Gill Disease??

A few pics of my Cory

After trying and trying to post a few pictures (they were ultimately too big), here is my poor Cory.

It finally came to rest near the front of the tank. These were actually taken last night (2nd day of Maracyn treatment).

Does the gill under the operculum look unusually red to you? (I hope the pictures are good enough for you to see). It favors rolling to that side. The other gill doesn't look as red as this one.

But it's still hanging on. It tries to swim around the tank, but winds up spiriling down. It can't keep itself righted, and has to lean against something to keep itself upright
 
Here's another one

Not as good as the first, but.............
 
Yep, classic gill infection, possible parasite.
I do notice your gravel is quite large, you might consider a patch of sand for him to play in later after he recovers. You'll find that he will snuffle the entire surface area every day.
Your poor cory does look unhappy, I would definately plan to replace portions of the gravel with some with a much finer grain, or move him to a tank with sand or small grained gravel.
good luck
:)
 
Thanks again Famman. I am not treating for parasites. Would you recommend doing so anyway. Can it hurt????

What about adding Maracyn 2 also? I did use a tetracycline a couple of weeks ago, but noticed that it had expired in Sept 2002.
 
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If your tetracycline had expired I do suggest a round of maracyn two in addition to the maracyn. Do a big water change first. As for treating for parasites I might wait until the antibiotic couse is finished and watch for improvement. I confess I have limited knowledge on parasites, still studying.
I do think that the gravel is the ultimate source of your problems.
good luck
:)
 
I don't know if my Cory is getting better, but he is sure looking a little "sunken" in the gut.

He has not been eating. Is there anything I can do to stimulate his eating? I must note that his barbels are "gone". I think I read somewhere that they need these to look or smell food.
 
They can eat without them, but they cannot breed without them. I fear for your cory, I'm afraid he wont make it.
sorry
:(
 
I agree......:( I do not think he'll make it.

Now comes the hard question........... Do I let him go on his own (which is taking forever, it seems, and so sadly), or do I euthanize him?

I think this regime of medicating the tank for this many weeks may not be good for my healthy fish, and do not want to risk their health either.

If and when he goes (and however he goes), I plan on tearing down the tank and cleaning it. I will be getting rid of the large pebbles and replace it with small gravel and a sand patch for my cories.

I am getting another tank from one of my neighbors and plan on maybe doing a quick cycle with a biological starter just to get my fish out of that seemingly toxic tank.

Hopefully whatever is killing my fish will not follow them to this new setup.
 
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R.I.P

He did not make it. I had to help. I feel terrible, but could not let him suffer like he was doing.:(

I am now in the process of tearing down the tank. I already moved all the other fish to a new tank, and they seem to be doing OK so far.

I do have one last question though.. Should I save the bio-wheel (I have an eclipse system) and put it back in the filter when I set up the tank after cleaning, or should I just get another and re-cycle the tank with a new wheel (I'm afraid of whatever germ was in the tank might still be in the bio-wheel.

I do have some bio-spira, and used it in the new tank to do a quick cycle for the transfer of my fish. I could also use it to cycle the one I'm cleaning.

Thank you all for your help with this... Especially Famman :) . It's a learning process ;)
 
Oh No, Not Again?????????????

OK, I transferred all the remaining fish into another tank. I've been keeping an eye on one of the red-eyed tetras.

Now it looks as if he's bleeding internally next to all his fins, gills and there's a streak of blood under his belly.

Same mysterious bacterial infection? Anyone have a clue what meds to try next??? Tried Maracyn and Maracyn 2... Did not help.

Or should I just take him out and euthanize him? This is getting ridiculous.:mad: :mad:
 
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