Regards,
Randy
Bruce Hansen wrote:
>
> Randy
>
> Do you have a quarantine tank? I would suggest you take them out and observe
> them as they may have Mycobacteriosis. The spots could turn into
> ulcers.Trifasciatas are very susceptible to it especially if kept at too
> high a temperatures. Unfortunately there is no effective treatment and it is
> quite contagious. You might like to consider having a definitive diagnosis
> made by a fish-familiar veterinarian
>
> Regards,
> Bruce.
>
> Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.
>
> Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Rader <trumpet at home.com>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> Date: Tuesday, 29 December 1998 12:14
> Subject: [RML] Strange "bleached-out" spots on Rainbowfish
>
> >I keep several species of Rainbowfish and have a "strange" question. I
> >have two fish afflicted with a strange "bleached-out" area(s) on their
> >bodies. The first is a ~2" female Cape Arnhem. She has 2 areas on
> >her. The first is on her head-left side. It covers the whole gill
> >plate up to her snout. The second is a 1/2" square area just above the
> >ventral fins on her right side.
> > The second fish is a Goyder River male ~4 1/2" long. He has a spot on
> >his right side splitting him in half from the ventral fin all the way to
> >his snout.
> > None of these spot to over the tops or bottoms of these fish to the
> >other side. They look as if someone has poured clorox bleach on them
> >and forgot to rinse it off. What can this be? I've looked and can't
> >find anything in all of my reference books I have.
> > If it would help, both of these fish were "wild caught". The Cape
> >Arnhem came in a group of 5. The Goyder River came in a trio. None of
> >the other fish shows signs of this affliction.
> > I just noticed today that the female fish is swimming in a "head-up 45
> >degree angle and it seems that her left pectoral fin is paralyzed. She
> >looks stressed and I'm afraid I'm going to lose her!
> > Please, If ANYONE knows ANYTHING about this, let me know. These fish
> >are my babies and I don't want to lose the whole tank. It's hard to
> >find "wild caught" Rainbows here in land-locked Omaha, Nebraska, USA!
> >They cost me a fortune the first time!
> > Thank you so much. I really enjoy this group! I get so much out of
> >it.
> >