PARASITES!

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Sarcosuchus

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Should have come from the feeder fish I believe. I have a Polypterus Ornatipinnis, Florida Gar and a Climbing Perch. The Polypterus eats more than just feeders unlike my Florida Gar who only want feeders ignoring pellets and chicken meat that I have tried. And the Climbing Perch takes pellets, mealworms, only sometimes he goes for the feeders.

Anyway, everything was fine last night, but while I was ready to sleep I heard a sound of one of my fish jumping and knocking the lid. I thought it wasn't anything bad until I saw my Climbing Perch acting strange the whole day since I woke up, especially before the water changing. He was laying still most of the time and when he did he was imbalanced, and when he moved he moved like he was messed up in the head, trashing about and scratching his gill area everywhere and continuously.

That didn't look right at all, I used my Anti Internal Bacteria, did it seem ok? Maybe but he was still behaving the same. My Polypterus was scratching near one of her gills with her pectoral fin. From my observation my Gar didn't seem to be bothered. Then I just decided to change the whole tank water although I have just changed it the day before yesterday. Phew then Climbing Perch seemed better although he was still scratching . And just now he did it more again although still not as badly, he got his balance and all but still scratched and I got pissed when I saw my Polypterus scratched her body against the gravels this time, I just applied the Anti Internal Bacteria again, I should get external too..anyway after I changed the tank water I applied Anti Chlorine as usual as well as Aquarium Salt for the Polypterus mainly...
 
Sarcosuchus;587563; said:
...the Anti Internal Bacteria again, I should get external too..anyway after I changed the tank water I applied Anti Chlorine as usual as well as Aquarium Salt for the Polypterus mainly...
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Your dechlor product needs to be added to the fill water before you put it in your tank. Chlorine gas was the first successful chemical weapon used in WWI. It causes damage to the gills and also causes extreme stress in fish which allows for secondary infections.

Also, bacterial medication will not treat parasites. Nor will it treat fungus. All three medications should be kept on hand so that your fish can be treated as soon as possible, rather than waiting a day or two until you can get to the pet shop. Start with the parisite meds and if that doesn't help, try one of the others (anti fungus then anti-bacterial)

I often see feeders with fungus because they are raised in horible conditions and are often not fed and highly stressed.
 
CHOMPERS;588921; said:
Your dechlor product needs to be added to the fill water before you put it in your tank. Chlorine gas was the first successful chemical weapon used in WWI. It causes damage to the gills and also causes extreme stress in fish which allows for secondary infections.

Also, bacterial medication will not treat parasites. Nor will it treat fungus. All three medications should be kept on hand so that your fish can be treated as soon as possible, rather than waiting a day or two until you can get to the pet shop. Start with the parisite meds and if that doesn't help, try one of the others (anti fungus then anti-bacterial)

I often see feeders with fungus because they are raised in horible conditions and are often not fed and highly stressed.
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Explain that bolded part please, not sure if I get it...

The Anti Internal Bacteria says it also treats other diseases from fungus to parasite which is why I baught it. But yes I will look for others too, I cannot be adding so much of these meds together, trying from one to another, he was scratching badly again and he still does right now but not as badly as before salt was added, yes I have just added salt to reduce the PH level a little.

It's sad to see him like this:( :cry:

And you are right, feeders are often treated badly...


Edit: Wait a minute, I think I see what you meant by the anti chlorine needing to be add first...you mean it should be added to the fill water first before fish is put in it, true? Yes that's exactly what I did but I have poorly stated it above, I said I applied Anti Chlorine after changing water..as if I do that after I have placed the fish in the tank. Is this what you meant?
 
After adding salt, he healed!...he still scratched, but very little..it was such an improvement. The next day I sensed a bad smell from the tank, how is this possible when I just changed it about two days ago?:screwy:

Hmm, so I decided to take almost half of the tank water and fill anew earlier. Everything seemed ok, I poured the new water after adding anti chlorine and aquarium salt. After awhile my bogwood changed in its colour, there seems to be a white powder-like colour all over the black bogwood. Salt? Chlorine?

Hmm, but things were fine..until now..he started scratching again:cry: ...not as badly though but he does more than after the better recovery. I checked pH and it's 7.2 again, why does it remain the same? Is it because of the plants? I read plants seem to increase pH...am I supposed to add more salt? What should I do?:(

I will go get anti internal and external parasite though, yes as well as for fungus infection.

Hmm, this is frustrating.
 
Repeat what you did before, since that showed improvement. Often more than one treatment is needed before the fish is completely healed. Aquarium salt is very good for healing because it has added electrolytes. Treating fish is always a craps shoot. What works one time may not work the next.

Also, raise the temp of your tank. Higher temps will increase the fish's metabolism which will shorten the healing time.
 
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