Bangaii Dying

[dbaulch83]

Hey, bought a pair of cardinals 5 days ago, the larger of the 2 never really had a good appetite, I’d assumed it may have been carrying eggs. But this morning this is what I see, no changes to tank params etc, and all other inhabitants including the other cardinal are ok… anything you think I can do?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey, bought a pair of cardinals 5 days ago, the larger of the 2 never really had a good appetite, I’d assumed it may have been carrying eggs. But this morning this is what I see, no changes to tank params etc, and all other inhabitants including the other cardinal are ok… anything you think I can do?

Fish looks thin and with shallow breathing may be moribund and have a low chance of recovery. Can be aggression issue especially if more than one and also genetic

 

[dbaulch83]

Crumbs. What’s the humane thing to do?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hey, bought a pair of cardinals 5 days ago, the larger of the 2 never really had a good appetite, I’d assumed it may have been carrying eggs. But this morning this is what I see, no changes to tank params etc, and all other inhabitants including the other cardinal are ok… anything you think I can do?

Sorry, it does look moribund, actively dying. Here is a post about fish euthanasia:

Fish Euthanasia

Euthanasia Euthanasia is a word derived from two Greek words that roughly translates to “good death”. In other words, euthanasia is the painless killing of an organism. In general usage, there is also the underlying understanding that euthanasia is performed on terminal patients only. This...

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There is a viral disease that affects wild caught cardinals, you should ask the dealer if these were captive raised or wild caught.

Jay

 

[dbaulch83]

Thank you Jay. It was deffo a captive bred so sadly must have been something I bought him with. Appreciate the link, not a happy way to end the year, first fish death in a very long time