Emergency, fish dying.
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It depends on which parasites are affecting the fish. Some like Costia, Chilodonella and Trichodina die within a day or two of adding salt. However, you continue using the salt for 2 weeks to make sure all the parasites are dead and the fish have healed up.
White spot and Velvet can only be treated during their free swimming stages, which occurs several days after they have dropped off their host. The parasites can't be killed when on the fish. They spend several days on the fish before dropping off and sitting on the substrate. While they are on the substrate the parasite divides and multiplies inside its cyst.
After a few days of dividing, the cyst ruptures open and releases hundreds of new parasites into the water. This is the free swimming stage and the only time you can kill these 2 parasites.
When treating white spot or velvet, you need to keep the water at 30C for at least 1 week and preferably 2 weeks to make sure all the parasites are dead. If you stop treatment too soon, one or two parasites could survive and a few weeks later the fish are covered in spots again.
ok thanks.
Hi, I’m a week in to this 30 degree and salt mix. However I have noticed another barb seems to be wasting away and is very very bloated. See image. No one else has died since last week.
Are the scales sticking out from the body?
Is the fish still eating?
What does the fish's poop look like?
If the fish has stopped eating and is doing a stringy white poop, it has an internal bacterial infection and is dying.
Is the fish still eating?
What does the fish's poop look like?
If the fish has stopped eating and is doing a stringy white poop, it has an internal bacterial infection and is dying.
Hi, no scales popping out, not sure about eating will see tonight. All of the barbs have had white poo at some point. What bacterial are you thinking and best course of action? Also, the salt and temp, this isn’t going to help with that I guess so worth stopping that? Best treatment?
The loaches are looking very thin also.
Internal bacterial infections can be from any sort of bacteria and the only way to find out what species of bacteria is causing the problem is to have the fish necropsied by a fish vet, and that costs a lot of money. But if the fish has stopped eating and is doing a stringy white poop, then it's too late.
I don't recommend using anti-biotics for internal problems because most of the time the fish dies before you get the medication and there's no point adding anti-biotics unless you know what species of bacteria is involved.
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Finish the 2 weeks of salt and heat to make sure there is no white spot or other external protozoan infections and go from there.
Salt and heat won't make any difference to internal bacterial infections.
I don't recommend using anti-biotics for internal problems because most of the time the fish dies before you get the medication and there's no point adding anti-biotics unless you know what species of bacteria is involved.
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Finish the 2 weeks of salt and heat to make sure there is no white spot or other external protozoan infections and go from there.
Salt and heat won't make any difference to internal bacterial infections.
Hi, iv had another barb die. Albino this time.. salt is in, heat is up. Iv also decided to dose with antibacterial medicine because if it’s internal then something was needed. There just isn’t any obvious symptoms. What could this be? See image
Ich-X is the safest Ich medication. It contains a milder form of malachite green. It is also safe for scaless fish. Cory with Aquarium Co/Op highly recommends it. I am using it along with heat and salt. All is fine. Just be sure you have extra oxygen going in tank with an air stone. I have an HOB and sponge filter Which provide plenty of aeration. On day 8 of all 3 treatments. Ich finally going away and fish doing well.
I posted a picture of the ich x I have and the other people in the thread said done use this...
In the UK, the only place we can get Ich-X is Ebay, imported from the USA with an expected delivery date of up to 29 June. Though Ben2522 did order his well in advance of needing it.
Iv already got it off eBay imported as I wanted treatments before I bought fish months ago. Researched and prepared lol. Then was told do t use it or any medicine. Then it looks like I have bateria infection but no suggestion of what to do so I just got anti bac from LFS myself. Wasn’t aware ich x would work for all internal bacterial issues.
Any idea why fish keep dying? They aren’t showing any signs of anything other than flashing the other day. The ones flashing aren’t the ones dying though. It’s the ones with no symptoms. Water quality is spot on.
The website doesn't mention Ich-X treating internal bacteria, just protozoan and fungal infections presumably external.
We can't get antibiotics without a vet's prescription, and strictly speaking it's also illegal to import antibiotics. The medications we have are quite mild in comparison. The best two meds are eSHa 2000 and Waterlife's Myxazin.
We can't get antibiotics without a vet's prescription, and strictly speaking it's also illegal to import antibiotics. The medications we have are quite mild in comparison. The best two meds are eSHa 2000 and Waterlife's Myxazin.
I was just commenting that Ich-X is perfectly safe to our friends who are against it. They are against most meds though. We each have our views.
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