I got some rocket killies/clown killies (Epiplatys annulatus) from a good store yesterday. When I fed them live artemia, their bellies turned scarlet. I didn't like that, as an orange belly is fine with that food, but red isn't.
I'd considered QTing them in several tanks, including one where I have had Hoplisoma panda for a week. I was glad I hadn't.
This morning, they looked normal, but after eating, they were too red again. I treated their 10 gallon with flubendazole. An hour or two later, I checked and saw a tiny, very tiny scarlet worm falling through the water column. I suppose it might be a very young Camallanus, and maybe I caught an infestation quickly. Or, it might be something similar looking, one of the many unpleasant surprises we can get from farmed fish.
The fish look fine, with no weight loss or bulging in their guts. I'm glad I didn't put them with the pandas, and gladder I quarantined them. Hopefully, the med will kill the nematodes and the fish will recover.
That's a lesson I keep learning - quarantine new fish if you can, even from the best stores, and even if they look healthy.
I'd considered QTing them in several tanks, including one where I have had Hoplisoma panda for a week. I was glad I hadn't.
This morning, they looked normal, but after eating, they were too red again. I treated their 10 gallon with flubendazole. An hour or two later, I checked and saw a tiny, very tiny scarlet worm falling through the water column. I suppose it might be a very young Camallanus, and maybe I caught an infestation quickly. Or, it might be something similar looking, one of the many unpleasant surprises we can get from farmed fish.
The fish look fine, with no weight loss or bulging in their guts. I'm glad I didn't put them with the pandas, and gladder I quarantined them. Hopefully, the med will kill the nematodes and the fish will recover.
That's a lesson I keep learning - quarantine new fish if you can, even from the best stores, and even if they look healthy.
