Help Fin Rot and Gill Flakes..and TAIL ROT

[jpappy789]

Are you sure the fungus is a true fungus and not bacterial such as columnaris? I would double check before treating with something that is not effective.

Fin rot is easily cured with clean water (knowing exact parameters would be beneficial). Mela/pimafix are unnecessary IME but some people swear by it.

What makes you think gill flukes as well?

 

[Certified]

on friday i will have a wash out on my sh tank..imma get a clearer picture on the fungus on his body

 

[KarlTh]

Fungus would be obvious on a photo even of that quality - fungus causes a fish to go furry, and we're talking threads an inch long or more. It's also fairly rare.

 

[blue2fyre]

I would think your parameters are off due to all that live food he's getting. I'm betting it's pretty messy when he eats. Now I don't know a lot about this type of fish but why not feed pellets along with the other food? Are the gold fish gut loaded? He may not be getting all the nutrition he needs. I would add in some insects, blood worms and earth worms. I would cut back on the mice and feed more of what's listed instead. Then just save the mice for a treat. I think it would help some of your water problems in the long run.

This site should be able to help you more:

MFK

 

[Certified]

im also a member of MFK..before i fed him a feeder fish first i quarantine the feeder..i give him mice on weekends..when the snakehead eats its not messy coz' he only swallow the feeder unlike my piranha they chomp anything i will drop on the tank..

 

[blue2fyre]

How long do you QT them for? If it was me I would raise my own feeders.

With the mice it's not just eating in a messy way it's also passing all of the fur and non digestible stuff.

 

[Certified]

i QT them for 2 days lack if i will breed my own feeders..lack of space i have 2 180gal snakehead and red belly piranha 35gal quarantine tank of feeders and i have a 5"x3"x3" tank im planning to use that too

 

[blue2fyre]

2 days is not nearly long enough of a QT. I would say at least 2 weeks longer would be ideal. The feeders can spread disease to your fish. It could have been where some of his problems came from.

 

[duke33]

Get a test kit asap and go from there. Good luck.

 

[Certified]

i see..ok thanks for the info again..i think i will shift on salt water fishes..i will fed salt water fishes to my snakehead..coz one of my friend told me that the decease of salt water fish is not transferable to fresh water??is that true??my snakehead dont want to accept any food unlike it is still alive..