Cmullins Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Hey everyone, happy holidays. i have a bosmani rainbow I put in quarantine. i think it’s just bacterial and or fungus infection. But I just watched a Bentley pascoe talk and I heard him mention fish TB and now I’m sketched out. can anyone help me identify what’s going on with this fish thank you all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikv6 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) That, to me, looks like a bacterial infection. Kanaplex is generally my first go-to for bacterial infection, though Maracyn or Maracyn 2 would be an option. If that patch appears fuzzy (which it doesn't to my eyes), then you can use something like Ick-X to treat fungal infections. I really like API Fungus Cure, but I don't believe it's available anymore. Salt could also be good to add regardless. It does not appear to have signs of TB, which can include wasting/thinning, spinal arch, and often odd swimming behavior. Colu is our resident "doc", so I am sure he will chime in. It may also be helpful to post water parameters. Edited December 4, 2023 by quikv6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmullins Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 I appreciate it thank you. i started with some Maracyn so I’ll chime back in a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 @Bentley Pascoe is here, might be able to chime in! I am not sure what it is, but based on his experiences and speaking about some of the rainbow diseases, be very careful about what you touch and what equipment goes where. Are the white dots just on the plastic or cysts on the fish here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmullins Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 Those are dots from the plastic I didn’t see any cysts when I examined the fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 @Cmullins Heres an article about mycobacterium. This is the common disease for rainbowfish unfortunately. I will also attach Bentley's talk which does have a segment covering the disease. It does appear visually to be this. https://fisheries.tamu.edu/files/2013/09/SRAC-Publication-No.-4706-Mycobacterial-Infections-of-Fish.pdf At about 32 minutes he discusses Myco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmullins Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmullins Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 Chiming back in. Fish looks a lot better redness is gone. Wounds look a lot better. but little feller isn’t going for food that I can see. doing a 25%water change today and will hit with some salt and I’ll chime back in another week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quikv6 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Try soaking the food in garlic guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmullins Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Chiming back in. Little fella is looking better. he did end of having these weird white dot things on him so I did a round of ParaCleanse. did a water change this morning added a bit more salt his sides are healing nice and he is eating. Going to continue to monitor and I’ll chime back in another week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 12:48 PM, Cmullins said: he did end of having these weird white dot things on him so I did a round of ParaCleanse. Was it ich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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