A buddy of mine just lost one of his fish to a parasite and he did try a couple of treatments but they didn't seem to work. I was wondering if anybody had any knowledge on what medicines work the best for treating parasites so if something like this ever happens again we will know what works the best. By the way we think the fish got it from a feeder he got at Petco which really ticks me off but thats another topic. Thanks
Parasites
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Without knowing specifically what the bug was, it is difficult to point at a treating option. There are certainly many different types of ailments, including bacterial, fungal and parasitic. The majority of the problems encountered in the aquarium are bacterial in nature and a good full spectrum antibiotic will do the trick. In all honesty, I rarely use any medications. A series of water changes and the addition of some aquarium salt nearly always do the trick.
A note on feeders. These fish are mss produced with absolutely no culling involved. They are extremely inbred and are maintained in horrid conditions so it is no surprise that the majority of them have something tagging along with them. This is why, as a rule, feeders should be avoided. If there is an alternative, such as frozen, freeze dried or pelleted foods that your fish will take, these are much preferred. Some fish just won't take dead food though. In this case, a quarantine tank should be used where feeders are housed for several weeks before being fed. This gives the weak ones time to either die or shed whatever may be ailing them. You can treat this tank if you see fit, but heavy water changes as well as the addition of some salt should do the trick of clearing them up.
A note on feeders. These fish are mss produced with absolutely no culling involved. They are extremely inbred and are maintained in horrid conditions so it is no surprise that the majority of them have something tagging along with them. This is why, as a rule, feeders should be avoided. If there is an alternative, such as frozen, freeze dried or pelleted foods that your fish will take, these are much preferred. Some fish just won't take dead food though. In this case, a quarantine tank should be used where feeders are housed for several weeks before being fed. This gives the weak ones time to either die or shed whatever may be ailing them. You can treat this tank if you see fit, but heavy water changes as well as the addition of some salt should do the trick of clearing them up.
The fish that had parasites was shivering, scratching itself on tank decor, yawning often, and then got some cloudy fungus on its fins and back.
maybe i just waited too long to put in the medications...im almost totally convinced it was the feeders that i fed it tho
It was a bit of a shock to me i really believed he might pull through bass are pretty tough fish its really to bad
yea i knew it was goin way downhill after i woke up and he had the fungus...o well tho it happens i guess...maybe i can just get another one at the wetlands
Ya or we could go back to Chatfield and try for another smallmouth, since the wetlands isnt looking so good for bass lol.