Sick Pictus Catfish

marleygirl · Post by **marleygirl** » 11 Jun 2005, 23:54

I was wondering if anyone knows what causes a catfish to start bleeding behing the eye and gill. He is listless but swimming on occasion and his tentacle is broken. Could this be from a fight? What do I do?

55 gallon tank
6 bala sharks
4 iridescent sharks
1 pl*co
3 Pictus catfish
1 rainbow shark
2 apple snails

temp is 85
ph testing at 7.0
ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 0ppm
water is not hard
added aquarium salt

partial water change
ammo lock
Quick Cure 1/2 the reccomended ammount 25 drops
2 filters (1) Whisper power filter 60 330 gallons ph
(1) Penguin biowheel filter 350 350 gallons ph
whisper air pump elite 803

Post by **Silurus** » 12 Jun 2005, 00:00

What are its tankmates?

marleygirl · Post by **marleygirl** » 12 Jun 2005, 00:04

tank mates are listed above sorry

worton[pl] · Post by **worton[pl]** » 12 Jun 2005, 00:25

there is a thing that loach ppl used to call DOC there is no test already to know how high it is. I don't know, bleeding striaght from eye is strange. 3 speciments (as for pimpictus) is to little, for best choice you can see <a href="http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/view ... rt=0">this - <i>pimpictus</i></a> but i'm not sure if this can cause your trouble :]. Are you sure that your water tests are ok?

Regards.

marleygirl · Post by **marleygirl** » 12 Jun 2005, 01:10

I am sure water is testing fine. The only thing that I can think of is that the fish are fighting. The pictus has a blood spot around the eye or behind hard to tell and a little under his side fin. Thanks for answering me

worton[pl] · Post by **worton[pl]** » 12 Jun 2005, 01:55

the only one reason I've seen already caused bleeding straight from eye is poor water condition and a stres caused by moving fish from tank to tank. Have you read a link that I've posted?

Regards.

Taratron · Post by **Taratron** » 12 Jun 2005, 03:44

That temp is mighty high for the fish you have. Is there a reason you keep your tank at 85*F?

Also, how often do you water change? How much?

And please do a CateLog search on your irri sharks. See how large they get? They and the balas have no business being in a four foot tank.

marleygirl · Post by **marleygirl** » 12 Jun 2005, 16:37

WE DO A 10% WATER CHANGE AND CLEAN THE GRAVEL 2 TIMES A WEEK AND THE TEMP IS HIGH DUE TO HOT WEATHER. I HAVE TRIED TO LOWER THE TEMP BY USING BAGS OF ICE. THE PICTUS DIED LAST NIGHT. TWO MORE LEFT. THE WATER IS TESTED DAILY. THE IRIDESCENTS AND BALAS ARE LITTLE RIGHT NOW (ABOUT 3-4 INCHES), BUT I AM ORDERING A 210 GAL TANK VERY SOON. EVERY FISH IS ABOUT THE SAME SIZE IN THE TANK. THE REST ALL SEEM FINE. I HAVE NOT MOVED ANY OF THE FISH AT ALL AND I THINK IT WAS DEFINITLY AN INJURY. THANKS FOR YOUR INPUT.