Please help! my Bristlenose has something wrong!

[AaronS]

The first picture was taken a few days ago. I did a full water change and added some aquarium salts. I have ordered some Melafix which will arrive tomorrow. the last picture was taken today. I also have some anti-fungus used for fin rot but not sure if that will help at all for this.

What should I do??

Thanks

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[Suelo]

Hi Aaron. I don't have a lot of experience, but this looks serious to me unfortunately. I don't know what, if anything, to suggest myself, but I've used the report to moderators option, to see if someone more experienced than me can have a look for you.

Mods, I hope I was OK to use the option like this, it suggested to do so on the forum list page.

[AaronS]

Hi Suelo,

thanks for the reply and reporting to the moderator for help. Yes it looks really bad I don't know what could have caused this and I hope it won't spread to other fish. This fish is getting weak and seems like its dying but I don't have any clove oil to help ease its passing sadly.

[chris from hull]

Wow 😲 that dose look bad looks like it has rotted away I would premier for the worst. I wouldn't know were to start treating it.

[Major]

Ouch! that looks painful... I think it may be too late looking at that... not a clue what that could be but i'd guess that he got an injury on something sharp or a heater burn, and it got infected?

Hopefully one of the mods knows what's up

[ajm83]

  I think that will need something a little stronger than melafix.

Esha2000 maybe?

[Gingerlove05]

Either burns from the heater, i'm also not sure about using aquarium salt with scaleless fish. I think that can cause burns or lesions.
That does look bad, I honestly dont know if he/she will recover from that.
I would recommend a large water change to dilute the salt.
How long has your tank been set up and what are the parameters? Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate ph etc


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[AaronS]

Perhaps its the salt then as I used that to treat Ick. The tank is around 6 months old and Ammonia etc are non existent.

[AaronS]

Thanks for your help and advice unfortunately the fish has died  .

I just hope I can find out what it was for sure so it doesn't happen again.

[SnowAddict]

Did you add the salt directly to the tank?


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[AaronS]

I scoped out some tank water and added it to their 1 teaspoon per gallon ratio until it dissolved then poured it in.

[Gingerlove05]

Sorry for your loss


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[DoubleDutch]

Terrible. My advise would have been to euthanise. Looks like a flesheating bacteria of some kind. Yackkkk

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[plankton]

Sorry you lost it.
If you don't have a guard for the heater, get one, they will try to get algae off them and burn in the process of doing so.

[AaronS]

Hi,
I have found this replacement heater as I do not have a guard and rather just buy a new heater with a included guard.
Underworld Aquarium Heater Visitherm150W
or
FLUVAL E Advanced Electronic Heater, 200 W
or
JBL Pro Temp S 150 Watt

This is what I found and seems to have great reviews plus a guard included. Any thoughts?

Thanks