Hi all, I need some advice. I think I have diagnosed my Lima shovelnose with gill flukes.
A little backstory- she's been as healthy as can be until about a week ago. There have been no new additions to the tank so not sure where this came from. She hasn't been eating as well as normal, still eating but not as vigorously and not as much as usual. Tonight, I noticed the gills on the left side of her head aren't moving but the right side is. It's almost as if the gill is "stuck" to her side. I haven't seen any flashing behavior or anything else unusual. Based off of that, my only guess would be gill flukes. It doesn't look like gill curl to me.
So my question is, is prazipro safe to use with her? I've heard people do it as a preventative and that it's extremely safe. I've read no contraindications. Just wanted to double check because she's scaleless. I'm wanting to use it just in case it is gill flukes. Also, if anyone has any idea what it could be, please share. I'm lost here. She doesn't seem in distress or even that ill.
She's in a 120 gallon with 2 juvenile oscars and a juvenile Jack Dempsey. Water parameters are great. I do large weekly water changes. There plenty of filtration and aeration. There doesn't seem to be any aggression towards her, they mostly ignore her. Everyone else is fine and happy.
A little backstory- she's been as healthy as can be until about a week ago. There have been no new additions to the tank so not sure where this came from. She hasn't been eating as well as normal, still eating but not as vigorously and not as much as usual. Tonight, I noticed the gills on the left side of her head aren't moving but the right side is. It's almost as if the gill is "stuck" to her side. I haven't seen any flashing behavior or anything else unusual. Based off of that, my only guess would be gill flukes. It doesn't look like gill curl to me.
So my question is, is prazipro safe to use with her? I've heard people do it as a preventative and that it's extremely safe. I've read no contraindications. Just wanted to double check because she's scaleless. I'm wanting to use it just in case it is gill flukes. Also, if anyone has any idea what it could be, please share. I'm lost here. She doesn't seem in distress or even that ill.
She's in a 120 gallon with 2 juvenile oscars and a juvenile Jack Dempsey. Water parameters are great. I do large weekly water changes. There plenty of filtration and aeration. There doesn't seem to be any aggression towards her, they mostly ignore her. Everyone else is fine and happy.
