Murray cod

[m-codrule]

i have only got one shot of him so far so enjoy, btw i will post better pics later

 

[hardb0iled]

Cool, is there something wrong with his eye? Looks a little bulgy?

 

[m-codrule]

yes his right eye is very bulgy it looks like its going 2 fall out but its always been like that . any tips for this problem? thanks

 

[m-codrule]

he has grown 8cms in 5 weeks

 

[hardb0iled]

he has grown 8cms in 5 weeks

Good stuff! Well he seems healthy then, regardless of bulging eye.

The bulging eye is usually a result of a bacterial infection and may be treated with anti biotics. I'm sure with his current growth rate he is in good conditions now but he may have previously been exposed to less then ideal conditions?

Here are some possible diagnosis:

Corneybacteriosis
Symptoms: Bulging eyes
Treatment: There are a few commercially available products which treat corneybacteriosis. Penicillin and tetracycline are among them.

Information: Corneybacteria causes swelling in the head which will push the eyes outward. It is caused by overcrowding and water of poor quality, having an excess of ammonia and / or nitrites.

Pop-eye (Exophthalmia)

Unusally bulging of one or both eyes.

OTC medication for bacterial infections and/or parasites. Check for other symptoms of bacterial or parasitic infections.

...and a good read here about the possible causes and remedies:

http://www.flippersandfins.net/pop-eye.htm

Good luck

 

[m-codrule]

thanks hardboiled for the reply is there any particular treatment that i could try that would be availabla at most LFS once again thanks for such a detailed answer. the place were i originally got him was an aquaculture place so he probably hadnt had the greatest of conditions 2 live in

 

[hardb0iled]

Thought I'd revive this thread with a little bit of video footage of my MC I took yesterday. I estimate he's at about 14inches long at the moment. Not all that active during the day but he knows its feeding time when the lights go out and he soon starts moving then!

I usually drop slices of fish fillet into the top of the tank and he makes an over-excited attempt to gulp it before it hits the water and ends up splashing water all over the place! I'm, not game enough to hold onto the fillet as he'd nearly take my fingers off I reckon!

 

[filiportela]

will it get along with a jardini a sleepy cod and a barramundi? if so, it's a nice project.

 

[matymic]

I once had a murray cod 12 inches. I just bought a saratoga at about the same size for 120 bucks. went away for the weekend and got back to find the cod with an extreamly large belly and no saratoga. from that day forward i called my cod the 130 dollar murray cod. lol

 

[gruntaz]

you gotta love murray cod