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alweek
08-09-2003, 07:26 AM
:eeks:

sigh.... got back yesterday and noticed some white growth things from the anal area of my female multi.... i think after reading up that it is malawi bloat...

any advice from you guys? i read some articles, where to get drugs like "Clout" and "Mela-.. something"? (not melafix!)

dunno if it is too late since there are external signs of the disease.
art
08-09-2003, 04:53 PM
Could you try to get a picture of it ?
alweek
08-09-2003, 06:20 PM
got a pic of it. you can sort of see the reddish stuff under the fish.

http://www.ppengrg.com/stuff/bloat.jpg
similus
08-09-2003, 09:26 PM
I like those shells!
Can I know where u got them from?:blush:
alweek
08-09-2003, 10:24 PM
carrefour. 12.95 for a dozen ;)

anyone out there with a dianosis on my fish and how to treat? :(
route
08-09-2003, 10:46 PM
alweek ,
i personally have got no idea on the disease that your fish might be suffering from.
but while waiting for the experts to come in and give you some advice you might wana check out the links section.
http://www.petfrd.com/forum/links.php?action=viewlinks&catid=7

all the best. :)
Zealot
08-09-2003, 11:16 PM
That's quite difficult to cure. What have you fed them?

Try Sera baktopur direct but no guarantee since fish is already at this stage.
art
08-09-2003, 11:19 PM
My 2 cents:

It could be your fish has parasites/worms.
This is usually characterized by a reddish protruding anus.

Difficult to treat, but can try dewormer and/or anti-internal parasite medications.
alweek
08-09-2003, 11:21 PM
fed them with cichlid flake (PET DAJANA, bought at serangoon151 area)

i would feed about a 5 cent piece of flake crumbled, once a day. sometimes i would toss in a few shakes of FD bloodworms as a treat. tank inhabitants are
4 multies,
2 SAE's
3 white clouds.

is the feeding too much? or any recommendations?
alweek
10-09-2003, 07:30 AM
I saw the growth on sunday night.
only got round to getting and treating with some medicine (BeFuran) on tuesday night.

Wed morning, the fish seems quite sluggish. lying around on the bottom of the tank. breathing seems to be slightly laboured...
sigh.. see how it is after work tonight... :(
alweek
10-09-2003, 08:05 AM
update

fish has KO'ed 10 minutes after the previous post... sigh....
art
10-09-2003, 10:12 AM
Sorry to hear that bro, like mentioned, hard to cure when it has reached that stage.

Try to treat the tank in case its contagious.
Zealot
10-09-2003, 11:21 AM
Just to add on to Art's comments. I would suggest to replace 50% of the water, add some Baktopur direct. Rinse the filter medium.