Help, Ill Syno

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DrgRcr

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I just picked up a group of 6 wild caught multipunctatus and have them in a 20g qt tank. They've been in there a day and a half, and one guy is looking terrible, and I'm suspect of one other. Water params are good at pH 8, ammonia 0 and nitrite 0. I just did a 50% WC and added 2 jungle labs parasite clear tabs and a small bit of epsom salt. Thoughts? here is a pic. I'm so bummed right now.

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agreed. tattered fins and tail.

i dont recall major quarrels b/n themselves to cause such wound but again never kept 6 in 20G..

Do you have any kanamycin avail? If not, bacitracin ointment?

Can you isolate it w/in 20 G Q/T by using large clear jar (carbon jar but punch many holes for circulation). Punch good amount of holes 2/3 way around the jar. 1/3 without the holes will be the bottom.
Lay the jar down on the side with some gravel to hold the jar down. Punch one hole on the lid and stick air line tubing thru hole . Attach small coarse air stone inside the jar. As bubbles leave thru some holes, water will circulate thru jar.

It may heal itself or it could develop further complications.
Being wild cats, I would medicate ASAP .

This couldve been due to shipping as well. Pretty Common actually, Looks great when arrived but develops problems within days.

Keep us posted.
 
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OK, so I'm told that this could be from agression, and the tank being too small. I'd thought for a short QT period they'd be OK, but apparently not. I see at least 2 with torn tail fins. What really concerns me is the red line going down his side. I'm thinking of taking the healthy ones and putting them into the main tank and see if things clear up. I've been told that others have put wild caughts from Atlantis into their main tanks with no issues.
 
If you dont have other options, I dont see why not. I wouldve have new wild ones q/t bit longer though since the move into main will be under the assumption this is result of aggression, not an infection.

Good Luck!
 
ooooooh something got him good
i recomend you do small waterchanges every hour or 2 to keep him in verry clean water
also up the temp just a bit
keep him in verry clean warm water and he shuld heal a little bit faster
isolating him is a good idea craming him in a small jar is a less good idea if he gets stressed out he probably wont heal well
 
Well I was going to move them, and initially I did move 1, but when moving the second healthy looking one, I saw a single white spot and thought it may be the start of ich. So they are all together again because I just can't chance infecting a healthy tank. I dosed a little more Metronidazole a little while ago. I've read alot about it and some people have even dosed twice a day and it says it's relatively safe right on the label.
 
Metro is effective agents but not really dafe for scaleless fish. It shouldve said right on the box.

I did not have any probelms with regular full dosage on Syn. cats nor on clown loaches but dont know about full dosage twice a day.

I know you mean well but please dont jump to action. Reason before action.
 
Thanks Cerianthus. I really want to save these guys. Right now I'm beside myself and second guessing my decision to get wild caughts. But I guess if I can weather them through this, it'll give me a little more knowledge than I had before. I will dose daily with many water changes and see what happens.
 
If you're worried about Ich just dose the tank with salt and relax. It can't do any harm, and would actually be beneficial to the injured fish. The one in the pic has had the snot beat out of it by one or more of the others. Small tank, little or no cover, nowhere to get away from the aggressor.
 
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