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Hello
I have a big tail shubunkin with what I belive is an infection. It started with the fish being overfed with puffed wheat - it then one evening looked dead and lay like a banana on the bottom. But the next morning it seemed completely recovered and fine again. Then over a period of some days the shape of the fish deteriorated. The fins rotted, it lay still in a corner on the bottom most of the time. Also after some days the fins on the belly started getting red and the belly of the fish got an odd bulging shape. Other fish started eating off of its fins. So I took out the other two fish and all the plants and made the tank into a hospital tank. The tank is 70 litres with filter, heater and one overhead lighttube. I started feeding the fish with Sera Bacto tabs (pieces) only. I also gradually added non iodized salt to the concentration 0,3 % like recommended somewhere on the 'net. I change 20 litres of the water every day as recommended on the Sera Bacto tabs box. I also use (and have always used) recommended amounts of Tetra AquaSafe. I keep the temp at approx 78 degrees fahrenheit. After feeding Sera BactoTabs now for 5 days the fish has gotten a bit better I think - it moves around more and has good appetite, but the fins are still very red. Should I continue feeding BactoTabs or should I end the cure after 7 days as recommended? Should I do something else? Any help appreciated. Thank you! A picture of the fish is he http://www.geocities.com/uggabotha/fish.JPG oleas |
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![]() Keep doing water changes and monitor the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and PH levels. If you could post them that would help. Shubs are pond fish by the way and need lots of room to grow. |
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