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Second Hand Pat
03-23-2013, 05:59 PM
So I got four heckels from Mark a couple of weeks ago and placed them in a bottom tank. Bad move on my part as I could not properly monitor them and had two end up with a bacterial infection. I lost one of them and Eddie helped me with the other (FB does have its uses) and it is almost completely healed.

I did move them up to a top tank and they do not care for having a light on so the pictures are not the best.

This one is the smallest of the three and the one that gets picked on. I am having Mark send me a couple more so the aggression is spread out some.

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Heckels/DSC_1944_zps15d7270e.jpg

The two larger ones.
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Heckels/DSC_1943_zps2d8a7a16.jpg
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Heckels/DSC_1941_zpse52c4d95.jpg
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Heckels/DSC_1938_zpsac7dc343.jpg
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Heckels/DSC_1937_zpsd8ca1d6b.jpg

marinum
03-23-2013, 06:06 PM
Excellent

Elliots
03-23-2013, 06:28 PM
Pat, I am not good at diagnosing disease. Why did you conclude it was bacterial?

Second Hand Pat
03-23-2013, 06:31 PM
Elliot, I thought it was heater burn. Eddie said it was bacterial.

Elliots
03-23-2013, 09:16 PM
So, how did you treat, the usual water changes or medication. If medication which one? What did it look like? Did it look like a discolored patch on the body? I am going to order heater guards from China, they are no longer available in the USA I think. I saw them on the internet.

Second Hand Pat
03-23-2013, 09:24 PM
Well Elliot, I treated with Furan 2 (double dose) and kanamycin plus I was doing 90% daily WCs.

This was the picture I showed Eddie

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/DSC_1862_zps673d6076.jpg

daffyfish
03-24-2013, 11:20 AM
At least you caught it and were able to save all, but one. Could have been worse.

Elliots
03-24-2013, 01:30 PM
OK, I saw the picture. I would not have known what it is either from the picture and probably not from seeing the fish live. Thanks a lot for this information.

Second Hand Pat
03-24-2013, 05:30 PM
You are welcome Elliot, here is the fish today. Healing up nicely.

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Heckels/DSC_1946_zpse4e9d7e7.jpg
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Heckels/DSC_1950_zps273265c4.jpg

and a couple of others. This guy is getting a bit blue.

http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Heckels/DSC_1949_zps51c6cc71.jpg
http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad95/Second_Hand_Pat/Heckels/DSC_1947_zpscce0055b.jpg

DiscusLoverJeff
03-25-2013, 03:14 PM
Good job with him Pat. You are a good parent/vet.