the other has developed a pronounced popeye, which i need to cure. i also need to detrimine whether im dealing with a simple infection, or something as serious as TB
the fish in question is not eating, and one eye is very distended. there is no sign of any external lesions, infections, or tumors. breathing at an elevated rate than his fellow perch. still swimming, but listlessly.
so, background info
as i said, the 10gal tank is heavily planted, and is well filtered by an eheim canister filter and a mini peguin external filter (using mechanical and bio filtrilation only). its well established (4+ years) and has a sand bottom. tank inhabitants are
1 med albino angel 2 inches long
2 african butterfly fish 1-1.5 inches long
6 popsicle tetras 1 or less inches long
6 horse-faced loaches (botia) 1.5 inches long
3 spotted climbing perch *one of which has popeye* each 1 inches long
6 freshwater flounders each about the size of a nickle
regular water changes, (45-50 percent weekly), temp mid-70s (f)
when i bought the last pair of perch, the dealer tank also contained pearl gouramis, one of which was dead, floating at the top. the perch looked stressed and slightly malnourished. the only reason i went ahead and got them is that they are quite rare.
