villandra

I have an update on the status of my flame tetra with the abdominal spots. New photos are the first four here. I did take the fish out of the tank to photograph but they all came out blurry.

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/568662392CwMcMP

In addition to the spots - on something under the skin, not on the skin, which is not broken, the tetra now has swelling and spreading of teh spot on its lower right abdomen. It seems to be getting worse rapidly. Tetra still acts normal.

I specifically need to know whether this tetra needs an anti parasitic, needs an antibiotic, or has cancer and needs to be put down.

I do not need to know anything else different.

If you can't contribute anything to what to do for the fish but carry on about my tank, please do not bother. You're just taking up my time and energy and the fish needs treatment, not arguments and not its water adjusted. I could have been treating this fish by now, and all you're doing is carrying on about my tank conditions!

Whoever on whichever forum carried on about intestinal parasites, you may be right - though noone else so far has any clue what you're talking about. Please point me to some ifnormation, and none of my books on fish health have anything like it.

TFA101

"If you can't contribute anything to what to do for the fish but carry on about my tank, please do not bother. You're just taking up my time and energy and the fish needs treatment, not arguments and not its water adjusted. I could have been treating this fish by now, and all you're doing is carrying on about my tank conditions!"

From what I understand in this quote from you is that you are unhappy at someone or more than one person because they were concerned more about your water conditions than your fish. You can tell alot about the health of your fish with the water conditions, and knowing the levels of ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate (your water conditions) will help us all to find out whats wrong with your fish. Should you choose to be stubborn and forget about the fact you have even read my post, your fish is at a higher risk of dying because you don't want to supply us with information we could use. This is my drawn conclusion.

Your fish does look like it has an internal growth of some sort, resembling a tumor. I am actually unsure of what it is. I thinks its best to separate him from the rest of your tank (if possible) so that you have little risk of this spreading and let this take its course. You should also test your water in the areas mentioned above (Ammonia, Nitrite, and Nitrate) to make sure nothing is out of whack. If you got him from a fish specialist store, you could ask about it as well as ask about the rest of the flame tetras they have for sale.

Shawnie

wow ...im sure alot are going to want to help you now!

im sorry your fish are sick and im sorry you arent getting the advice you needed..BUT , it always starts with water conditions and tank conditions and then it goes from there.....and seeing how you dont have that info under your aquarium information area, they have to ask as a place to start to help...goodluck either way!