Re: Dwarf Cichlid Plague

[Chad Attlesey <davinci@uswest.net>]

Gabriella (and anyone else with an opinion),

I lost another male Ram this morning - down to one female live caught who is
now probably the fish equivalent of Typhoid Mary.

> First question:  did you quarantine the Paduros?

I stupidly floated the Panduros in the 20 gallon tank that my Rams were in
before releasing them in a separate, bare, quarantine tank.  I may have
gotten foreign tank water in the Ram tank.

> Second question:  Are you feeding any live food to your fish?

I feed my Apistos, and occasionally my other non-Apistos why eat pellets
Sally's frozen live foods: brine shrimp, glass worms and blood worms mostly.
Although, my Rams got Wardley's Cichlid Mini Pellets as their staple diet
(and were thriving on it).

> Third question: What is the active chemical in the various Maracyns that you
> are medicating with?

Maracyn: 200 mg of erythromycin per tablet

Maracyn Two: 10 mg Minocycline per tablet

Maracide: Tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane,
Dibromohydroxymercurifluorescein, Aniline Green

CopperSafe: copper.

I used all products simultaneously (recommended) with the recommended
dosages and for the recommended duration (to avoid creating resistant
strains of bacteria in the tank).

> Would you say that your cacatoides and other sick fish are acting like they
> are 'paranoid'?  Are the hiding but do they lash out at any fish that comes
> near them?

Not paranoid, just out of it.  The Rams seemed to have buoyancy problems and
would bounce off of objects in the tank.  The Cacatuoides are just plain
hiding.  I have a couple clay 'caves' - you may have seen them - they look
like little hollow mounds with small openings for fish to enter.  Anyway, my
big male Cacatuoides has been hiding in one of them for 2 days.  I have
another female who just sits in the corner.  I am concerned because it seems
similar to what happened before the Rams started dying.  The Cacatuoides are
normally very active and are constantly displaying.

Help!

- Chad



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