HELP rays have fish lice.....

[fishman646]

OK so I ordered 2 retic rays from TFD tropical fish distributers....my fish arrived with fish lice one had around 9 on it and the other 3.....I didnt notice till they were with my other ras which then aquired 1 each i used forceps and removed ALL i could find i spent awhile doing this the were on both side of the ray..I cant get medicine for these antwhere cuz im 4 hours from a lfs....I removed all substrate and added 3lbs per 100 gallon salt any thing else i need too know? has anyone ever had a ray survive lice? ````````````````

 

[Tom]

Would Prazi not work?

All the books say removing them manually is necessary.
If taken care of you should be fine.
The salt should be good for preventing secondary fungal infections from the wounds the lice inflict.
Good luck. They should be fine.

 

[random fish guy]

http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/diseases.html this was recommended to me. maybe it would help. GL

 

[Tom]

http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/diseases.html this was recommended to me. maybe it would help. GL

That is an excellent link! Thanks so much!

 

[random fish guy]

no problem

 

[Nic]

pull them off with tweezers then dose with anchorsaway or a product containing dimilin

 

[spotfin]

No qt tank?

 

[fishman646]

thx...but i cant get any medicine is what im saying!...and my qt tank had a few others in it

 

[Tom]

Tweezers are your best bet at this point. Needle nose ones would do best in my opinion.

 

[fishman646]

i know tweezers i used them and got all the lice off i could find! i have done it 3 times and not found any last time ill wait a few days!!