Zebra danio may be diseased please help!

qazplm25 · 01-20-2008, 10:21 PM

The past two days I have been attempting to breed my zebra danios. At first when I saw a big one I assumed it was a good plump female and choose it for breeding. Today, at second looks the female zebra danio looks pretty unhealthy and it has a huge like balloon near its stomach heres some pics please try to help me! Even with its disease will it still lay eggs? is it not a disease at all? what can i do to cure it? Thanks so much in advance!

mistergreen · 01-21-2008, 12:09 AM

yeah, I'd probable euthanize it. It's organs herniated whether from infection or parasite or it's a tumor which you can't do anything about.

A laiden fish is plump all around.

skabooya · 01-21-2008, 12:10 AM

That doesnt look normal. Im not sure what it is but its similar looking to a parasite infection I had with my Kulhi loach and first red tailed black shark. It kept getting redder and redder and then it exploded. You could see the ribs and intestines in the fish. It was so nasty looking once it opened up. I tried everything to help but once it got to that point there was no more i could do.

qazplm25 · 01-21-2008, 12:12 AM

ok well should i just leave it until it dies and then the snails will get it. bummer...

skabooya · 01-21-2008, 12:47 AM

No dont leave it in the tank. Take it out and euthanize it. You dont know what it has. If it is parasites then they can spread to your other fish. Dont take any chances remove the danio.

qazplm25 · 01-21-2008, 12:55 AM

ok its removed.

qazplm25 · 01-21-2008, 12:56 AM

Thanks for all your help!

01-20-2008, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
qazplm25 obsessive fish food will (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: sudbury, MA Posts: 409	Zebra danio may be diseased please help! The past two days I have been attempting to breed my zebra danios. At first when I saw a big one I assumed it was a good plump female and choose it for breeding. Today, at second looks the female zebra danio looks pretty unhealthy and it has a huge like balloon near its stomach heres some pics please try to help me! Even with its disease will it still lay eggs? is it not a disease at all? what can i do to cure it? Thanks so much in advance! __________________ ~29gallon Freshwater tank~~~~~~~~ ~~10Gallon Freshwater planted tank~~ ~~~10Gallon Saltwater reef tank~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ Michael ~~~~~~~~~

01-21-2008, 12:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
mistergreen Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,350	yeah, I'd probable euthanize it. It's organs herniated whether from infection or parasite or it's a tumor which you can't do anything about. A laiden fish is plump all around. __________________ Algae happens.

01-21-2008, 12:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
skabooya Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kitimat BC, Canada Posts: 555	That doesnt look normal. Im not sure what it is but its similar looking to a parasite infection I had with my Kulhi loach and first red tailed black shark. It kept getting redder and redder and then it exploded. You could see the ribs and intestines in the fish. It was so nasty looking once it opened up. I tried everything to help but once it got to that point there was no more i could do. __________________ 32 gal planted amazonian-ish tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/lo...8-finally.html

01-21-2008, 12:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
qazplm25 obsessive fish food will (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: sudbury, MA Posts: 409	ok well should i just leave it until it dies and then the snails will get it. bummer... __________________ ~29gallon Freshwater tank~~~~~~~~ ~~10Gallon Freshwater planted tank~~ ~~~10Gallon Saltwater reef tank~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ Michael ~~~~~~~~~

01-21-2008, 12:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
skabooya Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kitimat BC, Canada Posts: 555	No dont leave it in the tank. Take it out and euthanize it. You dont know what it has. If it is parasites then they can spread to your other fish. Dont take any chances remove the danio. __________________ 32 gal planted amazonian-ish tank http://www.plantedtank.net/forums/lo...8-finally.html

01-21-2008, 12:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
qazplm25 obsessive fish food will (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: sudbury, MA Posts: 409	ok its removed. __________________ ~29gallon Freshwater tank~~~~~~~~ ~~10Gallon Freshwater planted tank~~ ~~~10Gallon Saltwater reef tank~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ Michael ~~~~~~~~~

01-21-2008, 12:56 AM	#7 (permalink)
qazplm25 obsessive fish food will (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: sudbury, MA Posts: 409	Thanks for all your help! __________________ ~29gallon Freshwater tank~~~~~~~~ ~~10Gallon Freshwater planted tank~~ ~~~10Gallon Saltwater reef tank~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ Michael ~~~~~~~~~

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