Zebra dead!
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:27 am
Just got back from my holidays, gave everyone a water change, and today I noticed one tank is having a problem.
Not happy as one Zebra is dead.
Of 8, 1 is dead and about 3 left have a lesser degree of affliction.
The one that died had very ragged, split fins and a red, bloody body. Looks like it was SHEDDING its skin. There were pieces of its skin lifting off and some of it was on the bottom of the tank. (Horrors!)
It was a bit out in the open, which is how I discovered it.
I knew it was going to die.
As for the others, 3 more have very frayed fins but that is the extent of the damage at this point.
The other 4 seem unaffected.
They are not breathing hard, no other signs of stress.
Water pH 6. Temp 86. No time to check other parameters, but they just had a water change and only had one very small meal while I was gone for 5 days. (A friend came by once and dropped in pre-measured and ready-made dose of food for the tanks.)
This does not look like an Ammonia/Nitrate problem anyway.
I did take pics, but I am cursed with just a film camera.
I treated the tank with a small dose of salt and Melafix.
They look ok at this time, but it is too early to tell.
Has anyone seen this before? Is it a form of fungus?
Biggest sympton is VERY frayed fins.
Looks like it progresses to systemic as the deceased had blood in the fin rays.
Does anyone think this could be a pH swing? As this did seem to happen after a water change.
Thanks.
Not happy as one Zebra is dead.
Of 8, 1 is dead and about 3 left have a lesser degree of affliction.
The one that died had very ragged, split fins and a red, bloody body. Looks like it was SHEDDING its skin. There were pieces of its skin lifting off and some of it was on the bottom of the tank. (Horrors!)
It was a bit out in the open, which is how I discovered it.
I knew it was going to die.
As for the others, 3 more have very frayed fins but that is the extent of the damage at this point.
The other 4 seem unaffected.
They are not breathing hard, no other signs of stress.
Water pH 6. Temp 86. No time to check other parameters, but they just had a water change and only had one very small meal while I was gone for 5 days. (A friend came by once and dropped in pre-measured and ready-made dose of food for the tanks.)
This does not look like an Ammonia/Nitrate problem anyway.
I did take pics, but I am cursed with just a film camera.
I treated the tank with a small dose of salt and Melafix.
They look ok at this time, but it is too early to tell.
Has anyone seen this before? Is it a form of fungus?
Biggest sympton is VERY frayed fins.
Looks like it progresses to systemic as the deceased had blood in the fin rays.
Does anyone think this could be a pH swing? As this did seem to happen after a water change.
Thanks.