okies, well a friend of min keeps tropical fish, and he has lost quite a few fish over the past couple of weeks (guppies, loaches, tetras)and he doesnt have a clue what is wrong with them.
He doesnt have n e testing kits, so he has no idea as to what his water quality is like, but some of the fish that died had very swollen bellies. i suggested to him that it could have been dropsy, but there was no swelling of the eyes, and also the fish seemed to have almost like blood under their scales.
i have reserched into it, and i cant find anything that matches that description.
Can anyone here help?
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I think it may be septicaemia.....
The swollen bellies must be the bacteria, which is said to atack a stressed/weakened fish
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Septicaemia
Signs Of Infection:
Reddish patches appear on the skin anywhere on the body. Fish becomes very lethargic, fins can become frayed.
Fish Affected:
All aquarium fish are susceptible.
Details Of Infection:
Caused by a bacterial infection manifesting in weakened fish. The infection spreads quickly and fish do not survive long. The bacteria usually occur when poor environmental conditions prevail.
Treatment:
Frequent water changes usually prevent the disease; however outbreaks can be controlled by application of a commercial anti-bacterial remedy even when infection appears advanced.
-Original Post By Lozbug
Signs Of Infection:
Reddish patches appear on the skin anywhere on the body. Fish becomes very lethargic, fins can become frayed.
Fish Affected:
All aquarium fish are susceptible.
Details Of Infection:
Caused by a bacterial infection manifesting in weakened fish. The infection spreads quickly and fish do not survive long. The bacteria usually occur when poor environmental conditions prevail.
Treatment:
Frequent water changes usually prevent the disease; however outbreaks can be controlled by application of a commercial anti-bacterial remedy even when infection appears advanced.
-Original Post By Lozbug
The swollen bellies must be the bacteria, which is said to atack a stressed/weakened fish
he needs to test the water to rule out anything that way, but as pearlie has said if there seems to be bruising under the skin then its likely to be septicaemia.
in the u.k there really is nothing that you can buy to halt bacterial diseases. interpet has one but it only kills the bacteria in the water and that can be achieved by doing more water changes.
doing 50% water changes over a few days will hopefully take the bacteria count down.
in the u.k there really is nothing that you can buy to halt bacterial diseases. interpet has one but it only kills the bacteria in the water and that can be achieved by doing more water changes.
doing 50% water changes over a few days will hopefully take the bacteria count down.
Yes, I agree with the previous posters that this sounds like a bacterial problem. 50% water changtes along with gravel vacs over the next several days and careful attention to removing any dying or dead plants will help.
Your friend should review his schedule of tank maintenance, too. Make sure he is doing often and large enough water changes on a regular basis and that he is maintaining his filter. Also, he should review the size of the filter on his tank to make sure it is adequate.
Please keep us posted.
Your friend should review his schedule of tank maintenance, too. Make sure he is doing often and large enough water changes on a regular basis and that he is maintaining his filter. Also, he should review the size of the filter on his tank to make sure it is adequate.
Please keep us posted.
thanks for that guys, i have passed the info along, and hopefully, it will work. 
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