Copperband issues

Kial · Mar 15, 2018

It's not looking good. Just laying on his side in other tank!
The freshwater dip may be the nail in the coffin I feel.
I'm worried it could be down to an illness and may spread to the other fish

eatbreakfast · Mar 15, 2018

If he is on his side, it's unlikely he will recover. If anything comes off in a freshwater dip it will tell you why he didn't make it and what is in your dt.

Kial · Mar 15, 2018

True. I'll give it till morning and then do one, he has loads of white on him now. Not spots but looks like he has lost a lot of color in patches

eatbreakfast · Mar 15, 2018

Kial said:
True. I'll give it till morning and then do one, he has loads of white on him now. Not spots but looks like he has lost a lot of color in patches

That sounds like velvet or a bacterial infection.

Kial · Mar 15, 2018

eatbreakfast said:
That sounds like velvet or a bacterial infection.

Yeah just done some reading online about velvet and I'm dreading the other fish getting it. I can't see any signs of it with the others, considering the copperband has not been right for a few days,should any of the other fish be showing any signs

eatbreakfast · Mar 15, 2018

Kial said:
Yeah just done some reading online about velvet and I'm dreading the other fish getting it. I can't see any signs of it with the others, considering the copperband has not been right for a few days,should any of the other fish be showing any signs

Possibly. It is possible your existing fish have developed a working resistence to it and wouldn't show signs unless their immune system got compromised.

Kial · Mar 15, 2018

eatbreakfast said:
Possibly. It is possible your existing fish have developed a working resistence to it and wouldn't show signs unless their immune system got compromised.

Fingers crossed I'm all good then. Going to spend the next few days buying more equipment for my spare tank. Felt very unprepared today trying to set it up

Kial · Mar 15, 2018

He didn’t make it though the night. I’ve taken a photo to see if anyone can id the cause of this, as you can see in the picture the marks on his body has significantly changed since the last photo I took on Tuesday.