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Post by matits on Jun 14, 2009 13:17:35 GMT -5
Hey all. new here to CP. I have a 75 gal peacock ciclid tank.
Recently i added a lot of vallesineria plants that i obviously didnt rinse very well. with in a day or 2 one of the fish got a cloudy eye which is pertruding from the head. doenst look like full blown popeye but non the less still looks bad enough. i thought it may been an individual case but within a few days anoher fish showed very early signs of the same thing, alot less severe than first fish. i thought i should act quick so removed both fish into a hospital tank today and started a course of melafix. I also took all plants out of main aquarium and gave a really good rinse, and done 50% water change.
Would like to put the subject out to you guys to see what experience you all have of it and if there is anything you know that can help me?
should i run a course of melafix on main tank as well as a precaution. this is the first time ive medicated fish because i have never had to before in 4 years fish keeping...not bad.
i look forward to your suggestions.
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Post by Mike on Jun 14, 2009 14:34:52 GMT -5
Yeah I had the same problem when I added new rocks to my Mbuna tank this is a fungal infection water changes and API anti fungal medicines work well to heal this problem. Also continue to do small water changes after each dosing period this should help fight it off. I hope this helps and I am sure others will throw in a few of their thoughts as well. Welcome to our little corner of the web glad to have you here please update us on the situation and have a great weekend.
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Post by jeff12399 on Jun 14, 2009 20:52:10 GMT -5
I have gotten away with out medication. I have increased the temp and added salt. Salt is an amazing thing sometimes. I have used just that on fish and it worked. I have used medications on tanks and fish and killed everything in it. So now i take every precaution with things i am putting in my tanks.
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Post by JasonB on Jun 17, 2009 6:35:07 GMT -5
I have to agree with Jeff salt and up the temperature of the water slowly 82-86 F this should cure it before long.
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Post by matits on Jun 17, 2009 10:44:24 GMT -5
Hey guys. quick update. i seen an amazing improvement in the hospital tank within a day. melafix must have had a positive affect. the temp in tank was at 84 as well. im glad because i had no choice but to put both fish back into main tank as one was starting to dominate the other. cloudy eye on both fish has all bit disappeared. running melafix in main tank for next few days before my water change.
Thanks all.
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Post by Mike on Jun 17, 2009 12:02:55 GMT -5
Mela-fix thats the name of that API product I was talking about it really is great stuff when fungus or bad algae make their way into the tank. A bit of salt and high temperatures can be used if you can't find Mela-fix I am happy that it is clearing up. Keep us updated on the situation and if you keep having problems just add a bit of Sea Salt or Aquarium salt that will also help to fight it off. Good advice from everyone thank you all for posting and sharing your advice happy posting everyone.
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Post by Cichlidgirl on Jun 17, 2009 23:38:06 GMT -5
I love melafix. I had a african hap that gouged her cornea real bad (a strip of her eyeball was hanging off from where she damaged it on a sharp rock). I didnt see it right away and the next day it looked awful, thought she would lose it for sure, but melafix cleared up the infection and helped the healing process. Melafix along with additions of good clean water can do wonders. I like to use slightly less than full dose and drop my water level a couple inches so it cascades down into the tank creating more surface agition and oxygen content (some people have reported that their fish have heavy breathing with melafix), doing that has prevented any heavy breathing issues with my fish. Glad to hear its clearing up for you and your fish in on its way to a good recovery.
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Post by JasonB on Jun 27, 2009 15:42:33 GMT -5
I wanted to add this for members who might be having this problem down the road and read this thread. Brime shrimp is a great medicine for all kinds of common fish problems given the high amount of salt or sodium the brime shrimp requires to live adding brime shrimp to your cichlids diet is basically the same as adding the aquarium salts you buy plus a bit more protein for the cichlids health helping it's immune system fight off infections. Don't waste your money on expensive medicines that may kill off your entire tank until you try the basics you'll be glad you did.
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Post by jeff12399 on Jun 27, 2009 19:26:48 GMT -5
I have been really lucky with my fish. I don't use medicines any more. Just salt and warmer temp. I feed all my cichlids brine shrimp once a week. I never thought about the salt content in them. Thanks for the tip. I will say when adding salt I onlt add half of the recommended. I do water changes regularly and add the amount of salt needed. Sometimes I skip the salt just to make sure it don't biuld up in the tank.
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Post by simmie on Jun 8, 2010 2:16:41 GMT -5
what is the process for adding salt ? how much per gallon etc what type - it cant be standard table salt ? excuse my ignorance
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