Very Sick Oscar

[imagirlgeek]

Here's a link to an article on the Saprolegnia fungus. http://www.houstonfishbox.com/vforum...72-Saprolegnia It is often confused with excess mucus.

[elvispacman]

do not have access to a microscope, as far as meds i put in maracyn 2 on there, water change with stresscoat and and salt

[imagirlgeek]

How is he doing? Is he eating?

[elvispacman]

well i just put the maracyn 2 on him so its too early to tell but hes swimming around not a lot but he is, he is not eatin though also the maracyn 2 is in baggies with powder in them not tablets i dont know if that makes a diference

[imagirlgeek]

well i just put the maracyn 2 on him so its too early to tell but hes swimming around not a lot but he is, he is not eatin though also the maracyn 2 is in baggies with powder in them not tablets i dont know if that makes a diference

No, it doesn't make a difference. They started doing that because people were buying the meds to use on themselves since it's the same med and cheaper than a human prescription.

I sure hope he gets better. It would be nice if he would eat though.

[elvispacman]

well he seems to like to eat large foods that sink,doesnt even matter if its for him like algae wafers and vegetables,what kind of food can i give him that hed like and where could i get some vitamins

[mistahoo]

well he seems to like to eat large foods that sink,doesnt even matter if its for him like algae wafers and vegetables,what kind of food can i give him that hed like and where could i get some vitamins

You could buy vitamins from Petsmart, or any vitamins from walgreens, cvs, etc and crush up the pills. What were you feeding him before? I'd assume he'd eat that. If he's eating algae wafers and vegetables, that's fine too. Just as long as he's eating.

[elvispacman]

i was feeding him omega gold and frozen bloodworm pellets and the osccassional frozen shrimp but hes ignored them all

[mistahoo]

i was feeding him omega gold and frozen bloodworm pellets and the osccassional frozen shrimp but hes ignored them all

Hmm... well if he's eating the wafers, I guess keep feeding him it. I have a lot of Vitamin C pills if you want to swing by and grab some. They're 1000mg pills though... So you'd have to use a little bit of it.

[elvispacman]

what kind of vitamin pills would i want to look for
tried to feedhim a shrimp he just let it sink

[mistahoo]

Vitamin C. It boosts the immune system.

[elvispacman]

what can i use for his ulcers

[imagirlgeek]

You can call around to some fish stores to see if they carry Vitachem (freshwater). I have seen it at City Pets, but I'd call first. Here's a link to it on DrsFosterandSmith.com http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=4998

The ulcers will heal if the antibiotic kills the bacteria. You don't need anything specifically for that.

[elvispacman]

i got some pictures of today right now im in the middle of the second day of using matracyn 2 not sure if its getting any better the ulcers seem to be smaller and the fin rot seems to have stopped
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[mydawg8mystash]

i have used a liquid multi vitamin for babys to help with my oscar he was begining to get hole in the head so i switched up his diet and soaked his pellets in the vitamins and worked like a charm... the fin rott have u tried melafix i know it promotes skin growth and Heals open wounds & abrasions, treats fin and tail rot, eye cloud, mouth fungus and promotes regrowth of damaged fin rays & tissue... Also primafix which An all natural antifungal fish remedy and Rapidly treats fungal infections on body and fins use the melafix and primafix together