What can treat gill disease?

[coralcroucher05]

My cowfish has gill disease and I have no clue what to use to treat it. Any suggestions?

 

[MnFish1]

My cowfish has gill disease and I have no clue what to use to treat it. Any suggestions?

Can you be more specific?
Are they 'extending'? Fast breathing? How old is the fish? Any Stress? Any changes in chemistry? Recently shipped? If you look at my signature - there is a list of questions you can answer - that will help us help you.

Any reason to think your Oxygen is low or ammonia high, etc etc etc. Any other new additions to the tank?

 

[threebuoys]

Please respond to the questions in the link below and supply photos under white light a d a short video if possible.

 

[coralcroucher05]

I got him on Friday, so I have had him for about 6!full days now. The first 3 days he was acting Normal and eating. Yesterday he stopped eating as much as he used to and was moving very slowly, and today he is hanging out towards the bottom, and still hasn’t eaten today. When he does come up he seems to be swimming very quickly. The fish was also was rolling in the water but has stopped today. The fish does seem to be breathing quite heavily at the bottom of the tank.



Tank perimeters:

• only have a Boxfish and cleaner shrimp in my tank
• Lighting: uv lights
• Tank has been established for 10 months
• 16 gallon tank
• Temp: 77.00 degrees Fahrenheit
• Salinity: 34.7
• Ammonia: 0

 

[coralcroucher05]

 

[threebuoys]

A video and close up photos would really be helpful. Very difficult to see anything with the photos so far.

edit: What led you to conclude gill disease?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hi all, this thread is already under discussion here:

EMERGENCY - Is my cowfish ok?

I got him on Friday threw divers den, so I have had him for about 5 full days now. The first 3 days he was acting Normal and eating. Yesterday he stopped eating as much as he used to and was moving very slowly, and today he is hanging out towards the bottom, and still hasn’t eaten today. When he...

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