2006-07-14 00:36:22 · 12 answers · asked by chockybikky 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I'd say it was some sort of bacterial infection........ possibly either "pop eye" or "Dropsy"
2006-07-14 00:46:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ask the question at the place you get your fish. The treatment may differ depending on wether you have fresh water or sat water tropicals.
2006-07-14 00:48:53 · answer #2 · answered by SILVER DRAGON 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for tropical fish we were told to put 1 antibiotic tab/capsule for every 25 liters of water after each cleaning or put sea salt, can't say how much u will need but we have a huge tank and we use a small lump of sea salt.
2006-07-14 00:43:00 · answer #3 · answered by noogney 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, have you ever saved fish in the previous and are you familiar with the 'nitrogen cycle'? if to procure your'new' tank from a save they'd desire to have defined the 'nitrogen cycle' to you. If this tank has no longer been cycled or'popped' in the previous including fish you ought to nicely loose them to extreme ammonia or nitrite ranges. Does the water seem milky or foggy. If it does it relatively is the appearance of micro organism (Nitrobacter)which will help to interrupt down nitrites into nitrates and is a demonstration which you have already exceeded the preliminary ranges of cycling. you may purchase a try kit to degree Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate and PH. on an identical time as you're procuring those ask your community save for some gravel out of a mature tank and place this gravel into your tank, this might help populate valuable micro organism to interrupt down wastes. try your water for all 3(Ammonia,Nitrite,Nitrate) if your readings teach extreme ammonia carry out a 20% water substitute, in the event that they teach Nitrites that are extreme do like smart, in case you get 0 ammonia and 0 Nitrites yet some nitrate your tank has already cycled, try your water back while the murk clears, as quickly as you tank has cycled try the nitrates as quickly as each week and carry out a 10% water substitute, provide your gravel a rapid stir in the previous each water substitute to get rid of a few waste once you syphon out previous water. additionally examine your PH as quickly as each week, if the PH is low make beneficial your next water substitute is slighly larger in PH to your tank values until eventually your tank returns a classic PH value, if PH retains dropping off examine that your gravel is right. in case you have activated carbon on your clear out in straightforward terms use it for 2 weeks at a time optimal to get rid of discolouration or drugs, the clarification is that carbon eliminates protecting colloids and nutrition. remember, you dont save fish, you maintain water....
2016-10-07 22:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you need an aerator to help put more air into the water, it sounds like there's not enough oxygen in the water.
2006-07-14 00:46:02 · answer #5 · answered by smilin_heinz57 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called pop eye here in Aus, so look up that fish disease site recommended in previous answer.
2006-07-14 01:18:05 · answer #6 · answered by willroch2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they should be back at home, in the tropics
2006-07-14 00:42:34 · answer #7 · answered by XT rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds quite disgusting. Wow. maybe it's your water?
2006-07-14 00:39:36 · answer #8 · answered by MissT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should record that and put iton the internet. sounds cool.
2006-07-14 00:45:36 · answer #9 · answered by the_falcon_1987 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ewww thats gross!! Have never heard of that before
2006-07-14 00:41:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