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Posted	cichlids : hole in the head
10-02-2006 07:56 by martin mannings	does any body know how to get rid of hole in the head one of my oscars has it i do 25% water changes every week shouland should i do more the ph is 7.5 the water is fine clean what do u recomend
10-02-2006 08:14 by debs	I have 6 oscars, they've have never had hith. But as I'm aware diet can be a factor aswell as poor tank conditions. Your conditions sound fine, however, how large is your tank? what filterage? the more the better where oscars are concerned (dirty little so'n'so's)Also they need a good food soucre containing all vitamins. Do you salt your tank regular? as for treatment, you can get fron the shop octozin, this treats the main problem, you are also likely to get secondary conditions, as they are sickly and can pick up other things. Hopefully someone whos had this problem can advise you better, they're a clever lot on here....
10-02-2006 08:16 by Linda Chenapa	martin - copied this from a web site, might be of some help Hole In The head Disease (HITH) Symptoms The main symptom of this disease is the small pits, mainly on the head, which give the disease its name. These are usually whitish in colour, and there may be yellowish mucus trailing from them. The fish may also stop feeding and become hollow bellied. The disease affects mainly cichlids, particularly oscars and discus, but can also affect gouramies. Causes The disease is linked with a protozoan parasite, Hexamita (sometimes known as Octomitus). This may often be present at low levels in fish, but the acute infection does not occur unless factors like poor water quality or poor diet have an influence. Therefore, Hexamita alone may not be the primary cause, and good water quality and a varied diet should prevent this disease occuring. Possible cures The fish can be treated by isolating to a separate tank and adding either Dimetridazole (5 mg/litre) or Metronidazole (7 mg/litre). In some countries (including the UK), these are only likely to be available via veterinary prescription. The treatment will probably need to be repeated a few days apart, with a 20-30% water change between each treatment. Medicated food is useful for treatment, but this can be problematic if the fish is not feeding. Direct injection near the affected area is likely to prove very effective, but should only be attempted by an appropriately qualified person. In the UK, Waterlife Octozin may also be used for HITH disease.
10-02-2006 08:53 by Alan	There are other treatments available as well I think esha make one I have had an Oscar with this problem before a varied diet good water conditions and an appropriate treatment do the trick.
10-02-2006 09:23 by von	I have a green terror who had this quite severly, i treated him with metronidazole ab's and he recovered completely, you can get these from your gp or vet. If you have difficulty let me know, i will be able to help.
10-02-2006 09:34 by Danny Boy	sounds ike you are looking after them well. ive heard electrical leaks in the water could be a cause too. HITH causes as far as i know are sketchy at best.
10-02-2006 09:56 by martin mannings	hi i have a rio 400 and the filter that came with the internal filter i also have a fluval 104 and 304 on the tank i feed them king british cichlid sticks, cichlid gold, frozen prawns, and giant blood worm, and chopped up earth worms always cleaned before fed to the oscars
10-02-2006 10:46 by von	I never found the reason for my green terror getting this but he is now fine 4 months on and no other fish have been affected, the treatment i gave him started to work straight away and within the week was gone, he was scarred but is now back to his former glory! if you would like to try metronidazole let me know as it would be easier for me to send them to you rather than you trying to get them from a vet.
10-02-2006 11:51 by martin mannings	hi if you could send some that would be good
10-02-2006 12:45 by von	Email me voni1@hotmail.com I'll sort something today
10-02-2006 17:00 by chumba68	Hi This is how i cured it in my clownloach, hope it helps http://www.zen12048.zen.co.uk/hith.html
11-02-2006 14:47 by von	Hi Martin, i sent you an email yesterday but this morning i recieved one from hotmail saying it had been delayed, i've not ignored you! if you let me know the volume of the tank he's to be treated in i'll send what you need.
11-02-2006 17:55 by Danny Boy	its like a dodgy drug deal going on here!... martin, von has 'the stuff' for you.
11-02-2006 20:23 by martin mannings	hi von i have a 125g tank hope this helps thanks
11-02-2006 20:35 by von	do you know how much water it holds once it's full of substrate and decor? don't want to risk an od.
12-02-2006 15:40 by martin mannings	about 115g something like that
12-02-2006 16:56 by von	Email me your address and i'll post the ab's and dosage intructions.
13-02-2006 11:47 by von	Hi Martin, for some reason my email's to you won't go through, do you have a hospital tank you could treat him in? other wise you would need 46 tablets to complete the treatment, drop me a line and let me know.

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