Clear Poop

[WILDER]

You just blanch the veg in boiling water till the veg is soft. Let cool down, Chop into small pieces.

 

[DreamertK]

I dont know these fancy cooking terms yet. I suppose boiling it for 30 sec and removing?

How long does the fish need to be exposed to the antibiotic before she can be put back in the tank? Do you have any reccomendations on any particular antibiotic?

 

[WILDER]

What is your location please. as you can only get antibiotics in the UK from a doctor, or vet.

US, maracyn 1 & 2, tetracycline, minocycline, [background=rgb(245, 244, 224)]Kanacyn[/background]

 

[DreamertK]

US. On thursday I started putting some Melafix in, though I noticed shortly after applying the first full dose both of the gourami's started breathing heavily for a while, so I went half dose after that. I'm not too much of a believer of these herbal remadies, but I suppose I'll stick with it since she doesn't seem to be nestled in next to the heater cord anymore in a dark ominous color.

I saw the Maracyn at the LFS, but does it treat bacteria if it says it's for fungus?

 

[WILDER]

Melafix is not good i'm afraid as it just treats external bacteria infections. It's just an antiseptic to be used on cuts and wounds.


I would try and get hold of maracyn plus. But only use in isolation as it wipes the good bacteria out in your filter.
http/www.aquariumg...aracynplus.html

 

[DreamertK]

Thats what I thought.

I'll go get it and try it out tomorrow.

 

[WILDER]

Good Luck.

 

[DreamertK]

Thanks. They both have been seeming a bit listless and less hungry than usual lately.

Apperently the Maracyn 2 is the one that works on internal bacteria, so the inner pamplet says. I laughed when it said that their tests on beneficial bacteria with this treatment did not harm them, but that sick fish on the treatment naturally produce more ammonia.

 

[snazy]

Thanks. They both have been seeming a bit listless and less hungry than usual lately.

Apperently the Maracyn 2 is the one that works on internal bacteria, so the inner pamplet says. I laughed when it said that their tests on beneficial bacteria with this treatment did not harm them, but that sick fish on the treatment naturally produce more ammonia.

Just on a side note, but Maracyn 2 active ingredient is minocycline which is aimed at gram negative bacteria but also treats gram positive. Any medication that kills gram positive bacteria will certainly affect the beneficial bacteria in a tank. Maracyn 2 has also been extensively used in the fish hobby and some people think the bacteria has become resistant to it. If no sign of improvement at all after the end of treatment, change the medication.

 

[DreamertK]

Thanks. They both have been seeming a bit listless and less hungry than usual lately.

Apperently the Maracyn 2 is the one that works on internal bacteria, so the inner pamplet says. I laughed when it said that their tests on beneficial bacteria with this treatment did not harm them, but that sick fish on the treatment naturally produce more ammonia.

Just on a side note, but Maracyn 2 active ingredient is minocycline which is aimed at gram negative bacteria but also treats gram positive. Any medication that kills gram positive bacteria will certainly affect the beneficial bacteria in a tank. Maracyn 2 has also been extensively used in the fish hobby and some people think the bacteria has become resistant to it. If no sign of improvement at all after the end of treatment, change the medication.

Got a hospital to save the good bacteria. What would you reccomend if it doesn't pan out? Maracyn 1/plus or a different brand entirely? I still have 5 more days to decide.

 

[snazy]

Can't really recommend a medication because I am not sure what your fish are suffering from as you treated for parasites. But if you are treating for bacterial infection just in case, then you need to get something that also treats gram positive/gram negative bacteria at the same time but has different active ingredients. If I have to recommend something, I'd go with a combo of furan-2 and kanamycin together as broad spectrum.
Why do you think it's bacterial? Is it because the parasitic treatment didn't work? One medication can't cover all possibilities in most cases, so you need to narrow down what the signs are, what didn't work, what the ingredients of the medication were and what they were supposed to treat, so you get the next time something that will treat a different range of disease.

 

[DreamertK]

I didn't think it was paracitic, or else they would have had the paracites when I had gotten them at the LFS a month ago. The symptoms of listlessness and darkening of their colors has just been happening maybe a week and then lack of appetite for the day before I started treatment, so I figured it was bacterial. Just this mayacin has been the only medication I've given for the mystery disease.

 

[DreamertK]

Update: Fish seem to be less listless and have gotten their appetite back along with no more pitch black colors. For like two days they were barely eatting anything even if the food was in plain sight. It was the first time I ever had to scoop excess food out of the tank. Also been doing extensive water testing: NH4 was at trace/zero and is now for sure zero, NO2 about six hours ago was .50ppm and now is .25ppm without water change or chemical remover. Cycled tank here we come!

 

[WILDER]

Glad there been signs of improvement.
Thank you for the update.

 

[Mamashack]

Hi there - sounds like my 2 adult platys have a similar problem i.e clear poo since yesterday, listless and either resting at the bottom of the tank or gulping air at the surface, not eating.
Also in tank are 1x5 week old fry + 5x1week old.
Recent events: put in large live plant a week ago for new fry to hide in (bought at PetsatHome and had been in tank with guppy fry), added heater a couple of days ago since freezing weather (tank light previously seemed to suffice in keeping tank 22-26 degrees -currently at 26), also started using liqufry no.2 a couple of days ago.
Tank - Aqua One - 27 L altho probably more like 24L with plants and gravel etc
Filter - Fluval U1
Tank stats: ammonia 0, NO3 0-10, NO2 0, pH 6.8
Tried squashed peas this morning in case they are constipated (until yesterday they ate anything I put in for the fry as well as there own food - soaked pellets - but they aren't interested. Have put in Mixozin 10 drops in this morning in case it's an infection.
Have read the rest of this thread about worms etc - no visible evidence of infestation other than clear poo. Tried to find supplier for levamisole and avitrol plus but only seems to be available from USA. I live in South Yorkshire. I don't have a quarantine tank
What do you advise now?