Hello!New to the fish world & in need of some good advice

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cazzy
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Hello!New to the fish world & in need of some good advice

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Hi there!!

My name is Caroline( nickname cazzy or caz),im kinda new to the fish world and so far so good...kinda.I currently have 2 catfish,one african black dwarf frog ,2 silver sharks and 12 other fishies.

I've had fish now for about 11 months,started off with a 28 litres tank which was nice and easy and now i have a bigger tank of 96 litres :D .Its been good until now. I have been waiting until the new tank was mature enough to add my catfish and now after all the time i have waited and tried to get the water right, one of my poor catfish is poorly :cry: .

I really dont know what is wrong with it and i feel really bad. I didnt notice until i placed him in the new tank( so i may have contaminated that tank now :cry: :cry: :cry: )The poor things lips have gone all strange and look so uncomfortable,almost like they are swollen and have started to peel and go mushy. He has been hiding a little more than normal but then again he has been coming out when i feed them.He hasnt been sitting("sticking") to the side of the tank but i didnt think anything of it. Now i know hes not well, i think its because he cant!!!

I've attached some photos and i was just wondering if anyone out there can tell me whats wrong with him and what i can do to help the poor thing :( .Hes my favourite out of all my fish and i dont want him to die :cry: .HELP!!! !!! !!!

So thats me so far lol.Any help would much appreceated!

Thanks & ta ta for now
Cazzy

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Re: Hello!New to the fish world & in need of some good advice

Post by Yann »

Hi!!

Welcome here!!
From what I can see looks like Lymphocystis...
Some topics on the subject: http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/sear ... mit=Search

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Yann
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cazzy
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Re: Hello!New to the fish world & in need of some good advice

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That doesnt sound good at all!!!! So if i m reading correctly there is no cure for it :? . Do you think adding salt would help or is it a matter of wait & see what happens? :(

Cazzy
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