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Re: P. taeniatus "lobe" rapid breathing
George,
Two possibilities come to mind. One is a nasty little gill paracite called
Epistylus. They collect on the gill filaments and suck blood from them. When too
many cover the gills its like asthma in humans. A malachite green treatment or
any of the fluke killers will get rid of them. The other possibility is that the
gills were badly ammonia burned in shipment. These chemical burns literally etch
the filaments off the gills making it harder for the fish to breathe. If this is
the problem, only time and super clean conditions will cure the problem. Ammonia
burns are not usually found just on a single specimen, however, but throughout
the whole shipment.
Mike Wise
Geo/Len wrote:
> Good Evening
>
> On the past week end I purchase a pair of P. taeniatus "lobe". The
> female today, is staying on the bottom of the tank, not swimming alot,
> stay mostly in one spot and is rapidly breathing.
>
> Have the pair in a very well planted 35 gallon community tank PH 6,6
> water hardness is 120 ppm , Nitrite, Nitrate and Ammonia are at 0. Temp
> 76 F
>
> Also did a water change today. Didn`t seem to make a different!!!
>
> Is there anything I can do help this fish???
>
> George
>
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