? about danios

[craftmage]

Hi. I am new here. I have a question about my danios. I have a 29 gallon with 6 glow danios, 2 neon tetras, 2 female bettas, a pleco, and 3 corys. I don't believe it is overstocked.

Everything has been fine in tank for about 6 months now. Suddenly, the danios have been acting strange. They swim fine, but they hold their gills very close to their bodies. Their backs seem to have a slight arch to it. On 2 of them, they are very thing although they are eating fine.

I haven't noticed the others acting this way, except on neon is a little pale, but the other is fine. The one was always a little paler. I was moving their decor today and noticed the carcass of what I believe was my 7th danio. This would have happened overnight, as I did a full tank gravel cleaning with their water change yesterday.

29 gallon acrylic tank. Weekly 25% water/gravel cleaning. 2 30 gallon filters running. All tests come out in very good range, no ammonia...etc. There was a little ammonia spike about 1 1/2 weeks ago when my one ghost shrimp keeled over on me and was inside a deco. Cleaned everything and it's been fine since.

What could this possible be? No other symptoms I can see.

 

[ewurm]

Tough to say. Ammonia spikes can be very harmful. Sounds like internal parasites if they are wasting away.

 

[craftmage]

I started treament with Parasite Guard and gave them antiparasite medicated food. They refused the food completely, so I added some garlic by Kent. They still wouldn't eat, so I gave them their regular type of food which they gobbled up completely. One of them is so thin I can't imagine there is much left of him. I will get more medication tomorrow.

Is parasite guard appropriate for internal parasites, or is there something better out there?

 

[craftmage]

Found a medicine by Jungle called Parasite Clear which I began using. As far as I can tell, I have lost 5 fish already, all danios. I removed everything but 1 plant and a clay pot for the pleco to sleep in. I did a water change and then added the medication, removing the filters.

Anything else I should do? I did add salt as well.