Having problems and need help

[viper0397]

High nitrites could be damaging her gills. I would add salt to the water that seems to block at some extent the nitrite from the gills. And I also agree a parasite. I would use metro and make sure she ingests it somehow. Inject it in something she is still eating.

Prazi is great for external, but metro I feel would be better for internal.

 

[Coryloach]

ater test are all good no ammonia, or nitrate on test and nitrite is 10ppm lowest

Is that a typo? Did you mean nitrates are 10ppm lowest, not nitrites?

As already pointed out, it's quite possible the fish have internal worms/parasites. It's probably from the raw fish food.
Prazi pro treats only tape worms and not round worms, so it is not a very comprehensive treatment but one doesn't know what the fish has until its treated...Good luck.

 

[top dog]

High nitrites could be damaging her gills. I would add salt to the water that seems to block at some extent the nitrite from the gills. And I also agree a parasite. I would use metro and make sure she ingests it somehow. Inject it in something she is still eating.

Prazi is great for external, but metro I feel would be better for internal.

Is that a typo? Did you mean nitrates are 10ppm lowest, not nitrites?

As already pointed out, it's quite possible the fish have internal worms/parasites. It's probably from the raw fish food.
Prazi pro treats only tape worms and not round worms, so it is not a very comprehensive treatment but one doesn't know what the fish has until its treated...Good luck.

Sorry ment nitrate not nitrites got autocorrected and confused

Action taken today has been:
No feeding
80% water change to ensure prestine water
Discussion with Vet with fish background
1/2 of recommend does of prazi
1/2 to be added in 3 hours
Does is 1 gram of praziquantel powder per 400ltr of Aquarim water
Plan is 5 days of prazi no water changes, minimal feeding, at least 50% water change leave tank for 2 days
80% water change new prazi dose for 5 days
50% water change
Leave tank for 2 days
80% water change
Dose tank with prazi 3rd and final time
5 days 50% water change
Then ideally back to normal

After 3 days if I have not seen any improvement, vets says I must take threw a poop sample to be analyzed to make sure we are treating correctly.

Advise and feed back would be greatly appreciated
And thank you for help thus far

 

[top dog]

High nitrites could be damaging her gills. I would add salt to the water that seems to block at some extent the nitrite from the gills. And I also agree a parasite. I would use metro and make sure she ingests it somehow. Inject it in something she is still eating.

Prazi is great for external, but metro I feel would be better for internal.

Is that a typo? Did you mean nitrates are 10ppm lowest, not nitrites?

As already pointed out, it's quite possible the fish have internal worms/parasites. It's probably from the raw fish food.
Prazi pro treats only tape worms and not round worms, so it is not a very comprehensive treatment but one doesn't know what the fish has until its treated...Good luck.

Sorry ment nitrate not nitrites got autocorrected and confused

Action taken today has been:
80% water change to ensure prestine water

 

[spotfin]

I would check the poop now to get a better idea of what to treat for.

 

[top dog]

I would check the poop now to get a better idea of what to treat for.

Was my thinking too, but have not been able to get a sample.
24 hours into start of prazi treatment.
Have had no luck getting her to eat yet. I have tried earthworms, muscle shrimp, and frozen blood worms. Been feeding other Ray first then trying to target feed her with metal tweezers ( used to smash food with this method). Breathing still seems very fast and labored her activity seems less than yesterday.
Will keep trying with worms and usaul food

 

[top dog]

I would check the poop now to get a better idea of what to treat for.

Was my thinking too, but have not been able to get a sample.
24 hours into start of prazi treatment.
Have had no luck getting her to eat yet. I have tried earthworms, muscle shrimp, and frozen blood worms. Been feeding other Ray first then trying to target feed her with metal tweezers ( used to smash food with this method). Breathing still seems very fast and labored her activity seems less than yesterday.

 

[top dog]

having no luck as yet with feeding
will be trying frozen blood worms soaked in seachem garlic guard this afternoon.
the goal is to get her eating so i can get some poo to take to vet for analyst.
can not find live blood worms anywhere and she will not touch earthworms so at a bit of a loss for now

 

[top dog]

Hey all
just a quick update
have decided to switch over to metro, did a 80% water change last night and added metro 100mg per 40 ltr of water.
Still no like with feeding:
have raise temp of tanks to 28.5
I am target feeding with tweezers to try get positive response
have tried shrimp, meal worms , earth worms both red wriggles and black ones, muscle, squid and tilapia fillets.
I have also tried seachem garlic guard and seachem entice with no luck as yet
starting to think i must put up divider to keep larger healthy ray away away as maybe she is being bullied as well. Larger ray is fed before i start trying to feed little sick girl. but feel like i running out of options fast at the moment

 

[MariaS]

Dieselhybrid .. jim barry .. moosemj .. SHARK13 ... JK47 .. Too many of you to tag... please help with this little girl..

We have no one else on this side of the World with more experience than us that can help..

Poop sample at this stage is a no go.. she doesn't eat so.. no poop

Could it be some kind of bacterial infection and not parasites?