Fishy fishy fishy
Aug. 24th, 2010 12:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
keykHa...hahaha, the more I read up on fish diseases the more scared I get. Yeah, yeah, he's just a fish, but, come on, eleven years? He's just so hardy, I don't want to see him succumb to a disease like this.
I'm fairly sure he's got some nasty parasites in his innards judging by his wastes and difficulty defecating. He's still eating, which is good. It also means I need to get meds ASAP before it progresses far enough for him to lose his appetite totally (and thus lead to his death). Rectal prolapse and stringy stools are signs that the parasitic infection has been here for a long time. Longer than the months he's endured having difficulty defecating.
The length of his wastes is also disconcerting. While I haven't done proper research on the functions of the parasite itself, (hexamita seems to be the suspect highest on the list), it seems to be an awfully dangerous one. It is true that the fish often seems stressed, and I really hope the numbers of the parasite aren't terribly high and that it's not too late for treatment. Further, I hope I still have time to combat it.
I've fasted him and treated the aquarium with salts, but I still don't have access to meds (I don't have the freedom to leave the house or the ability to drive myself to a pet store). Jungle is a brand I've been looking for for awhile. I know I can order it online, but I don't have that freedom either. I could attempt to coax my brother to take a detour on Wednesday or Friday, so I'm hoping I still have time until then. I don't know what stores have it though, and this scavenger hunt does not appear to be an easy one. Not to mention I have a time limit known as my brother's annoyance level, which is fairly low in spite of what he says...at least in regards to me.
He's just a fish, but I like him a lot. I cry when our fish die because they often do not die peacefully and I always feel so powerless. It's only half of his lifespan he's lived out, which is further than any of our other fish, and that fact just hits hard. I know it's silly, but I can't help it.
EDIT: For a happier note, this pleco is just adorable. And I love albino fish--they're so gosh darn cute! And to show just how big some species of these guys can get: HOT DIGGITY. I love seeing these guys suck on things all day (this isn't intended to sound dirty folks). They're just so cute. And they roll their eyes around (it looks like they're blinking) eeeeee~! They're a problem in the Philippines though, hahahaha. ;;;
I'm fairly sure he's got some nasty parasites in his innards judging by his wastes and difficulty defecating. He's still eating, which is good. It also means I need to get meds ASAP before it progresses far enough for him to lose his appetite totally (and thus lead to his death). Rectal prolapse and stringy stools are signs that the parasitic infection has been here for a long time. Longer than the months he's endured having difficulty defecating.
The length of his wastes is also disconcerting. While I haven't done proper research on the functions of the parasite itself, (hexamita seems to be the suspect highest on the list), it seems to be an awfully dangerous one. It is true that the fish often seems stressed, and I really hope the numbers of the parasite aren't terribly high and that it's not too late for treatment. Further, I hope I still have time to combat it.
I've fasted him and treated the aquarium with salts, but I still don't have access to meds (I don't have the freedom to leave the house or the ability to drive myself to a pet store). Jungle is a brand I've been looking for for awhile. I know I can order it online, but I don't have that freedom either. I could attempt to coax my brother to take a detour on Wednesday or Friday, so I'm hoping I still have time until then. I don't know what stores have it though, and this scavenger hunt does not appear to be an easy one. Not to mention I have a time limit known as my brother's annoyance level, which is fairly low in spite of what he says...at least in regards to me.
He's just a fish, but I like him a lot. I cry when our fish die because they often do not die peacefully and I always feel so powerless. It's only half of his lifespan he's lived out, which is further than any of our other fish, and that fact just hits hard. I know it's silly, but I can't help it.
EDIT: For a happier note, this pleco is just adorable. And I love albino fish--they're so gosh darn cute! And to show just how big some species of these guys can get: HOT DIGGITY. I love seeing these guys suck on things all day (this isn't intended to sound dirty folks). They're just so cute. And they roll their eyes around (it looks like they're blinking) eeeeee~! They're a problem in the Philippines though, hahahaha. ;;;
