Do I just restart all of my tanks?

[jjoo]

The OP mentioned "white poop" several times, medicating for internal parasites and having losses every 2 to 3 weeks. Sounds to me that it was internal parasites/eggs and were not completely eliminated.

IMHO and recent experience with guppies, I would treat the fish with food medicated with Garlic Guard, PraziPro and a touch of Focus for 3 or 4 consecutive days. Seven to ten days later, do a 30% water change, concentrating on the substrate. Then treat the tank water with PraziPro. If you see any fish with white poop, isolate them immediately to a quarantine tank and repeat the procedure.

Any new fish I purchase are given the quarantine and medicated food procedure. I lost too many fish before finding this solution.

Just my .02 worth...

Thanks for the answer, I've tried feeding medicated food with general cure, levamisole and garlic, the fish were eating it but with no success. The first time my fish got sick I dosed the tank with general cure and added it to their food, but they didn't show any signs of recovery and ended passing away. Also I've tried injecting general cure and levamisole into fish's stomachs, but that didn't end up doing anything. At this point I'm pretty sure that I'm not dealing with internal parasites as fish also develop red gills and some develop bent spines. In the past 5-6 months I've tried everything, the exception being strong antibiotics.

 

[jjoo]

Only this phrase makes me think that you have more than one parasitic protozoan attacking your tanks at the same time.

This could prove a very challenging situation. But I could never resolve myself to euthanize without trying until the end. Then I provide the most humane MAID possible.

Anything containing soluble copper salts are the most effective, with a good temperature raise to precipitate their cycle as much as possible. Strong vacuuming of the substrate at every water changes will help reduce the number of individuals birth. Large water changes will reduce the swimming ones.

Make sure you break the cycle completely before stopping medication. Medicate the water you are going to use before changes.

Like many human parasitic protozoan caused diseases such as malaria, they are highly contagious.

I've tried every possible treatment for internal parasites, at this point I'm 99% sure that I'm dealing with bacterial infections, the only thing for me left to try are some strong antibiotics + UV steriliser, if these things don't work, then I'm starting all over again...

 

[Beling]

How awful. I would still suspect the water because tests only find what is looked for. Ground pollution is always happening. If it were my fish, I'd try another source of water, maybe ask around other fish keepers, or use bottled water for a few small fish, just to see. Something in the water might be beneficial to the disease organisms, not necessarily bad for the fish themselves.

 

[jjoo]

How awful. I would still suspect the water because tests only find what is looked for. Ground pollution is always happening. If it were my fish, I'd try another source of water, maybe ask around other fish keepers, or use bottled water for a few small fish, just to see. Something in the water might be beneficial to the disease organisms, not necessarily bad for the fish themselves.

Well.... sorry to disappoint you, but water is not the cause because I have multiple other (isolated) thriving tanks with 0 sicknesses. Also we do yearly water tests as we are using well water. I've been thinking on switching to RO water but mainly due to algae issues, as I know this won't help with this "disease".

 

[MaloK]

I've tried every possible treatment for internal parasites, at this point I'm 99% sure that I'm dealing with bacterial infections, the only thing for me left to try are some strong antibiotics + UV steriliser, if these things don't work, then I'm starting all over again...

A slow occurring bending of the spine often indicates fish Tuberculosis. Since I don't know the exact posology. and method used when treating your fishes. If you are able to get a hold on antibiotic food. I wouldn't advise not to try.

I mean, honestly you seem to have tried everything. And at this point I can sure know how you feel and my patience would be running thin.. Very thin... If I was in your place.

But can you give a hint on was have been done and how it was done.

Medication
dosage
period
water changes
anything relevant to treatment.

 

[Lcc86]

No real suggestions unfortunately but just a question, do you share equipment between tanks? Just wondering if whatever it is might be getting transferred between tanks, if I'm reading it right this is happening in more than one tank?

I don't know if there's any way to get your water checked again just in case but I hope you can get it sorted.

 

[jjoo]

A slow occurring bending of the spine often indicates fish Tuberculosis. Since I don't know the exact posology. and method used when treating your fishes. If you are able to get a hold on antibiotic food. I wouldn't advise not to try.

I mean, honestly you seem to have tried everything. And at this point I can sure know how you feel and my patience would be running thin.. Very thin... If I was in your place.

But can you give a hint on was have been done and how it was done.

Medication
dosage
period
water changes
anything relevant to treatment.

With general cure at first, I dosed it in the water and made medicated food with it, which I've been feeding for well over 2 weeks. After a week I did a 50% water change and added carbon. And been repeating the same every 2 weeks. Many times. (This process was done a lot of times in many tanks with no success)
Then I did the same Expel-P (Levamisole), still with no luck.
Then I tried buying all the medication fish stores recommended me, with no luck.
I've tried dosing salt in all my tanks, I've tried giving very high salt concentration baths to all my fish.
Also I've tried erythromycin antibiotic, 1 pill for every 3gal, then a 50% water change the next day followed with carbon. No luck with that ether.
Only one time I was able to partially cure an angelfish, whom was kept in a 5gal tank with a VERY high salt, general cure, expel-p concentration. He's feeling great now, it's just that he still has red gills and difficulty eating.
Also I had a bristlenose pleco die, he fell sick, but was still eating, so I kept giving him medicated algae wafers with metronidazole, praziquantel and levamisole for a month, but he stopped eating and ended up passing away as well.
Right now I'm just doing 30-50% weekly water changes and quarantine sick fish with general cure and salt. If I see one with a bent spine I just euthanise them straight away.

 

[jjoo]

No real suggestions unfortunately but just a question, do you share equipment between tanks? Just wondering if whatever it is might be getting transferred between tanks, if I'm reading it right this is happening in more than one tank?

I don't know if there's any way to get your water checked again just in case but I hope you can get it sorted.

I used to, but now I have separate equipment for each of my tanks.
a fish falls sick every 2 weeks and die within a week.

 

[Lcc86]

I used to, but now I have separate equipment for each of my tanks.
a fish falls sick every 2 weeks and die within a week.

I wonder if something has started in one tank and then spread between them. I'm so sorry this is happening to you!