cirulis Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 hi, My lwanda peacock is looking a bit sick...i mean he is not swimming around as much and he swims retarded, he also refuses to eat. he looks pretty shocking aswell. He has been going downhill over the last week or so but particulary over the last few days. i have done a reasonable water change and all the other fish are healthy. Anyone have any idea what it is or how to fix it!??! Here is a pic from when he was healthy And here is him now Please HELP!!!!! thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchar Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Hi cirulis, Yes he das declined in health. How long has it bee since he stopped eating? The concaved stomach would suggest some time, unless he has worms or similar pathogenic probs. Have you tried worming or treatment for any parasite treatment? Just a thought. Sometimes fish don't eat because they think they are not hungry. Any other fish showing similar symptons/behaviour? merjo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirulis Posted January 27, 2004 Author Share Posted January 27, 2004 thanks for your help merjo, but unfortuneately he just passed away. None of the my other fish are showing symptoms...they are all eating plenty. i was very unfornute as i have been away for the last few days and a couple of days before that i had been away for a week or so. So i don't really know how long he hasn't been eating. The guy at the lfs said it would be internal and i should treat using octazin or something, but that is a bit expensive. I thought maybe i could wait a few days and see if any other fish start showing symptoms and if so then treat, But i really don't know, any suggestions?? Thanks again for helping but i posted a little too late i would say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiona Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Dear cirulis and others, Treatment is cheaper than a new fish! Especially when you factor in growing time. Not to mention these are living creatures. Something to think about ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirulis Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 Hi fiona, Yes i do agree that treatment is better than loosing fish, also cheaper. I have gotten over the fact that it might cost a bit, however alot of the treatments are pretty hardcore and some may have bad affects on my other fish so unless i get a proper diagnosis, or my other fish get sick, i don't think i will treat the problem. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiona Posted January 28, 2004 Share Posted January 28, 2004 Cirulis Do you have an isolation/treatment tank? Small, inexpensive, easy to put the sick fish into it. Give it cover (somewhere to hide) to keep it calm. You also cut the cost of the treatment as there is not as much water volume. Filter can be small and cheap, keep one running in parallel on your larger tank and put into isolation tank as needed. The isolation tank can be emptied, disinfected and put away when not needed (clean the filter properly/disinfect then recycle on the larger tank for next time). Hope this helps for any future problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirulis Posted January 28, 2004 Author Share Posted January 28, 2004 thats a good idea, i shall do that thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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