Ok well since i had my second group of wild caught micros come in and I tried to treat them for tapeworm, something really weird has happened. Basically they didn't do well at all on the medication. They started getting really itchy and started flashing really heavily then my 18" ornate died which was a hard blow. I seriously thought I was going to lose all my micros because they were literally rubbing their skin raw against the bogwood in my tank!
But then a few weeks later I ran out of dechlor when I was doing a waterchange - I do mine religiously so this normally happens, and they are in a big tank. But the day after I had changed the water with no dechlor they were actually BETTER! They stopped flashing, and after day 3 all of the scales/skin that had been scraped off completely grew back. Now I have stopped using dechlor completely and they have regained their apetites and are always eating really well whereas before when I medicated they stopped eating and were really ill.
How on earth has this happened? The only reason I can think of is because they were wild caught and shipped here, they are somehow thriving in pure tapwater with no dechlor? I'm sure if it was tank bred, they wouldn't have made it. But micro SH have been known to go through a lot and come out on the better side. Anyway just thought I'd share with you all what happened.
When I first got my second group in they were 3", now they are a whopping 12" each and growing fast but when they were ill they stopped eating for a month or something so I guess that must have slowed down their growth rate?
But then a few weeks later I ran out of dechlor when I was doing a waterchange - I do mine religiously so this normally happens, and they are in a big tank. But the day after I had changed the water with no dechlor they were actually BETTER! They stopped flashing, and after day 3 all of the scales/skin that had been scraped off completely grew back. Now I have stopped using dechlor completely and they have regained their apetites and are always eating really well whereas before when I medicated they stopped eating and were really ill.
How on earth has this happened? The only reason I can think of is because they were wild caught and shipped here, they are somehow thriving in pure tapwater with no dechlor? I'm sure if it was tank bred, they wouldn't have made it. But micro SH have been known to go through a lot and come out on the better side. Anyway just thought I'd share with you all what happened.
When I first got my second group in they were 3", now they are a whopping 12" each and growing fast but when they were ill they stopped eating for a month or something so I guess that must have slowed down their growth rate?
and an increase in apetite!
lol I'm just glad they are ok.