Regular Member LordToad Posted October 29, 2018 Regular Member Share Posted October 29, 2018 I seem to have gotten myself into a bit of a pickle by taking on some sick goldies. I have a black moor and a fantail in a 20g (I'm aware this is too small but they're only 2in at the moment and I'm looking for something bigger) with 2 sponge filters and an internal filter. Surprisingly, my water quality is pretty good, I do an 80-90% w/c every 5 days. When I first got them, they were suspected to have gill flukes and I treated them for it with praziquantel. However, they still gasp at the surface. Over the past few weeks, I've noticed that their poop has turned clear/white- I feed them soaked saki hikari purple bag as a staple and peas before I do a w/c. I'm pretty new to this hobby and have found out that white poop can sometimes be a sign of internal parasites. Would it be wise to medicate their food with praziquantel? If so, what dosage should I use? Other than the gasping at the surface and white poop they seem fine and still love their food. Any advice would be accepted as I don't want to end up losing the little guys. Thank you in advance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member shakaho Posted October 29, 2018 Regular Member Share Posted October 29, 2018 You might try the epsom salt treatment for internal hexamita infection described here: https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/treating-hexamita-aka-spironucleus.339362/ You can find epsom salt (Magnesium sulphate) in a pharmacy, since it has many functions. Prazi treats only flukes and tastes so bad that fish reject food containing it. How long did you treat with Prazi? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member LordToad Posted October 29, 2018 Author Regular Member Share Posted October 29, 2018 13 minutes ago, shakaho said: Prazi treats only flukes and tastes so bad that fish reject food containing it. How long did you treat with Prazi? I did in between 7-9 rounds, treating the whole tank when I did a w/c. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Chaory Posted November 2, 2018 Regular Member Share Posted November 2, 2018 I would do metronidazole. You can also mix it with garlic guard to add acceptance and Seachem Focus to help bind it. Then mix it with fish food (pellets, bloodworms etc). Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member LordToad Posted November 2, 2018 Author Regular Member Share Posted November 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Chaory said: I would do metronidazole. You can also mix it with garlic guard to add acceptance and Seachem Focus to help bind it. Then mix it with fish food (pellets, bloodworms etc). I've started the Epsom salt treatment since it's apparently safer, if they're still not doing great I'll try metronidazole. Thank you. I've also began dosing the tank with praziquantel again. The poor little guys have begun to bottom sit every so often but I think that may be due to the flow of my internal filter- sadly, I cannot adjust the flow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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