Problem: 3days now one discus is not eating, has gray poop. sees food but passes it up incl. frozen brine/worms. have not tried garlic yet. no meds added yet. swims ok sometimes schools, sometimes it has the flutters (pectoral fins or dorsal fins) like it has the chills.
Q? - seems like it may have a parasite. which medicines below would you recommend I purchase?
Here are my vitals:
-72gal BowFront
-9weeks running, cycled for 1mo. with cycled AC110 + 4 angels/albino corys/pleco, then trf to other tank after discus arrived
-15 juvie discus, 7 tiny baby BN, 1 baby royal
-Ph 6.6 Am 0 Ni 0 Na 0
-Temp 85
-AC110, Fluval204, sponge filter + airstone
-W/C-vac daily 30% (just cleaned filter media, filthy)
-Water Conditioner - Prime
-Food: flakes 3x/day, frozen brine/worms every other day
-Prior illness - last week used Kordon Rid Ich & salt to treat ich for 5days, 1 had full body sprinkle, 2 others had a spot, gone since friday, continued 5days more
MEDS: I've read many like Prazipro, some use Jungle's Parasite Clear
Kordon Permoxyn: 4 oz. Bottle: $2.95 Each
Kordon Permoxyn can be useful to the fish keeper as a control and treatment in eliminating a wide range of external diseases and parasites infecting freshwater aquarium and pond fishes, including those caused by protozoans such as Chilodonella, Costia, and Trichodina, by monogenean trematode flukes Dactylogyrus gill flukes and Gyrodactylus skin flukes, by fish lice Argulus, and by anchor worms Lernaea. Kordon Permoxyn can be helpful as a supportive treatment in reducing and assisting in the healing process of bacterial diseases such as gill disease Flavobacterium and skin ulcers Furunculosis and Hemorrhagic septicemia. 4 oz. treats 240 gallons
FLUKE-TABS: 100 Tablet Bottle: $18.99 Each
Effective medication for the treatment of parasitic infestations of freshwater and salt water aquarium fish. Treats: Tapeworms, Parasiric Copepods, Body Flukes, Anchor Worms, Gill Flukes, Fish Louse, Capillaria and other Trematodes. (Do not use in aquariums with invertebrates.) 1 Tablet treats 10 gallons of water.
PRAZIPRO: 4 OZ. Bottle: $10.79 Each 16 OZ. Bottle: $29.79 Each
Treats diseases caused by Flukes, Tapeworms, Flatworm, Turbellatians. This is a extremly safe and effective product that will not affect your biological filtration. 1 teaspoon treats 20 gallons of water.
JUNGLE PARASITE CLEAR TANK BUDDIES: $19.95 (100 Count)
Parasite Clear Tank Buddies Now with Praziquantel. • Quickly clears external and internal parasites. • Helps prevent secondary infections. • Will not harm biological filtration. • No need to raise the water temperature. Clears external and internal parasites. No need to raise the water temperature. Also helps prevent secondary infections and will not harm biological filtration. The fizz lets you know it's working!,"Wait 48 hours between treatments. Remove activated carbon. Change 25% of the water before each new treatment. For anchor worms, repeat treatment up to three times, once a week, for three weeks. For fish lice, treat once a week for three to five weeks. Each tablet treats 10 gallons.
MARDEL COPPERSAFE: $8.49 Each 16 oz. Bottle
Very effective treatment for preventing and curing ich and other parasite infestations. Contains soluble copper salts and is safe for most plants. 16 oz. treats over 8,000 gallons.
thks all.
Q? - seems like it may have a parasite. which medicines below would you recommend I purchase?
Here are my vitals:
-72gal BowFront
-9weeks running, cycled for 1mo. with cycled AC110 + 4 angels/albino corys/pleco, then trf to other tank after discus arrived
-15 juvie discus, 7 tiny baby BN, 1 baby royal
-Ph 6.6 Am 0 Ni 0 Na 0
-Temp 85
-AC110, Fluval204, sponge filter + airstone
-W/C-vac daily 30% (just cleaned filter media, filthy)
-Water Conditioner - Prime
-Food: flakes 3x/day, frozen brine/worms every other day
-Prior illness - last week used Kordon Rid Ich & salt to treat ich for 5days, 1 had full body sprinkle, 2 others had a spot, gone since friday, continued 5days more
MEDS: I've read many like Prazipro, some use Jungle's Parasite Clear
Kordon Permoxyn: 4 oz. Bottle: $2.95 Each
Kordon Permoxyn can be useful to the fish keeper as a control and treatment in eliminating a wide range of external diseases and parasites infecting freshwater aquarium and pond fishes, including those caused by protozoans such as Chilodonella, Costia, and Trichodina, by monogenean trematode flukes Dactylogyrus gill flukes and Gyrodactylus skin flukes, by fish lice Argulus, and by anchor worms Lernaea. Kordon Permoxyn can be helpful as a supportive treatment in reducing and assisting in the healing process of bacterial diseases such as gill disease Flavobacterium and skin ulcers Furunculosis and Hemorrhagic septicemia. 4 oz. treats 240 gallons
FLUKE-TABS: 100 Tablet Bottle: $18.99 Each
Effective medication for the treatment of parasitic infestations of freshwater and salt water aquarium fish. Treats: Tapeworms, Parasiric Copepods, Body Flukes, Anchor Worms, Gill Flukes, Fish Louse, Capillaria and other Trematodes. (Do not use in aquariums with invertebrates.) 1 Tablet treats 10 gallons of water.
PRAZIPRO: 4 OZ. Bottle: $10.79 Each 16 OZ. Bottle: $29.79 Each
Treats diseases caused by Flukes, Tapeworms, Flatworm, Turbellatians. This is a extremly safe and effective product that will not affect your biological filtration. 1 teaspoon treats 20 gallons of water.
JUNGLE PARASITE CLEAR TANK BUDDIES: $19.95 (100 Count)
Parasite Clear Tank Buddies Now with Praziquantel. • Quickly clears external and internal parasites. • Helps prevent secondary infections. • Will not harm biological filtration. • No need to raise the water temperature. Clears external and internal parasites. No need to raise the water temperature. Also helps prevent secondary infections and will not harm biological filtration. The fizz lets you know it's working!,"Wait 48 hours between treatments. Remove activated carbon. Change 25% of the water before each new treatment. For anchor worms, repeat treatment up to three times, once a week, for three weeks. For fish lice, treat once a week for three to five weeks. Each tablet treats 10 gallons.
MARDEL COPPERSAFE: $8.49 Each 16 oz. Bottle
Very effective treatment for preventing and curing ich and other parasite infestations. Contains soluble copper salts and is safe for most plants. 16 oz. treats over 8,000 gallons.
thks all.
