Severum with white protrusions around the head
Heintz.G
Moderator Posts: 1,367
One of my gold severums has all these white things above both eyes, I thought at first HITH, then worms I'm at a loss.
Ammonia=0
Nitrite=0
Nitrate=20ppm
PH=7.4
I've been doing 50ltr water changes every day for the last week, I have 2 canister filters running on the tank. As you can see there are no clamped fins, still eating like there's no tomorrow no other fish is showing any signs at all.
Any help and thoughts would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Heintz.G
Ammonia=0
Nitrite=0
Nitrate=20ppm
PH=7.4
I've been doing 50ltr water changes every day for the last week, I have 2 canister filters running on the tank. As you can see there are no clamped fins, still eating like there's no tomorrow no other fish is showing any signs at all.
Any help and thoughts would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Heintz.G
Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes & dreams.
Comments
-
looks like HITH hey, good luck.....
-
Isnt HITH caused by high organic load leading to microbial broth? I doubt very much that Heintz s tank would ever get that bad 8-}
-
It's also due to diet issues and stress. It could also just be old age.
-
Hmm could be just a fungus, but I don't like the look of it, It is a bit HITHish
"I'm a Doug Addict" 
-
Thanks for the comments, I've never encountered HITH before.
@Frayk thanks mate vote of confidence, but things happen.
@TallTree01 Food consists of freeze dried blackworms with spinach, vegie pellets, shrimp pellets, zucchini, they are only about 8mts old and the water parameters are all good, so buggers me.
@Mooo and Errol, I'll keep doing water 50ltr's per day until the lumps get better, apparently there's no cure for HITH, so I'll keep up the water changes and see how things go, if he's no better in a week or two I'll euthanize him with some clove oil.
Thanks all.
Cheers,
Heintz.GSometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes & dreams. -
Could it just be a Severum thing :-/
-
Hi Heintz,
Sorry to see this, check this link.
severum and hole in the head
Sorry, link doesn't seem to work, use as a google search and check images.
The following seems a fairly balanced and reasonable approach to the problem.
http://www.fishchannel.com/fish-health/freshwater-conditions/hexamita.aspx
Please keep information on progress as I may need it in the future. The five I have are all going well at the moment but I am intending to reduce to a single pair when (if) I am able to differentiate the genders.
Cheers,
Bob -
Flagyl is the only treatment so Bob's link says
"I'm a Doug Addict" -
How is the dude going, hope things turn around.
Good luck old mate! -
I gave him a clove oil bath, he was to far gone, but the other fish are still looking healthy.Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes & dreams.
-
So sad hope for the future, stiff upper lip old chap. (
-
Sorry to hear about your loss, all done to a once off praps ? Feelin for ya, the healthy ones that"re left, will flourish im sure. 8-> :-bd
-
Yeah, what's left is doing fine I'll give it a couple of weeks and see what happens, if all goes well then I'll add a couple more Severums.Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes & dreams.
-
Onya Heintz onya ~O)
-
