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  1. Colu

    Worms!

    Colu replied to Cjbear087's topic in Diseases

    The medication paralyzes the worms making it easy for the fish two expel them it doesn't kill the eggs that why it requires multiple treatments spread over 4 weeks
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    Paracleanse

    Colu replied to Nicholasp's topic in Diseases

    Cory's method of using paracleanse is as a prevent treatment if your having an active infection you would want to treat following the instructions on the box and do three full courses of treatment two weeks apart so you would treat on week 1 week 3 week 5 @Nicholasp
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    I can see some minor damage . flukes causes red spots on your fish over production of the slime coat rapid breathing flashing the Gill's will become swollen or pale if it were flukes you would want to do three full courses of paracleanse two weeks apart so treat on week 1 week 3 week 5 @Hannahblue45
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    Could be columnaris so you would want to start treating as soon as possible treatment I would usually recommend is kanaplex and jungal fungus clear fizz tabs containing nitrofurazone these medication are harmful to shrimp columnaris spreads more quickly at temperatures over 75 I would lower temperature to 75
  5. Colu
    Looks like a growth in the muscle tissue possible a cyst it could also be a benign or cancerous growth if you have quarantine tank I would more it and treat with maracyn2 active ingredient minocycline also has anti-inflammatory properties and aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 2 gallons just remember to only put back in what you take out so if you do a 2 gallon water change put 1 table spoon of salt back in as salt only removed though water changes if after a week there's no improvement more than a cancerous or benign growth there's not a lot treatment wise I could recommend for that other than monitor
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    As you have shrimp what I would do is start treating with maracyn2 or API fin and body cure both are shrimp safe which ever one is more readily available do two courses course back to back and add a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 5 gallon salt will aid Gill function and add essential electrolytes and add an extra air stone during treatment
  7. Colu
    Possible swim bladder issues with what your describing for that you would want to do Epsom salt baths 1 table spoon for 1 gallon for no more then 15 minutes for 5 days as Epsom salt acts as a muscle relaxant to relieve pressure on the swim bladder
  8. Colu
    A little more information would be helpful what are your water parameters ammonia nitrite nitrate pH KH GH temperature what symptoms are you seeing can you post picture of the Sick fish
  9. Colu
    It's sound like you've had couple of things going on a parasitc infection with being lethargic sunken belly that can also weaken there immune system leading to secondary bacterial infections what I would do is @Odd Ducktreatment protocol for parasitic infections you can use paracleanse active ingredient praziquantel and metronidazole and expel p active ingredient levamisole I wouldn't recommend Melafix for anything serious it more of mild antiseptic treatment @Sondra Bradshaw
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    It could be over production of the slime coat caused by poor water quality as at @xXInkedPhoenixXsuggest another possibilities is a bacterial infection such columnaris what are your water parameters ammonia nitrite nitrate pH KH GH temperature @GoofyGarra
  11. Colu
    No I can't see your replies
  12. Colu
    I would follow do a large water change and run active carbon for 24hr to remove any remaining medication then do a course of kanaplex @AnxiousAndFishious
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    Mollies like hard water Your KH is on the low side for mollies they do best with a KH of 180- 280ppm from what I have read low KH can cause a lot of health issues with liverbears I would raise your KH you can add crushed coral to the substrate or in media bag in your filter you would have to add one pound of crushed coral per 10 gallons @Henry the fish keeper
  14. Colu
    How long have you had the fish before the first death and how long between the fish showing symptoms and dieing When you first started losing did notice if you had an ammonia or nitrite spike have you noticed any other symptoms such rapid breathing hanging out near the surface lethargy spitting food out white stringy poop over production of the slime coat @Sondra Bradshaw
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    Possible hole in the head with secondary bacterial infections most effective treatment is metronidazole active ingredient in metroplex or fritz metrocleanse feeding a small amount twice a day for 3 weeks and dose the tank with kanaplex salt is not an effective treatment for hole in the head I would get the medication I recommended and start treatment straight away @B1gJ4k3
  16. Colu
    You want to treat two weeks after the first so the second course will be at the start of week 3 then the third course on week 5
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    You can do a course of kanaplex that a broad spectrum antibiotic treatment but it can be harmful to shrimp it's not very effective in food as very little of the medication is adsorbed by the intestinal tract you could quarantine your fish if you have another tank or a tote or remove the shrimp and then treat with kanaplex maracyn oxy active ingredient is sodium chloride essential salt so it would be more effective against fungal infection @AnxiousAndFishious
  18. Colu
    Sorry for your loss
  19. Colu
    With how quickly the Cardinal are dieing something else could be going on what I would suggest is stop treating with paracleanse for now there could be a bacterial component to what going on and do a course of maracyn or maracyn2 which every one is more readily available both are shrimp safe @AnxiousAndFishious
  20. Colu
    It's not very likely for shrimp to have bought in parasites if your betta was lone for a long period of time in that tank chances of your betta having a parasitc infection that's now affecting your endlers is less likely unless there came in with a parasitc infection from your sister tank I would check your tap waters KH and GH just to make sure your tap water hasn't changed low KH and GH can cause a lot of health issues in liverbears diet what are you feeding and how often
  21. Colu

    Worms!

    Colu replied to Cjbear087's topic in Diseases

    Yes
  22. Colu

    Worms!

    Colu replied to Cjbear087's topic in Diseases

    It probably will survive till then camallanus worms can cause internal damage when your fish has a high parasite burden even with treatment it may still die I would still treat all of your fish with 4 full courses of expel p. you don't need to start a new thread each time you ask a question just continue on the original thread it makes it easy to follow
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    Sorry typo koi sedate the one you want
  24. Colu
    Keep treating with paracleanse the fact that he's showing more interest in food is a good sign
  25. Colu
    Possible parasitic infection you can get the odd random deaths weeks apart I can't be a 100% that's what's going on if you have introduced fish recently and didn't quarantine it would be worth while doing three full courses of paracleanse two weeks apart so you would want to treat on week 1 week 3 week 5 @AnxiousAndFishious
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