Hi everyone,
I posted last week about my 10 year old Clown Loach suddenly thinning out and becoming ill (thanks to those of you who shared some info)... I tried Levamisole to no avail and also treated for bacterial infections with Kanamaycin... nothing worked.
He is on his way out now which is breaking my heart. So upsetting. I feel I've failed him.
Anyhow, I have been trying to find a vet or a lab where I can send the fish for a necropsy. Google is yielding nothing other than something in Australia which obviously isn't an option.
I wanted to get a positive diagnosis so that I know what kills him and can effectively prevent my other fish from suffering the same fate.
About 2 weeks ago, my 3-4 year old Keyhole Cichlid passed away as well, although he did not lean out, he became lethargic and bloated and on his last day his body bent in an S shape.
My Clown has been leaning out for weeks, and today has lost his equilibrium almost entirely.
Does anyone know where/how to get a diagnosis on aquarium fish? I live around Boston, MA and surpisingly I can't find a single aquatic vet or lab in the area... I'm so frustrated because this shouldn't have happened and now I can't even officially find out what it actually is, whether its parasitic or something worse like TB...
Could really use some help...
I'm also posting this here in General Freshwater because this section gets the most views
I posted last week about my 10 year old Clown Loach suddenly thinning out and becoming ill (thanks to those of you who shared some info)... I tried Levamisole to no avail and also treated for bacterial infections with Kanamaycin... nothing worked.
He is on his way out now which is breaking my heart. So upsetting. I feel I've failed him.
Anyhow, I have been trying to find a vet or a lab where I can send the fish for a necropsy. Google is yielding nothing other than something in Australia which obviously isn't an option.
I wanted to get a positive diagnosis so that I know what kills him and can effectively prevent my other fish from suffering the same fate.
About 2 weeks ago, my 3-4 year old Keyhole Cichlid passed away as well, although he did not lean out, he became lethargic and bloated and on his last day his body bent in an S shape.
My Clown has been leaning out for weeks, and today has lost his equilibrium almost entirely.
Does anyone know where/how to get a diagnosis on aquarium fish? I live around Boston, MA and surpisingly I can't find a single aquatic vet or lab in the area... I'm so frustrated because this shouldn't have happened and now I can't even officially find out what it actually is, whether its parasitic or something worse like TB...
Could really use some help...
I'm also posting this here in General Freshwater because this section gets the most views