I set up a new tank with several small sunfish. A pair of pumpkinseeds, a bluegill and a green sunfish. The green sunfish came from the adoption/plant tank at Petco but the other 3 are wild caught. I noticed on the bluegill and the female pumpkinseed that there are what appear to be 1 or 2 tiny white worm like objects near the base of the anal fins. Both of these fish have slightly sunkin bellys but they are feeding well on earthworms and crickets. This tank is not fully cycled and there is no heat source. I was wondering what type of treatment I could use that would not harm the bacteria. These fish came from a local pond where they are extremely over populated and attack anything that resembles food. Thanks in advance.
Treating parasites in wild caught fish.
- Thread starter pootytang
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well, there are plenty of treatments out there, look at this
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/pet_supplies.cfm?c=3578+4615
plenty on there. parasite clear tank buddies, medicated food for getting rid of parasites. plenty of stuff. hope this helps.
pretty much every petsmart and petco carry these, so just look around.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/pet_supplies.cfm?c=3578+4615
plenty on there. parasite clear tank buddies, medicated food for getting rid of parasites. plenty of stuff. hope this helps.
pretty much every petsmart and petco carry these, so just look around.
keep them separate for about a week in water dosed with anti-parasite medication. Provide good aeration.