parasite

Hi everyone its me again. I have not been on MFK for a year, but I'm back because of my bichir. She has been with me for a year and a half now and after everything I've tried, such as general cure, salt, and high temps, she is still quite skinny and eats very little. She hasnt grown much in the...

Hey all, Found 10+ little worms cruising on top of the sand substrate in my 55 gal. They are black, kind of segmented, and just under 1cm long. This tank has regular 30% water changes, weekly. There haven't been any issues, as far as tank health, since the tank was setup over 6 months ago...

Hey guys, first post here! I have a question as I recently bought my first flowerhorn but had a question regarding treating internals with epsom salt (I keep other large cichlids and some australian natives as well aa a community tank but never had to do it). As the fish is refusing food, I...

I recently got an Oscar at a box pet store and from the day I brought him home his uhhh fishy butt has been swollen and he has white poop, not stringy. He’s in a 20g quarantine tank, daily water changes ammonia & nitrites are 0 and nitrate is pretty dang close to 0 with the daily changes. I’m...

Finally got a big tank for My new flowerhorn. He’s about 5-6 inches and ever since I got him I’ve been dosing paraguard and ramped up the temp to 86 and have added salt to fight a nasty case of ich. I’ve had him for one week now and yesterday he really started to seem better after adding the...

Are there any diseases/parasites that cannot be solved with epsom salt and high temperature? (ex: fin rot, tapeworms, hookworms, ick, HITH/hole in the head disease, dropsy, bloat, etc.)

Hey all i have another question about my poly. I've noticed since I bought my female lap from the LFS that whenever I do a large water change like 80-100 percent (I know I shouldnt but sometimes my tank is really dirty so i do it) my poly will exhibit some sort of fin rott or degrading. After a...

Hey guys! i know i haven't been posting in a while and also was too busy to make a new polyset up but i have again run into another problem. My lapreidei bichir who i have had since this may is doing alright. However, I feel like she has internal parasites because she hasn't grown a bit in the...

Hi Everyone, I notiiced some red spots on my Giant Gourami. Now it's swollen a little. Some black thread like sting attached with that red swollen part. I see it in both of my albino Giant Gourami. Please help. I love them lot. Those are only 3 - 4 inches now. I don't want to lose them. Please...

Some one help please. I have a Senegal bichir and hes about 5 and a half inches but recently I noticed this weird dust looking stuff on his head and his color has gotten a lot darker than normal. Is this normal or a parasite?

I want to indroduce a couple crayfish into my native fish tank? How do I treat them for parasites, though? Won't anything effective on parasites also kill other invertebrates?

Had my gulpers for about 2 weeks now and their finally starting to be active, today I noticed they were covered in what looks like white spiny stuff. I don't really think it's ich but you guys tell me. (Pics are bad sorry) When I first got them I noticed they had it a little bit but I figured...

Hey guys. There is a problem with one of the small feeder goldfish I rescued off craigslist last week. I will note that the rest died from stress and the ammonia in transport. (Long story, originally there were 5 common goldfish and 2 rosy reds! If you haven't seen my other post they were in...

Howdy folks, other than an introduction this is my first post. I've been lurking for a while and learning a bit from the brain trust here. I've tried searching here and at other sites with no luck in identifying these critters. A bit of background: The tank in question is a 10 gal FW that was...

Ok, my jaguar has been having some problems. I have apparently not been aware of said problems though. I've had him for almost 10 years now. Recently (about 30 days ago now) I put some convicts in the tank with him. And even more recently, some crawfish. So first he started losing interest in...

Hi, I currently have a juvenile(~2 inches) Jack Dempsey in a 40 gallon tank. The tank is relatively new and has been set up for about 35 days. I introduced the Cichlid to the tank after two weeks of letting it cycle with an old filter had on my 55 gallon tank. When I first got the fish he/she...

Hello, I have a 50 gallon tank that has been fighting these dreaded nematoads for a long time, once clearing up but returning recently after 3-4 months. Current stock Golden Severum, No visible sign of worms from anus, still eating Firemouth , Lethargic, visible worms from anus Crayfish, I've...

Hello everyone, New to the forum. Currently have a 2" Blue whale/shark catfish (Cetopsis.coecutiens) in a 40 gallon long tank, with 20 zebra danios. Got the little bugger a little over a week ago, and he's been doing quite well since. Paid a little more than usual, but you don't really see...

Hey everyone, Just as the title says; I'm from Toronto. New to the forum, but not to aquatic husbandry. I've been in the game for over 12 years, and kept everything from common community fish to exotic monsters. Took a break from the hobby in 2014, and decided it's time to step back into the...

good evening guys and gals of mfk, after moving my goldfish from a 80 litre tank outside to temporary 250 indoors i noticed one of my goldfish had a foreign object coming out from under the scales, possibly a parasite? It may have knocked itself on a brick sitting in the small tank used to...