Julie63 Posted Saturday at 10:52 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:52 PM Hello, I need Treatment advice. I received 12 captive bred Odessa Barbs from a reputable online dealer. On day 2, I noticed some itching. By day 5 it became worse. Otherwise, they seem like they are okay. They are active and eating. I don’t see any white spots. I have added Aquarium Salt and raised temp to 80 degrees, just in case. I am 24 hours in on a PraziPro treatment. Symptoms are not getting better. Did I guess the correct treatment here? Thought it might be an external parasite. Is there anything else I should be targeting? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted Saturday at 10:59 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:59 PM On 9/21/2024 at 6:52 PM, Julie63 said: Hello, I need Treatment advice. I received 12 captive bred Odessa Barbs from a reputable online dealer. On day 2, I noticed some itching. By day 5 it became worse. Otherwise, they seem like they are okay. They are active and eating. I don’t see any white spots. I have added Aquarium Salt and raised temp to 80 degrees, just in case. I am 24 hours in on a PraziPro treatment. Symptoms are not getting better. Did I guess the correct treatment here? Thought it might be an external parasite. Is there anything else I should be targeting? How long has the aquarium been setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie63 Posted Saturday at 11:06 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:06 PM Thank you for you quick reply. The Aquarium has been set up for 3 months. It has been cycled. It is planted. Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate are all at 0. PH is 7.9. There is has been a bristle nose plexiglass in the tank for 5 weeks. He is not itching. Correction bristlenose Pleco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted Saturday at 11:16 PM Share Posted Saturday at 11:16 PM On 9/21/2024 at 7:06 PM, Julie63 said: Thank you for you quick reply. The Aquarium has been set up for 3 months. It has been cycled. It is planted. Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate are all at 0. PH is 7.9. There is has been a bristle nose plexiglass in the tank for 5 weeks. He is not itching. Correction bristlenose Pleco How you noticed any rapid breathing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie63 Posted Saturday at 11:17 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:17 PM Yes It’s not all the time but they do seem do it occasionally 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tlindsey Posted Saturday at 11:20 PM Share Posted Saturday at 11:20 PM On 9/21/2024 at 7:16 PM, Tlindsey said: How you noticed any rapid breathing? Have you recently done a water change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie63 Posted Saturday at 11:21 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:21 PM Yes actually just did one yesterday, per directions in prazipro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted Saturday at 11:28 PM Share Posted Saturday at 11:28 PM On 9/22/2024 at 12:21 AM, Julie63 said: Yes actually just did one yesterday, per directions in prazipro. When you do a water change do you use a water dechlorinator like prime as the water company add extra chlorine to flush the pipes that can cause flashing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie63 Posted Saturday at 11:31 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:31 PM That is an excellent point, just tested the chlorine which came back at 0. And we use a water declorinator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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