Sick Sterbai

All posts regarding the care and breeding of these catfishes from South America.
Post Reply
amber0107
Posts: 10
Joined: 19 Jan 2012, 17:44
Location 2: USA

Sick Sterbai

Post by amber0107 »

What is wrong with this sterbai and what treatment should I use?
047.JPG
047.JPG
Attachments
048.JPG
User avatar
Supercorygirl
Posts: 147
Joined: 24 Jul 2013, 04:22
My cats species list: 13 (i:0, k:0)
My aquaria list: 3 (i:0)
My BLogs: 3 (i:1, p:124)
Location 2: Devon, AB, Canada

Re: Sick Sterbai

Post by Supercorygirl »

I was going to say ich but this almost looks like a parasite just with the heavy concentration of clumping together, with a secondary case of fin rot.
No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise. - Lewis Carroll
amber0107
Posts: 10
Joined: 19 Jan 2012, 17:44
Location 2: USA

Re: Sick Sterbai

Post by amber0107 »

Any treatment suggestions? I have paraguard on hand.
User avatar
Supercorygirl
Posts: 147
Joined: 24 Jul 2013, 04:22
My cats species list: 13 (i:0, k:0)
My aquaria list: 3 (i:0)
My BLogs: 3 (i:1, p:124)
Location 2: Devon, AB, Canada

Re: Sick Sterbai

Post by Supercorygirl »

Paraguard should work well for parasites, but could be harmful to your beneficial bacteria I have heard. So I'd use it and do your WC to suck up any parasites that fall off, might be best to treat the whole tank to be safe. Hope this helps.
No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise. - Lewis Carroll
amber0107
Posts: 10
Joined: 19 Jan 2012, 17:44
Location 2: USA

Re: Sick Sterbai

Post by amber0107 »

How about a dip for just that one cory?
User avatar
Supercorygirl
Posts: 147
Joined: 24 Jul 2013, 04:22
My cats species list: 13 (i:0, k:0)
My aquaria list: 3 (i:0)
My BLogs: 3 (i:1, p:124)
Location 2: Devon, AB, Canada

Re: Sick Sterbai

Post by Supercorygirl »

If it parasites then your whole tank may be infected. By treating the whole tank your preventing this from happening to the others in an ongoing process.
No good fish goes anywhere without a porpoise. - Lewis Carroll
amber0107
Posts: 10
Joined: 19 Jan 2012, 17:44
Location 2: USA

Re: Sick Sterbai

Post by amber0107 »

Thanks!
Post Reply

Return to “South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)”