Sick Gramma

[Denise Kulm]

Had her for 6 weeks, usually active and eating well. 3 days ago started flashing against back wall, not eating. Now just hiding in rocks, or laying on them.

No aggression, ammonia/ nitrite 0
Nitrate5
Salin 1.025
Temp78

 

[Fish Fan]

Sorry about your Gramma!

This should alert some of R2R's most knowledgeable on fish diseases.

#fishmedic

Good luck!

 

[Fish Fan]

Bump for the Gramma!

Wait, @fishguy242 is on it!

 

[fishguy242]

Sorry cannot see video.
#fishmedic

 

[Fish Fan]

Sorry cannot see video.
#fishmedic

It is playing for me. The fish is listless, just hugging the rockwork, and looks (to me) to have Ich, but I don't want to offer bad advice here.

@Denise Kulm could you please post your video to YouTube and link back here on R2R; for some members that works better with videos.

Or, post some clear pictures under the whitest light you have (turn off your blues).

This will help the experts better help you and your fish.

 

[Denise Kulm]

I thought the spots may be detritus from blowing off rockwork. Would it show up 6 weeks after addition to tank? So sad to see her sick. Gave a 5 min freshwater dip per recommendation of LFS. Now she is inside a rock.

 

[Fish Fan]

@vetteguy53081 I just saw you were active tonight, can you take a look here please?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Had her for 6 weeks, usually active and eating well. 3 days ago started flashing against back wall, not eating. Now just hiding in rocks, or laying on them.

No aggression, ammonia/ nitrite 0
Nitrate5
Salin 1.025
Temp78

Flashing generally from flukes but fish is showing ich and will need to be treated in a separate tank using coppersafe at treatment level 2.25 for a FULL 30 days (do not interrupt this 30 day period) monitored by a reliable Copper Test kit such as Hanna Brand- No API brand. Also monitor Ammonia levels while in quarantine with a reliable test kit and add aeration during treatment using an air stone.
The display tank will have to be kept fishless (FALLOW) for 6-8 weeks to assure the existing parasites go through their life cycle without a host fish and die off and with occupants exposed, they too should go into quarantine
A quarantine tank can be as simple as a tank from a second hand store or a starter kit from Walmart which most of the needed essentials.

 

[Fish Fan]

Flashing generally from flukes but fish is showing ich and will need to be treated in a separate tank using coppersafe at treatment level 2.25 for a FULL 30 days (do not interrupt this 30 day period) monitored by a reliable Copper Test kit such as Hanna Brand- No API brand. Also monitor Ammonia levels while in quarantine with a reliable test kit and add aeration during treatment using an air stone.
The display tank will have to be kept fishless (FALLOW) for 6-8 weeks to assure the existing parasites go through their life cycle without a host fish and die off and with occupants exposed, they too should go into quarantine
A quarantine tank can be as simple as a tank from a second hand store or a starter kit from Walmart which most of the needed essentials.

Absolutely solid advice as always, vetteguy53081!

@Denise Kulm I hope your Gramma is hanging in there!

The above R2R member is a well respected expert; please differ to him.

But if you need a little help to unpack that advice and make it happen, please post again. I think that's where I can hopefully help :)

As always, best of luck!

 

[Denise Kulm]

Thank you for all the quick replies. You guys are amazing!

 

[MnFish1]

Agree that is ich. Additionally, If you have other fish, you will need to treat them as well. If the tank has not been quarantined with copper and Prazipro, I would complete that process - and as (I think) others have mentioned, leave your tank fallow for 60 days.