Zach K Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 (edited) Hello, a week or two I saw my male red Aggie was breathing alittle heavy, didn’t think much of it. He was still eating a lot and being very active and normal. Last night I noticed he was alittle off but was still eating but acting different and breathing heavy. Today when I came home he was upside down and breathing very heavy, he is on his way out. I didn’t want him to suffer so I euthanized him. A couple months ago I had some issues with Gill flukes and killed three gold rams, but I haven’t had any issues since. Not sure if this is the same issue. But the Aggie had no soars or bloating, but the rams did. The Aggie seemed completely normal minus the heavy breathing but no sores or anything of the sort. Can gill flukes lie dormant for a time? No fish have been added since March. Edited October 28, 2021 by Zach K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 What are your water parameters what treatment did you use to treat gill flukes and how many course of treatment did you do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach K Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Water parameters are fine, I used paracleanse, and I treated some apistos in a separate tank and they survived and I treated the main tank with two courses of treatment probably about a month apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach K Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 But the water parameters are ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 It could be Gill flukes as you treated a month a part that can allow gill flukes to come back most people do 2-3 course of treatment 2 weeks apart with flukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zach K Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 Ok I have more paracleanse coming in the mail. So I should treat and then treat again 2 weeks later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Yes I would treat every two weeks gill flukes are becoming more resistant to treatment so you might have to do a third course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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