[GSAS-Member] Hole-in-the-Head Disease -- need advice

["A JACOBSON" <amjacobson52@msn.com>]

A sharper-eyed aquarist than I am (Susan W., to give credit where credit is 
due) spotted what is probably Hole-in-the-Head disease in two of my adolescent 
angels (also maybe the 3rd, but she's not giving me her right profile at the 
moment).  They are in a 40 gallon tank, which is kept at 80 degrees (just 
checked to make sure), VERY heavily planted and inhabited also by shrimp, along 
with a variety of other fish.

I've tried to do 1/4 water changes once a week, but must admit that I've been 
hospitalized a couple of times in the last month, so even with a python it 
hasn't been as frequent as I would like.  Nevertheless, I feel really guilty 
right now, because Susan discovered this right after she had put a beautiful 
new angel in the tank (BTW, the angel came out as soon as the bloodworms 
arrived, and is now hanging with the other angels, and they are all moving as a 
group, so socially the adjustment looks good).  Since I raised my 3 angels from 
the size of a thumbnail (your basic $2.50 special), I am somewhat invested in 
having them both survive and thrive -- it was my love of angels that made me 
decide to buy an aquarium in the first place.

The medicine I have at hand is Maracide.

My instinct is to do a 1/3 water change tonight, and another one tomorrow, and 
also tomorrow pick up some sort of med specific to hex, take out the chem pure, 
and start dosing.  Alternatively, I could set up a 20 gal hospital tank and 
move all the angels into it (don't have any other large cichlids), and just 
have a filter in there during treatment.

However, I'm open to suggestions.  Susan has particularly recommended Steev 
Ward's advice, but I am such a newbie at all of this, I'll listen to everyone.

Please take pity on my poor angels, and give me some good advice.

Anita

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