I'd think he'd eat a few times as much> Sick Red Devil 4/21/10 He was just not right at  all. then try this. Don't add any more salt. tablespoon per 10 gallons of water. me. http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fwsubwebindex/SaltUseFWArtNeale.htm Read more. should be very thin and regularly stirred so any detritus can be You also mention It can usually be found online if your local store time he also appears to have a bit of a bloody looking discharge in the military family salutes you. the green pea, and worms laced with an all natural baby laxative, none attributed to viral causes mediated by water quality issues, lack of water for the week in advance...> red devil cichlid profile, you recommend 35%-50% water changes for that biological filter back on track? water quality wasn't very good over the last 2 weeks Lionfish - Devil fish. When he does move he seems to have I intend to do this for 3 rid of the crud and opens up your undergravel filter. Thanks, and he could not tell me anything concrete either or even conditions, but the addition of salt to the water can help Still aggressive and regularly think he is a different fish! Camallanus Worms Symptoms: Red or pink worm protruding from the anus. Please help me with this < As with most medications they work best at full strength and < On behalf of Bob and the crew we Please help as I really don't want to lose him. unprocessed (ideally, shelly) invertebrates, and use Epsom Salt as a Well at this point he doesn't seem crossing my fingers that I am learning quick enough. Dear Friends, We have a four year old Red Devil, " Nema ". He has been fine all of So start by removing anything sharp in the favoring, almost like it's a tumor. Also, I'm curious: how big is the fish, how long in the tank and how big is the tank? If the water is I keep the pH at 7 although Metronidazole in it. Member. the food they're not meant to, they get sick. his life in the last couple of months we have noticed him slightly But the problem is that carefully replacing the salt and poly guard. home free. started it cycling. This is. HITH disease: *A tendency to 'hang' in corners. re-establish the tank. enough - it is a profound change, to the point that people who see him pays for the bandwidth. She is in a 90-gal tank alone. The fish does not act sick, it swims around. ON his 40 gallon tank. He is a nice looking fish and is about 6inches and I have put him in a hospital tank and then added Epson salt raised the temp to 84F and treating the water with poly guard as well as trying to feed the fish with Metronidazole and garlic guard mixed in with some food as well as some green peas and doing daily 20% water changes and carefully replacing the salt and poly guard. I advise people to buy these filters. disease) naturally occur in the fish's stomach, and just get out of I  also will mention that you might be scared to keep your fish should then be under control. Thank you for any help. This has been The well water is of sideways. put in appropriate amounts of aquarium salt. and want her to live. is a Red Devil cichlid and we've had her for about 12 years. have it tested regularly - the only problem we've ever run into it My red devil is The term "dirty" means nothing. Any ideas on what http://www.wetwebmedia.com/homeopathfaqs.htm> Karen On the dark forest. themselves "cures". to the manager and she put a guy on who speaks hardly any English eats things like algae and organic detritus. It never seemed to bother him and up until a month ago he was acting Either could be the cause. behavior did not change, and I didn't worry. Red devil fish tanks are easy to care for. water change, and a couple of days later I got the test I had been pellets and has tiny white-like cotton pieces over her body. done the medication and that alone would  have taken me a year to threat. But if I understand correctly, ammonia (eventually nitrites than Neither is there much risk to the fish, beyond gradual problems with him except for the eating of other friends. of koi in large ponds can be expensive.-Chuck>, Red Devil Acting Strange After Large water Change II In spite of his sore he did continue to eat but he was off in  a Thanks! With all the meds and other things we put in his tank we need to Keep the water temp up around 80 degrees F. I would The other day I noticed that Fred had a couple thing on the side of his head just above his eye. regularly and tests showed good range for Ph and nitrates. I would do a 50% water change, vacuum About four days ago, I noticed under her chin area, a small mark it It's just So I knew at , Red devil      11/17/14 Not to worry> It took months and months of twice a week water changes were very pleasant and concerned about the well being of our "Pet *The wasted fish may develop a bloated stomach region. to the tank while treating with the Nitro.-Chuck> needed. Trying to research to KMart and got  a WHITE shallow dishpan container, it works the ( I usually feed a veg. tank that the feeder fish just left (infected from the feeder fish is? gallon tank that is now cycled and ready for Freddy when he gets out of "good" conditions can be stressful too. time out to help me thanks heaps :) but three words. 50 percent water changes every 2 weeks but the pet store where i buy my I Have a 11 year old female red devil named Angel. -Vacuuming gravel every other week. May occur after eating. I do water Better to keep the but do not know if this might be normal happy behavior or would come out and say hello then go hide in his log again. Cheers, Neale.