so i have a 10 gallon tank with 3 guppies. one male and 2 female. my male used to eat everything i give them, now its just the females eating, and when i do feed, the male is always somewhere in the middle of the tank or on the floor swimming around. and if the flakes do float down in front of his, he will eat it and spit it out. and if the pieces are like so tiny, he will eat it... only sometimes, and i tried feeding him frozen bloodworm, he ate it at first, then he started to not eat at all, he looks skinny, he still swims and dances,he just doesnt eat. im worried.
spitting out food?
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What are your water parameters at the moment? What else do you feed aside from bloodworms and flakes? Does the poop look whitish and stringy? The issue may either be internal parasites or bacterial infection. As the fish appears to be losing its appetite gradually, then we have to assume internal parasites may be the probable cause. Praziquantel or metronidazole is your best bet here. Your other alternatives are a little more powerful including fenbendazole, flubendazole and levamisole hydrochloride. I suggest going with the praziquantel although note that prazi does not come cheap. It is available as Prazipro or Droncit. Treat the whole tank in case internal parasites may have established themselves in the tank possibly infesting your other fish.
well at this moment i cant what water perimeteres because i need to go buy a water tester. but i havent seen my male fish poop, but my females, they poop white, red, brown, idk if its weather the flakes they eat since there are some flakes that are red. the poop isnt stringy, its just regular poop form, i treated my fish about 3 weeks ago for ... well im assuming gill flukes or something with the gills or interal parastes and the females were the one who seemed to be infected at that time, now they seem healthy, besides the poop color. but now the male doesnt eat as much or normally as other fish.
What treatment did you use when you treated the assumed gill flukes? I'd continue watching their poop especially the male. Add garlic on their food and see if that would encourage them to eat. Garlic has the allicin substance that is responsible for the pungent smell as well as an irritant to most parasites thus discouraging them a bit from establishing themselves into their hosts.
it was a quickcure thing, its blue liquid form. how would i be able to introduce garlic into their food? would i need to cook it? throw it in as a whole? im not use to giving my fish like human food lol. i just introduced some new fish yesteday, 4 fancy tail guppies. my male guppy seems to act more manlier with them now, he actually goes to the top and tries to eat but he still spits it out.
Did you ever test your water? What are your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels? I'm hoping you invested your money in tests, instead of just buying fish (or at least got it tested at the LFS). It's really important to stay on top of testing when it comes to ten-gallon tanks, because parameters, temperature, etc. fluctuate very quickly in such a small volume. If you're going to have a small tank, you have to test; otherwise, things could go bad very quickly. You can crush a clove of garlic, put it in a little container with some water, and then soak the food in that solution prior to giving it to the fishes. It won't hurt the fish that aren't showing symptoms, either.
We just discussed about garlic here.
Fish are flashing
Is this the quick cure that comprises formalin and malachite green? Both substances are carcinogenic and can also bind with organic wastes so they may need careful redosing.
Fish are flashing
Is this the quick cure that comprises formalin and malachite green? Both substances are carcinogenic and can also bind with organic wastes so they may need careful redosing.
Overdosage, yes. The smell is too pungent and overpowering, and most fish seem to get confused. The liquid drops of garlic are added usually at 3-5 drops per serving so keep it moderate.