FrozenFins Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I have this angelfish with some kind of parasitic infection. I think it could be hextemia from the small signs of hole in the head. Right now hes lying on his side at the bottom of the tank. Hes progressing quite fast, yesterday he was swimming just fine and now idk if i has the strength to swim. I moved him to my hospital tank where i was going to start treatment. The only parasitic infection treatment availble to me (live in Canada) is the fritz mardel parashield. Its quite expenive $30CAD. I dont want to spend the money if it wont work, do you think its too late? Do you think he'll die? Im surprised he survived the night😪. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Poor fish! Do you have the aquarium co-op med trio? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 @Catfish_Lover_Jane most medications are ilegal in canada, so no I dont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Do you have fritz paracleanse? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Nope, only parasitic medication I can find is Fritz Mardel Parashield. Its REALLY expensive, so I only wanna get it If i know itll do the job despite the horrible condition the fish is in. @Catfish_Lover_Jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 I'm going to research right now, I'll reply as soon as I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Can you show me a picture of a close-up in the hole in the head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Do you have salt/did you try salt? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFishKeeper Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 (edited) Hi, I was looking at the Fritz website, and the ingredients are mostly just oils, which I've heard aren't that effective, although I haven't tried them personally. I would definitely try to dose salt, and hope for the best. Good luck! Edited April 15, 2021 by FlyingFishKeeper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Okay perfect! I have some leftover salt from Hugos treatment, so I'll use that! I am pretty reluctent to use salt especially after Hugos treatment, its not as easy as it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Hmm, I just researched and reviews of fritz mardel parashield is bad, and good. Some people say it kills their fish, and some people say it completely healed their fish... I think you should try salt first, and I'm not so sure about fritz mardel parashield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFishKeeper Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Might not help too much, but maybe try using a water conditioner with something like aloe vera in it if you aren't using it? Maybe also turn the heat up a bit to quicken the life cycle of the parasite, (if it ever exits the fish's body), similar to ich since (from what I've heard, no idea if it's correct) salt can't treat internal parasites, might be wrong though. Wikipedia has a pretty short article on it that mentions removing activated carbon as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 With the meds you have access to they will not cure hole in the head from what have read large water change can help your fish to recover from HITH you to 95 % I would usely recommend treating with paracleanse or general cure but you don't have access to them try salt treatment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 Thanks everyone for the help! Unfortantley I came home to him dead😞😪 He was one of the most personable fish I've ever had. What even sucks even more is that the two angles were showing some breeding activity (I think). There was multiple times it looked like they were looking for a place to lay their eggs. The Community Tank looks so empty with just one angel, I'll be getting another one soon I guess... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Pygmy Corydora Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. RIP to your angelfish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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