> I know some of you out there have experience with aquariums so I am asking for
> expert advice.
>
> I have a little fish, not sure what kind but from the looks I would guess him
> to be a killifish of some sort.
>
> He is very ill and I really don¹t want to lose him. He has been waning for a
> couple of days and today he is on the bottom of the tank. He doesn¹t have the
> strength to swim anymore. Hasn¹t eaten at all for two days.
>
> There is no sign of sickness on his body and all the other fish are fine. I
> cleaned the filters last weekend and did a 1/3 tank water change yesterday. I
> took him out for a few minutes yesterday and put him into a fish bowl with
> aeration and clean water but was afraid the drastic change in water quality
> might put him over the edge so I put him back into the big tank.
>
> I know I can¹t use CS in the big tank but I¹m desperate and want to put him
> back into the fish bowl with water from the big tank which I have medicated
> with Quick Cure¹ which is 99.20% formaldehyde and .75% Malachite Green for
> ick and lymphocystis and added some Ammo Lock. the medication doesn¹t seem to
> be helping and I thought if I put some CS into the fish bowl water that might
> do the trick.
>
> I think it is an infection of some kind that¹s attacking him. It seems to be
> in his head as that¹s where he shows the most symptom the way he moves, etc.
>
> I¹m not concerned about the biological balance because it is a short term
> treatment and he will go back into the big tank if there¹s any sign of
> improvement before the bacterial balance can hurt him I hope.
>
> Any advice or knowledge about this?
>
> I have to do something tonight as I¹m afraid to let him go through another
> night without some intervention. He¹s very weak now but still fighting and
> trying to move around.
>
> I will greatly appreciate any help that can be given.
>
