Help!! Ulcers on side of Wolf Eel!

StrongHandsMcGee · #1 08/12/2006, 06:58 PM

My wolf eel has 3 large ulcer-like patches on one side of his tail end. One patch has actually destroyed the end of his tail. I have no idea what this could even be. He spends so much time in the rockwork that I noticed it for the first time today, and it looks terrible. Right now he is in quarantine, and I'm treating him for bacterial and fungal infections using MelaFix and Pimafix. Has anyone dealt with a problem like this before? I could really use some pointers on how exactly to deal with this, because I've never seen anything like it. It would break my heart to lose this fish; he's my absolute favorite and I've had him for nearly a year. Tank specs were as follows: Nitrates 5ppm, ammonia 0 ppm, nitrites 0ppm, pH 8.2, sg 1.022, temp 78 degrees. If anyone can recommend a better treatment or tell me exactly what is going on I would thank them from the absolute bottom of my heart!!! Help me save my fish!!!!
Desperately yours,
Jason

BTTRFLYGRL · #2 08/13/2006, 05:25 AM

I would stop using the Melafix and Pimafix and use an antibiotic..I like Furan-2 ..if you can't find that ,Maracyn is usually available

BetterThanMcGee · #3 08/13/2006, 09:46 AM

He didn't make it.

BTTRFLYGRL · #4 08/13/2006, 10:44 PM

Sorry for your loss