Comments on: Common Cichlid Diseases

By: Jess

Jess — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:40:36 +0000

I have had my Jack Dempsey for 10 years now and this morning when I went to feed my fish I saw my big beautiful fish floating on the bottom of the tank. Her eyes are cloudy and her scales are now really dark. She seems to still be breathing, and I really want to help her. I added a bubble wall to increase the O2 in the water but other than that I have no clue what else I can do. My 55g tank is clean I did a water change a couple of days ago, my filters are all clean an none of my other fish have any signs of sickness. Could it just be old age? I have had her since high school and I’d hate to see her go. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

By: LORI

LORI — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:45:04 +0000

I would like TO KNOW WHY MY 40 GALLON CICHLID TANK IS CLOUDY. I WAS TOLD I OVER FEED. NOT THE PROBLEM. PUMP AND FILTERS FOR 60 GALLON, VACUME/ CHANGE FILTERS EVERY 3 WEEKS. THERE ARE ONLY 4 FISH IN THE TANK. PETSMART TESTED MY WATER AND ITS PERFECT. THIS IS NEW THE LAST 3 MONTHS MAYBE. I HAVE HAD THIS TANK UP WITH THESE SAME FISH FOR OVER A YEAR. HELP!!!

By: tracey

tracey — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:38:42 +0000

I have several cichlids that have white spots on their anal fin. I have 55 gal tank but only three fish seem to have this problem. Is this a disease? What should I do?

By: Phillip

Phillip — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:51:55 +0000

hi … we jus bought new 2 cichild .. to mix with old ones … i did everything that i had to prevent .. but an hr later one my of the new one is dead !! y ?? pls help me if anyone know .. so that i can prevent next time

By: mark

mark — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:09:22 +0000

I just received a few new fish and, My pandamilia,about 2 1/2 inches suddenly stopped eating. I have noticed a few small black spots have developed below his mouth, is this a disease and if so what do I do?

By: Tamara P

Tamara P — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:48:33 +0000

One of my cichlids recently got a bubble over one eye, it is starting to clear up and now one of my other cichlids has the same thing. What is this and how can I treat it? Iv’e checked the PH level and it’s perfect.

By: james

james — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:17:17 +0000

I would like to say…i have a 55gal cichlid tank ive had it fo 3 years now i have 120 gal of filter on it. it never gets cloudy. the best medicine i have found all round is melafix for sores n fin rot and super ich plus from walmart they work great and if you change some water be careful of the temp of the water you put in too hot or cold will shock the fish and you could loose some. get start right for water chages to it gets rid of the chlorine and i keep my tank at bout 72 degrees. always find out the aggresion of the fish you put in with other fish. american cichlids are less aggresive than african so try not to mix them. if they do nip at each other get shrimp food you can find it with the fish food. and dont mix antibiotic treatments it can kill fish i found out the hard way i lost half my fish when i first started. and no metal in your tank espesialy pennies!!!!

By: Christa

Christa — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:03:15 +0000

My Jack Dempsey has a white bump at the base of his pectoral fin. He has had it for a few weeks. It has stayed the same size. It is not Ick. He is swimming around and eating normally. Is this something that will go away? What is it? Do I need to treat it? He is in a 32 gallon tank with one Convict and one Red Oscar (they all get along fine).

By: Angela

Angela — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:21:28 +0000

My poor Cichlid has a quarter sized bulging sore on har face. It looks like it is rotting her face away and traveling up towards her eye. Now her eye has white spots around it and bulging out. The sore is multi colored and looks really foul. I have tryed changing and balancing her water several times and have run several antibioitic treatments. None of the other fish in the tank are showing signs of sickenss and she has been ill for weeks now. What should I do? I think we may loose her. She got beat up real bad about a month ago by these three other mean fish that were super aggressive and I thought she healed. We removed those fish.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:39:00 +0000

to: SHAGHAYEGH
It’s pop-eye. You can get medicine from your local pet store for it. pop eye comes from poor diet and poor water conditions.