I have been putting a lot of aquarium salt in lately. I think I'm just going to put them in the 55g. Even with the 50-75% WC, ammonia has been very hard to correct.
What I found on beblondie's poly health thread:
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Eye Problems
Generally the most common eye problem with Polypterids is a clouding of the eyes usually one eye and many times only one
fish might exhibit this in a tank with several tankmates.There can be several cause.
1.water quality seems to be the most often cause and generally be cleared up by a good waterchange
2.Injuries from fighting with tankmates or sharp objects in the tank
3.Cottony white growth over lens of eye Saprolegnia Fungus.
4.Translucent film over the lens of the eye Could be a gram-negative bacterial infection
5.The iris (around the pupil) becomes cloudy Gram Negative bacterial infection
6.he entire eye becomes cloudy from the inside out Could be a parasite,i.e.,flukes
7.Swelling and redness surround the outside of the eye Could be an injury from decor inside the tank or pond Gram-negative bacterial infection.
Before medicating start off with a waterchange and observe the fish the clouding should reduce in 24-36 hours
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Since the water quality has been a problem in the QT, maybe moving them to the 55g would solve the problem?
If it doesn't, then dose for gram negative bacteria or saprolengia fungus. Don't know what either of those are. Would Paraguard cure either of those? I've dosed Paraguard a few times. What about prazipro? What meds should I use for those? Will post some pics and do some more research.
What I found on beblondie's poly health thread:
"
Eye Problems
Generally the most common eye problem with Polypterids is a clouding of the eyes usually one eye and many times only one
fish might exhibit this in a tank with several tankmates.There can be several cause.
1.water quality seems to be the most often cause and generally be cleared up by a good waterchange
2.Injuries from fighting with tankmates or sharp objects in the tank
3.Cottony white growth over lens of eye Saprolegnia Fungus.
4.Translucent film over the lens of the eye Could be a gram-negative bacterial infection
5.The iris (around the pupil) becomes cloudy Gram Negative bacterial infection
6.he entire eye becomes cloudy from the inside out Could be a parasite,i.e.,flukes
7.Swelling and redness surround the outside of the eye Could be an injury from decor inside the tank or pond Gram-negative bacterial infection.
Before medicating start off with a waterchange and observe the fish the clouding should reduce in 24-36 hours
"
Would say it is
1
3
5
Since the water quality has been a problem in the QT, maybe moving them to the 55g would solve the problem?
If it doesn't, then dose for gram negative bacteria or saprolengia fungus. Don't know what either of those are. Would Paraguard cure either of those? I've dosed Paraguard a few times. What about prazipro? What meds should I use for those? Will post some pics and do some more research.
