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Here we go again... :S
By marijke from the Marijke department, Section Diaries Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 01:51:00 PM PST Tags: (all tags)

The new male, the most beautiful one with the "waving-tail", is ill... First he started to "wiggle", then his red tail became partly black and he kind of squeezed his tail... Then he started to swim vertically. Oh no, red alert... Again!

I've heard of that disease! In the Netherlands we call it "wiggle disease". Cause: too cold water.
It's a bit strange, the male came from a tank with the same temperature, and has lived under worse circumstances. But the facts are there. No more excuses, I need a heater!

I went to the shop and bought a good heater. The salesman gave me also some salt.
Heater works OK, the temperature is a stable 24° celcius now. The salt has been solved in some water and added to the tank.

I don't think Waving-tail will make it. But the other fishes still seem OK.

By the way: watertest was OK (don't ask me for values, I left my note with them in the shop...) and last week I had the water partly changed.

I also bought some frozen food, like tubifex, brine shrimp, waterfleas etc. A change of menu now and then won't harm, I think! ;)

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Here we go again... :S | 4 comments (4 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Here we go again... :S (none / 0) (#2)
by miskairal on Fri Nov 26, 2004 at 04:52:00 PM PST

Oh marijke that is a shame.

I'm wondering though if the problem is because you moved the fish from a dirty tank to a clean tank?

I'm sure unc;e has written round here that in a dirty tank, bad stuff builds up slowly and the fish may get used to it and survive for a while. If you move that fish to a clean tank or suddenly clean the dirty tank the difference in the water can kill. I think it was to do with osmotic pressure.

If you get another fish from that poor school tank, bring it home in it's dirty water and keep it in that doing small partial water changes every day for say a week. I'd do something like a 10% water change when I got it home, then another 10% the next day, and then maybe 20% for the next two days and so on. I don't know if that is right though.

Good luck
miskairal
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Re: Here we go again... :S (none / 0) (#3)
by marijke on Sat Nov 27, 2004 at 01:53:42 PM PST

Miskairal, you might be right... Both my males are dead now. It surprised me the other passed away today, he seemed OK yesterday...
Next time I'll use your method. I thought: it's the same water temperature, so I don't have to worry... I think I was wrong...
Greetings, Marijke (The Netherlands)
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Re: Here we go again... :S (none / 0) (#1)
by maggie1270 on Fri Nov 26, 2004 at 04:07:29 PM PST

Keep an eye on your male. It just so happens that my only red guy is "shimmying" and it's only getting worse. He's hte only one that way, so I may have to treat him for Hexamita.
Maggie

Re: Here we go again... :S (none / 0) (#4)
by marijke on Sat Nov 27, 2004 at 01:57:03 PM PST

Too late... he's dead...
Greetings, Marijke (The Netherlands)
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