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On 4/12/2024 at 3:59 AM, Colu said:
Occasional flashing I wouldn't be to concerned about with what your describing I would definitely treat with paracleanse it can take 3 full courses of treatment 2 weeks apart so you would treat on week 1 week 3 week 5
I'm back to report that after 3 treatment courses, I still see the fish flashing.
The last day of the most recent treatment was May 26th.
Does this mean I should try using something stronger like the Cloverleaf Absolute Wormer+ ?
Side Note:
I'm not sure if this matters, but out of 4 species of fish, 99% of the flashing that I see are from my Pseudomugil Luminatus.
Also, aside from the flashing, I don't see any other symptoms.
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After some more testing, it doesn't look like the HDX totes are leaching chlorine into the pond water.
From what I can tell, using the Aquarium CoOp test strips outside in direct sunlight will give a false positive chlorine reading.
To confirm this, I took a sample of water from the pond & did back to back water tests, 1 outdoors & 1 indoors.
The outdoor test read 3.0ppm chlorine.
The indoor test read 0 ppm chlorine.
Hope this info will help others.
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@Colu quick question:
I'm on Day 5 of the first treatment & I'm still seeing fish flashing.
Is this normal or should I be considering using something stronger like the Cloverleaf Absolute Wormer Plus?
Thanks in advance!
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@Colu quick question:
I'm on Day 5 of the first treatment & I'm still seeing fish flashing.
Is this normal or should I be considering using something stronger like the Cloverleaf Absolute Wormer Plus?
Thanks in advance!
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I'm glad I found this thread to prove that I'm not going insane.
I'm also running into this exact situation for my patio ponds that are housed in Home Depot HDX totes.
When I set up the ponds last summer, I noticed that the Aquarium Coop test strips were always showing chlorine levels of 3.0ppm.
I had a couple of Rice fish die but overall they all survived & I shrugged it off to an issue with the test strips.
After the summer, I set up a 25 gallon tank in my house & I've never seen an issue with the test strips & their chlorine readings.
I always use either Seachem Prime or Fritz Complete before adding water into the bucket for filling a tank/pond.
Which brings me to now where I'm setting up the patio pond again & I'm seeing the test strips reading chlorine levels at 3.0 ppm no matter how much dechlorinator I add.
Another data point to add is that I have a 2nd pond using an Edge Plastics 21 Gallon Big Tub that doesn't have this issue.
This makes me suspect the HDX totes are leaching chlorine into the pond water.
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On 4/12/2024 at 2:55 PM, Colu said:
co-op treatment is a preventive treatment so dose following instructions on the box if you have an active infection
Sounds good. Thanks!
On 4/12/2024 at 1:59 PM, Mmiller2001 said:No
will do, thanks!
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Also, when only dosing Paracleanse, do I need to withhold food for a week?
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On 4/12/2024 at 3:59 AM, Colu said:
Occasional flashing I wouldn't be to concerned about with what your describing I would definitely treat with paracleanse it can take 3 full courses of treatment 2 weeks apart so you would treat on week 1 week 3 week 5
For this course of treatment, do you recommend following the box instructions or Aquarium CoOps method of 1 pack per 10 gallons per week?
On 4/12/2024 at 7:11 AM, Mmiller2001 said:It’s flukes, paracleanse in my experience is no longer effective against flukes but is worth a try if you already have it. I would use this instead.
if you have plecos, don’t use the above and cross fingers for paracleanse to be effective. Prazipro is another option but like I mention, is no longer effective with resistance strains of flukes.
Thanks! I'll keep this in mind if Paracleanse doesn't fix the issue.
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Unfortunately, I only have 1 tank so I wasn't able to quarantine.
Up until now, I haven't used any meds but I'm tempted to dose Paracleanse now just to get a baseline for the fish health.
I looked into using salt but my tank is planted so I think that rules out that option.
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Not all of the fish flash, just some.
Out of 4 species, I think I've only seen my Luminatus & Borellii flash.
I'd say when they flash, it's 2 -4 times each episode & then they go back to normal.
In a day, I might notice 2 - 4 episodes but I'm not watching the tank all day.
If it matters, my water parameters are stable at:
- Ammonia: 0
- Nitrate: 10
- Nitrite: 0
- Hardness (GH): 150
- Buffer (KH): 80
- PH: 6.8
- Chlorine: 0
Full disclaimer: I'm a fairly new to fish keeping.
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Thanks for the advice!
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I have a planted community tank where some fish exhibit flashing against plants and hardscape.
At first, I thought it was Ich but after watching closely, none of the fish had white spots.
Then, a local fish store owner suggested that the flashing could be from Flukes & that I should dose some Paracleanse.
After that conversation, I learned as much as I could about Flukes & it's symptoms but other than the flashing, I'd say that none of the fish exhibit them (ie: loss of appetite, labored breathing, lethargy etc).
All of the fish are active, are ALWAYS hungry & some are breeding.
With all that said, is it recommended to still dose Paracleanse just in case?
Thanks in advance!
Maybe Flukes?
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Posted · Edited by Static
I'd say it's been the same.
I've been taking note of when I see it.
On average, I notice a fish flash every 4 days or so but I'm also not staring at them all day.