White dot on head of Apistogramma agassizii 'Tefe'!!

[wasabi8888]

Hi all

Was wondering whether this is a disease... I just noticed a white dot on the head of my A Agassizzi Tefe. The fish is growing well though, now that the dorsal fin is longer than the tail....

Not sure whether this is the hole-in-the-head disease....

Any advice?

[leeruisheng]

Could it be white spot? Sometimes white spot/itch don't appear as an army. Mine used to have a couple of white spots on the head but they've recovered already. I treated them with itch medication.

[genes]

Jeff, do a macro shot on the head.

[wasabi8888]

I am showing some pics of my A Agassizii Tefe.. 1st 3 pics are just for viewing pleasure....








Love the dorsal fin... almost as long as the tail already

[wasabi8888]

OK.. this is the pic with the white spot on the centre of the top of the head





Is it normal? Not sure whether it was there when I bought it...

[benny]

Yup. It's Hexamita. Better start treatment early.

Cheers,

[wasabi8888]

What is the treatment for this?

[valice]

Look at post #13: http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...ead.php?t=8833

[wasabi8888]

The male fish is currently co-sharing with my female and fries in a 1 ft cube tank. He is separated by a divider.

Should I take it out and put in a small hospital tank? The only tank I have is a 15 cm (L) X 12cm (B) X 17 cm (H) tank. It's an empty tank with no water now. Can i add the old tank water (without gravel) and put an air stone in there and then add medication?

[wasabi8888]

I just bought the JBL medication. called JBL Spirohexol. It contains 2-amino-5-nitrothiazol 100 mg...

Does anyone has experience with this medication?

[Quixotic]

Never encountered this disease before, so never used before.

Googling around and found this review, http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/jbl...w-vt12345.html

Seems to be effective, but may deplete the dissolved oxygen. Most medicines normally do that, so I too think it may be a good idea to include more aeration.

Good luck.

[wasabi8888]

Yup.. went to that post before....

I have placed the male in to an empty tank, added the old water from the its own tank. I placed an airstone in there and will buy a sponge filter later...

So far the fish is ok.... but white dot stiil there... will wait until the 7th day...

[wasabi8888]

Benny

How do you know if the fish has recovered? will the white dot disappear?

[wasabi8888]

Does anyone know? I dont want to put the fish in the hospital tank too long...