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

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

Anita-

I also have hole in the head {very early stages} on 3
of my small  VC10's, in my 125 gallon.....I was able
to recognize this right away. For have dealt with this
before on larger cichlids.I am doing what Steve Ward
had suggested, to me ....he said do lots of water
changes{which I do anyway's, 50% weekly} and also give
 2 multi vitamins every other day to my 125 gallon.
AND I have to say with consitancy, I have noticed the
holes shrinking! I also switched to Marine Salt for
the extra minerals.

 So Steve your theory does work! But the key is being
consistant! I am also now doing this on my 90 gallon
just as a precaution.

I hope this helps some!

Trish
--- A JACOBSON <amjacobson52@msn.com> wrote:

> 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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