Tusk with problems!

jrodiw

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Can someone tell me what is wrong with my tusks fins? I just got it on Thursday and I see either my proky puffer is bitting him or it has some kind of infection? How can I treat this?
PLEASE HELP!!!!!!
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For possible help, please repond.

1. Is there any red on other parts of his body?
2. Do the scales of the fish seemed to be raised a little?
3. Are there any white paches on the fish with a similar texture of cotten?
 
The scales are raised around the tail and a couple are rasied on his side. The tail is the only place that is red. I don't see any white patches on him but in spots his color is fading.
 
Okay, your fish has an extremely dangerous disease. I forgot the name of the disease however i do know how to treat it! Go to your nearest fish store and buy PIMAFIX. It will treat your fish's disease.
 
It is not finrot or lympho. It is (I just remembered the name of the disease) dropsy. Just make sure you treat dropsy quickly. I have never lossed any fish to any disease but dropsy.
 
I disagree with White Tiger's diagnosis. Notice that the fins rays are sticking out and the membrane that normally covers them seems to be gone. I also notice the red lines near the base of the fin. This looks like a bacterial infection (fin rot) that has spread into the blood and become systemic. It also looks like the tailfin is cloudy looking rather than clear. This may have begun in an injury due to biting. I would be treating the fish in quarantine aggressively with a good antibiotic. Nitrofurazone is a good choice. Maracyn-Two is also a good choice, but I lean toward the nitrofurazone. You can combine the two by using a polymer called Focus by Seachem that contains nitrofurazone. You can add some Maracyn-Two in powder form to the Focus if the fish is eating. Put the polymer on the food. Keep the lighting dim and change some water before adding the next dose if you can. I would also add some Beta glucan to the food to enhance immune function. What are the pH, temperature and ammonia readings?

Terry B
 
Terry B,

I agree that Tiger's diagnosis was presumptious. I'd bet that in some point in this fish's recent past, it got tagged by another fish. Harlequins simply are not as rowdy as everyone supposes them to be....just about any fish is able to take one on. Another possibility could be damage from netting / shipping, but that is less likely. Two things worry me - the red lines (I agree, probably infection) and what looks like to me, damaged scales on the fish's caudal peduncle (if there is damage there, what does the rest of the fish look like?). Neomycin might be another broad spectrum antibiotic to consider. Above all, it needs to be moved to a tank by itself in order to keep it from being damaged further.

Jay Hemdal
 
Thanks
But I lost the fish this morning.
He ate last night before I went to work and when I got home he was dead.
Thanks for all the help..
Jared
 
Man I was really hoping that it would end differently especially with the different suggestions offered here. I really think that once that tail fin is injured, it is bad news. Sorry dude....
 
To everyone who disagrees with me!:

Okay, TerryB is saying that the fish had a bacterial infection. That is definitely TRUE. I said that the fish had dropsy. That is also TRUE since dropsy is just a symptom of a bacterial infection, not a disease. I just called dropsy a disease since most people do.
 
White Tiger,

Bacterial infection and dropsy are not the same thing. Dropsy is a fluid accumulation in the abdomen. No mention is made of that symptom here. Besides, dropsy can be caused from viruses, parasites, bacteria, or osmotic dysfunction. All bacterial infections are not dropsy.

Terry B
 
TerryB,

Yes, I know that not all bacterial infections cause dropsy. However, most bacterial infections do. Also, you stated "Dropsy is a fluid accumulation in the abdomen," which is perhaps true. But dropsy can also be caused by a bacterial infection. The bacterial infection disturbs the skin and flesh of the fish. As a result, the flesh swells up causing the scales to look popped-up, which is dropsy.
 
White Tiger,

I have a good understanding of what dropsy is as well as numerous other fish diseases and treatments. I disagree with your assertion that most bacterial infections include dropsy. This is simply not true. The fact remains that most bacterial infections do not include dropsy as a symptom and oftentimes dropsy is not related to a bacterial infection at all. Simply put, bacterial infection does not equate to dropsy and dropsy does not equate to bacterial infection.

Terry B
 
TerryB,

Really, can you site any sources to prove your argument?----------I have read from a book saying that dropsy and bacterial infections are related. Furthermore, my veternarian also says that dropsy is a disease that is most likely caused by bacteria.
 
White Tiger,

I don't know your qualifications, but I do know that TerryB is a recognized expert in this area, with a large number of publications. I suggest visiting his web site if you have any questions.
 
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