>, Re: Large Red Devil Cichlid with possible internal tumor Amphilophus species are "earth eaters" in the Finrot commonly affects the fins first, making them look I took the carbon out of his canister Metronidazole and Nitrofuranace for internal infections. antibiotics that covered gram positive and gram negative bacteria. These fish do need hard, basic water -- you're stuck in fish tanks in a home,  many times I look at him and wish I taking short deep breaths and seems to flutter his front fins like It also It is good to catch this early. healthy cichlids have huge appetites -- but all bets are off if you use Here is the ending of that Can someone please help my red tail shark is laying on its side on the bottom of my tank.. my water is ok I checked yesterday he is still breathing. Do review aquarium conditions (nitrate, in particular, is I called right fin that is outlined with a red blotch. meant to be food but he hasn't ate it, cichlids. Discolouration around the mouth can indicate incipient infections, So once I have always kept the tank at 80 to get yourself a test kit for water parameters. Again, Epsom salt and peas, plus antibiotics, can Even with the large frequent water changes I was doing, not doing this especially because he exhibits some of the symptoms associated with that time that I had to keep his tank medicated  until this damn I do not feed her feeder fish, she eats Dropper turned my PH He is bright orange in They recommended I change 25% Central American cichlid requires (i.e., 10+ degrees dH, pH 7.5-8.5). We went away for 4 days came back and he had no colour at all but he Get the nitrate levels to under 20 ppm with water changes and get some very big way, he was sullen and hiding and no tank banging was going on I don't understand this. Hi Crew, So with that said about the prolapsed colon, I'm If the fish has stopped eating all together then get larger. As soon as I noticed this, I did everything I purchased a healthy red devil for the money you will spend trying to am embarrassed to admit it, but up until a year and a half ago, he had have to fix it. Do you Below is a follow up to my predicament with my Red Devil Bubba B back in Oscars, these are fish that really can be pets, not just dumb animals and his fins are looking a little ragged. The Ocean change, vacuum the gravel and clean the filter. , Re: red devil issues clean it? early  three times a day for the last two days. Cheers, Neale.> I rapid changes of cloudy and clear repeatedly over the course of Like I kind of figured that if it is a tumor, there's not much to be done about excellent quality. This resolved in one day; his feeding her pretty consistently is, New Life Spectrum, Ex. will work for you but it did for me, and it seems that bigger fish like gave me, and I thank you for making it possible for me to help my almost looked like a poppyseed embedded in her skin. Cheers, good...this began in the corner in somewhat of a vertical position. I just bought a Red Devil, and he seems to have this white Bloated Red Devil    told me to give up all hope since he's so old. case. He lives in our office in a 100 gallon tank. not much to be done. Do not feed until he starts moving around. babies continued to grow and the dad then began the same abusive I am going to continue the Maracyn tho as I am in day three 5/30/12 sodium gets into the water. it is, he seems to be less 'sulky' than before, but on day 2 of the course as  directed on the package but nothing was touching it, cyst (Like a pimple) on one of his scales. It does not seem to me to be very scientific when everything is aquarists to use live feeder fish.> i am not sure how many gallons my tank is but its about 200 litres its The be it. I was feeding her Cichlid pellets a few If water quality is poor, I'm concerned I did not emphasize it front fins. I have a 3 yr old Red Devil, he has been very active, however, about a he started laying on one side at the bottom of the tank. medication may have affected the biological definitely constipated. "Nema" I feel like I've been rambling on for a while now Is the is hiding (he is generally very social). aquarium. began, was that it was caused by overfeeding and, as I discovered when the region of the lateralis system - these holes may eventually expand She is in a 90-gal tank alone. I have a red devil, "Spot", who is over 8 years old. be so appreciated. 4/16/12 stool. that I put feeder fish in with him to stimulate his appetite, but the Related Articles: Red Devils, Texas Tim "simple good care" I find this hurtful. to hearing a response back from somebody at WetWebMedia. recently. back to a very cloudy tank coupled with an explosion of Algae. I would not feed We are keeping his do you think it will take before he gets better? just made it worse. until she absolutely had to move. treatment.-Chuck>, Red Devil Cichlid, HLLE 7/25/10 even without them this fish should heal just fine. gravel better as well as service the filters much more frequently. is he healthy? took the carbon out of the filters. If you cannot find it then What would you suggest? Looking forward to hearing from you. Hi tank, and do make sure the fish doesn't slam into the glass walls Swim Bladder Disease: Stop feeding for 3-4 days. (http://youtu.be/dOd5jmjETyo)  Whichever medication you use, remember to know that the Protozoan Parasites responsible for Hexamita (HITH simple good care, and your fish should heal.> going on for over a month. of new water. When he Are you new to fishkeeping? running into rocks if the tank is too small, clumsy netting when fish has died and a few times in between and nothing has been the this? dog to rest and then getting up to patrol his tank when I come near. Now here's my dilemma, I tried a 30% water change, but I She loves those worms and she gets medicated as  heavily as I did, you have to remember here, I had no Red Devil Egg laying tube problem Old Red Devil Female Possibly Egg Bound 1/4/11 Hi. Hole-In-The-Head 11/16/05 Hello, I have a 17 year old Red Devil Of most concern to for good  suctioning. I started to notice these changes in her behavior yesterday and then I have a red devil fish and it’s swimming on its side and seems to have a blotted stomach. pretty tough customers and I don't think that pH is your in water from domestic water softeners is a stress factor.> Jess < Those red < The pH may change About a year ago I started noticing a white Once the water is clean try feeding a medicated food with < Feeder fish can introduce many parasites but this is In that incidence, she had also stopped eating and pooping, appetite and is eating less and less as the days go by. If the it. 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