I need help. What's going on?

[corylover5]

Im pretty worried about one of my guppies he is swimming kind of wobbly and breathing heavily. I love this guppy so much I really don't want to lose him

 

[CassCats]

Increase oxygen while they're gasping, to help them out if anything

 

[corylover5]

Increase oxygen while they're gasping, to help them out if anything

I have lowered my water a few inches for surface agitation from the filter. I also have my air stone in too.

 

[CassCats]

Good, also lower the temps slightly. Just to the lower end of your stock's range if possible.
Cooler water has more oxygen

 

[corylover5]

The guppy made it through the night but he's not looking good. He's looking much worse he's just at the bottom barely alive

 

[Colin_T]

Metronidazole and Praziquantel are unlikely to help the fish.
Metronidazole is an anti-biotic used to treat internal protozoan infections. The most common symptom of this is fish eating but losing weight over a few days to a week, and doing stringy white poop.

Praziquantel only treats tapeworm and should treat gill flukes. Most fish have gill flukes and some have tapeworm. Common symptoms of gill flukes include fish breathing heavily near the surface or filter outlet. Common symptoms of intestinal worms include eating well but slowly losing weight over months, and stringy white poop.

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What does the fish's poop look like?
Have you checked the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH and GH levels?
Have you cleaned the filter in the last few weeks?

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The best treatment for livebearers that act funny is cleaning the tank (75% water change and gravel clean the substrate, and cleaning the filter). Then adding salt.

Add 2 heaped tablespoons of rock salt for every 20 litres of tank water. Keep salt in there for 2-4 weeks. The salt is fine for your fish during this period of time.

 

[corylover5]

Metronidazole and Praziquantel are unlikely to help the fish.
Metronidazole is an anti-biotic used to treat internal protozoan infections. The most common symptom of this is fish eating but losing weight over a few days to a week, and doing stringy white poop.

Praziquantel only treats tapeworm and should treat gill flukes. Most fish have gill flukes and some have tapeworm. Common symptoms of gill flukes include fish breathing heavily near the surface or filter outlet. Common symptoms of intestinal worms include eating well but slowly losing weight over months, and stringy white poop.

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What does the fish's poop look like?
Have you checked the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH and GH levels?
Have you cleaned the filter in the last few weeks?

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The best treatment for livebearers that act funny is cleaning the tank (75% water change and gravel clean the substrate, and cleaning the filter). Then adding salt.

Add 2 heaped tablespoons of rock salt for every 20 litres of tank water. Keep salt in there for 2-4 weeks. The salt is fine for your fish during this period of time.

The fish are still eating but some have lost weight pretty quickly.

They have stringy white poop. Water parameters are 0 nitrite, 0 ammonia, and 5 nitrate. I recently found out i have soft water although when I got the fish I thought it was hard water. I clean the filter every few weeks and I cleaned it again yesterday by rinsing the media in tank water.

 

[Lajos_Detari]

Im pretty worried about one of my guppies he is swimming kind of wobbly and breathing heavily. I love this guppy so much I really don't want to lose him

When the fish is breathing heavily, usually it's at late/terminal stages and can be quite hard to save.
I think your best solution now as what Colin mentioned is to use salt.
You can do a quick dip(short bath) for your Guppy with very high dosage (higher than 1 tablespoon per 10 liter of water) of salt to kill the flukes inside the fish gills.
The salt will also help to clear the mucous inside the gills.(if I remember correctly of what I read)

At the same time you can continue using the General cure to treat the internal parasites.

Salt: Friend of the parasite?

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[corylover5]

When the fish is breathing heavily, usually it's at late/terminal stages and can be quite hard to save.
I think your best solution now as what Colin mentioned is to use salt.
You can do a quick dip(short bath) for your Guppy with very high dosage (higher than 1 tablespoon per 10 liter of water) of salt to kill the flukes inside the fish gills.
The salt will also help to clear the mucous inside the gills.(if I remember correctly of what I read)

At the same time you can continue using the General cure to treat the internal parasites.

Salt: Friend of the parasite?

www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk

Body And Gill Flukes

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How Do You Treat Gill Flukes in Discus? – Gill Fluke Treatment | Discus Rescue

Discus gill fluke disease is a disease found on the gills of the discus fish, which is caused by small white worm-like parasites, which could be seen only with the aid of a microscope. This disease becomes visible with symptoms such as difficulty in breathing, Discus gills sticking out, bad...

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Common Symptoms and Their Treatments

WEIGHT LOSS AND/OR ABNORMAL FECES There are several explanations for why a fish will lose weight. This weight loss can be accompanied by abnormal feces or unspecific symptoms like darker colors. Usually, this will be the first symptom that you will notice If you notice…

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Thanks. I'm at school right now as we started to go back in person today and I have art lessons directly after school so I won't be home for about another 8 hours. I hope he makes it till then

 

[corylover5]

Sadly, I have not seen the guppy since yesterday before I left for school. I looked around my tank but I'm guessing he passed and my other fish and snails ate his body R.I.P Epic Steve you will be missed

 

[mcordelia]

So sorry to hear that how are the rest of the fish doing?

 

[Colin_T]

The fish are still eating but some have lost weight pretty quickly.

They have stringy white poop.

These symptoms would suggest an internal protozoan infection and Metronidazole might help. However, if only one fish is affected, it will cost more for the medication than to replace the fish.

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If the fish has died or if a fish ever dies in any tank, do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week. This will help to dilute disease organisms and usually helps prevent other fish dying. However, if more fish die, post pictures asap and try to find out why they are dying.

 

[corylover5]

These symptoms would suggest an internal protozoan infection and Metronidazole might help. However, if only one fish is affected, it will cost more for the medication than to replace the fish.

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If the fish has died or if a fish ever dies in any tank, do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day for a week. This will help to dilute disease organisms and usually helps prevent other fish dying. However, if more fish die, post pictures asap and try to find out why they are dying.

It was a few fish who were acting sickly and nearly all had stringy white poop. One platy was extremley skinny but since starting the meds she has gained a little weight.

I looked all over the tank but I can't find the guppy's body or skeleton I don't know if I should do the water change or not because I can't find his body so I don't know 100% if he died and I did the second dose of the general cure earlier today so I'm not supposed to do a water change for 2 days per instructions of the box.

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

I'm sorry you lost him

The platy looks deformed to me. The body shape just isn't right. So that might just be a birth defect rather than the diseases you're battling, although clearly there is disease happening.

I'm sorry I can't be any help, but Colin and @Lajos_Detari have given the best advice. I hope things are improving!

 

[corylover5]

I'm sorry you lost him

The platy looks deformed to me. The body shape just isn't right. So that might just be a birth defect rather than the diseases you're battling, although clearly there is disease happening.

I'm sorry I can't be any help, but Colin and @Lajos_Detari have given the best advice. I hope things are improving!

Things have been much better now! All the fish are healthy and there is no white poo anymore! The platy has definetly gained weight and seems better. I haven't lost anymore fish thanks for all the help everyone!