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Hi Wilder etc,

One more guppy died, seemed parylised and one gill went bloody!

was watching other fish swimming and had cleaned filters in water as you recommended, other fish went bananas and started to flick straight after, noticed small [/b]6mm long white hairs in the water, almost as thin as a jumper hair, then they started to move and twist side to side The dead fish appears to have a couple of these hanging out of mouth.

In the house I have methy blue, anti internal, fungus and fin rot............what can i put in, am worried am going to loose all fish over night!

Please please help!

have you got a link to the previous thread?

Colin_T said:

have you got a link to the previous thread?

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Its three messages down, entitled nitrate!

Sorry am rushing, want to get meds in and dont know which to go for xxx

3 messages down from where?

Have just seen an article about nemetodes on the web, they are small white worms which are harmless but wiggle s shaped as these little things are doing, do you think I should put treatment in the water like methylene blue or what...my god am worried now and dont wanna loose my fishies and they are flicking xxx

3 messages down from this one in emergency section xxx...dont know how to link

is it the nitrate problem?

think this is what hes on about http/www.fishforums.net/content/Tropical...245257/Nitrate/

it could be internal parasites, can't see flukes with the naked eye well only just.
Do the worm have a forked tail just to rule anchor worm out.
If there internal worms the only med in the uk off the shelf is wormer plus.

Yes thats the article, am serching like crazy and finding out about planaria worms and nemetodes! The things in my tank are all the same length as far as I can see, have noticed that zebra danios gills seem a light purple and wondered if these worms are just irritating them and actually the deaths are jst a bad batch combined with a sudden push into my high nitrate level water!?

planaria worms if the tanks infested with them they can sometimes infest the gills.
http/www.aquarist-classifieds.co.uk/php/detail62_45492.php
Light purple gills can be lack of aeration and bad water quaity.

Oh blimey, what more can I do now then. Are any of my meds any good? I have the meth blue and anti internal but they have been cleaned out tonight again and messed about and not sure if its a case of leaving them now and hoping for the best?

The things hanging out of the mouth are you sure it was parasites and not strands of cotton.

Nematodes in the tank are harmless to the fish and won't cause a problem. They occur in most tanks but only show up when something is wrong with the water quality or tank conditions.

For a new fish to die within a day of being put in a tank it is usually caused by a big difference in water quality. Usually the fish comes from a clean tank and goes into a dirty tank. The change in water chemistry knocks the fish about pretty badly.

If the fish were healthy when you bought them I would say it is most likely a water quality issue. When fish are stressed out by poor environmental factors they produce excess mucous over their body and this can make them look like they are covered in a white or pale grey film. Their eyes usually go cloudy as well. If a fish has been in the tank for a while they get used to the poor water quality and it doesn't affect them. Only the new fishes get affected because they aren't use to it.
Because there are worms appearing on the glass and it is the new fish that are having problems I would suggest doing some partial (50%) water changes. Do one each day or even twice a day and this should help reduce the nitrates and if there are any pathogens in the water it will dilute their numbers too. Then if the fish are still having problems in a couple of days you can look at medicating them.
If you use methylene blue on the tank it will kill the beneficial filter bacteria and could cause the tank to cycle again.

When you do water changes make sure you use a clean bucket that is for the fish and only the fish. Do not use any bucket from the laundry and don't let others use the fish buckets for anything. Dechlorinate the water before it is added to the tank and try to get the temperature similar to the tank's temperature.

Make sure you don't have any creams or grease, etc on your hands when working on the fish.
Cut the feeding right back for a few days until the fish are acting more normally. If you put food in the tank and it doesn't get eaten then it will rot and create more issues with the water quality. Gravel clean the tank as well.

If you have carbon in a filter and it is removed, then it should be thrown away. If you put used carbon back into a tank it can release stuff back into the water.

You mentioned you put the ammonia thing back in the filter. If you have a white granular substance designed to remove ammonia from the water you should not use it unless absolutely necessary. It can prevent the biological filter from developing properly and if it is full of ammonia it won’t absorb any more.
If you have an ammonia problem then reduce the feeding and do water changes to dilute it.

Turn the tap on and let the water run for a minute before you collect it for water changes. This will help diltue anything that may have leached into it from the pipework in the house.

I cannot say thank you enough guys!

Am going to cut right back on food, have seen pix of anchor worms so will check, will leave them med free and keep eyes open! I do think I have been over feeding them as I have a fat cat too.........................animal love and over eating and all that tut tut!

Will keep you informed if more happens in the morn!

Lots of thanks! You are smashing xxx

http/www.aquarticles.com/articles/manage...aria_Worms.html

This is what anchor worm looks like