Ansorgii(Guinean) Bichir growing so slow if at all

[Connershawzz]

I’ve had this girl for about a month now , along with 2 other bichir who are definitely putting on size. I’ve had the other 2 for about 2 months and they’ve grown at least an inch and a half and have gotten way thicker. She doesn’t seem to have grown at all. She is very very young but my delhezi was just a little bit bigger when we first got her and she hasn’t had any problems.

First picture is a month ago , second was this morning

 

[Ichthys]

I remember that first picture, and thinking it looked decidedly skinny. Maybe it needs dewormed?

 

[Magnum Man]

Is it eating well… with the others being bigger, it might not be getting enough food to grow at maximum???

 

[Connershawzz]

I remember that first picture, and thinking it looked decidedly skinny. Maybe it needs dewormed?

I’ve been trying to find that dewormer because in my sword tail tank one has some hair like “poop”. So I could do it I just need to be able to find it without it breaking the bank and actually finding the write stuff

 

[Ichthys]

Is it eating well?

 

[Connershawzz]

Is it eating well… with the others being bigger, it might not be getting enough food to grow at maximum???

I “hand” feed them all , the bigger ones get 2-3 high quality pellets and she gets 1 broken in half. I’ll feed half let her eat it then drop the other in. My shrimp tank will be up and running here Friday so hopefully I’ll have some baby shrimp to feed in a few months to switch up the diet a little.

 

[Connershawzz]

But yes she eats just how they do excited chomping down.

 

[Colin_T]

Feed it more variety including frozen (but defrosted) prawn and fish.

Deworm it. Section 3 of the following link has info on deworming fish. If you can find Flubendazole, that will treat all intestinal worms. Otherwise you will need to find Levamisole for thread worms and Praziquantel for tape worms.

What to do if your fish has Stringy White Poop.

Fish do a stringy white poop for several reasons. 1) Internal Bacterial Infections causes the fish to stop eating, swell up like a balloon, breath heavily at the surface or near a filter outlet, do stringy white poop, and die within 24-48 hours of showing these symptoms. This cannot normally be...

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[Connershawzz]

Feed it more variety including frozen (but defrosted) prawn and fish.

Deworm it. Section 3 of the following link has info on deworming fish. If you can find Flubendazole, that will treat all intestinal worms. Otherwise you will need to find Levamisole for thread worms and Praziquantel for tape worms.

What to do if your fish has Stringy White Poop.

Fish do a stringy white poop for several reasons. 1) Internal Bacterial Infections causes the fish to stop eating, swell up like a balloon, breath heavily at the surface or near a filter outlet, do stringy white poop, and die within 24-48 hours of showing these symptoms. This cannot normally be...

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I was thinking frozen tilapia also I’ve heard that’s good , and ya flubendazole is so hard to find I’ve been looking everywhere. Are there any api products or prime products that have any of that?

 

[Colin_T]

No idea about api or prime products. Just google them and see if they have Levamisole or Praziquantel in. You can also do a search for those 2 medications in your area (eg: Levamisole/ Flubendazole for sale in Perth, or wherever you live).

 

[gwand]

I was thinking frozen tilapia also I’ve heard that’s good , and ya flubendazole is so hard to find I’ve been looking everywhere. Are there any api products or prime products that have any of that?

Amazon has flubendazole. Brand name Cloverleaf. But you need a scale to weigh it out. You can buy that on Amazon for cheap.

 

[Connershawzz]

Amazon has flubendazole. Brand name Cloverleaf. But you need a scale to weigh it out. You can buy that on Amazon for cheap.

Can I get a link? I still can’t find it

 

[Magnum Man]

Amazon.com

 

[gwand]

Can I get a link? I still can’t find it

Plymouth Discus Product WORMER Plus - Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Powder Medication. With parasites and Flukes. (5G - Treats 600 GALLONS)
https://a.co/d/azixCu7

 

[Connershawzz]

Sweet thank you