Platy Sick A Week After Giving Birth

[Jo Liley]

My platy gave birth a week ago, today she is not well and looks a little on the thin side, she is poohing a sort of white stringy substance and is off her food, I can't get to the pet shop to get any primafix until tomorrow as I thing she may have developed a bacterial infection. Is there anything I can do for her in the meantime?

 

[WILDER]

How thin is the fish.
Check her anus to see if it enlarged or red and inflamed.
Has she lost weight due to not eating well.
What do you need the pimafix for as it only good on fungus.

 

[Jo Liley]

My platy gave birth a week ago, today she is not well and looks a little on the thin side, she is poohing a sort of white stringy substance and is off her food, I can't get to the pet shop to get any primafix until tomorrow as I thing she may have developed a bacterial infection. Is there anything I can do for her in the meantime?

according to the label on the bottle it also treat internal and external bacterial infections, is this not true

 

[WILDER]

Pimafix is good for using with a bacterial med if a fish as columnaris.
Have you any other fish that look thin.
Have you lost any fish to bent spines.

 

[Jo Liley]

My platy gave birth a week ago, today she is not well and looks a little on the thin side, she is poohing a sort of white stringy substance and is off her food, I can't get to the pet shop to get any primafix until tomorrow as I thing she may have developed a bacterial infection. Is there anything I can do for her in the meantime?

she was eating yesterday, she looks thiner than she has done for the last couple of days do realise that platys can take a week to give birth to all of their young, she's currently hiding under a piece of raised driftwood

My platy gave birth a week ago, today she is not well and looks a little on the thin side, she is poohing a sort of white stringy substance and is off her food, I can't get to the pet shop to get any primafix until tomorrow as I thing she may have developed a bacterial infection. Is there anything I can do for her in the meantime?

she was eating yesterday, she looks thiner than she has done for the last couple of days do realise that platys can take a week to give birth to all of their young, she's currently hiding under a piece of raised driftwood

No the other fish seem fine, being typical platys eating like pigs

 

[WILDER]

I would feed some peas and get this med as fish need worming anyway.
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Camallanus
Info taken from here.

http/www.fish-disease.net/diseases.htm

Symptoms:

When the fish is stationary, deep red worms can be seen protruding from the anal pore. They are only visible when the fish is still because the worms retreat into the intestine at the fish’s slightest movement. Other signs may include an inflamed and enlarged anus. In severe infestations, the fish may become emaciated and spinal curvature may also occur.



Cause:

The parasitic worms Camallanus Cotti and Camallanus lacustris. These small, livebearing parasitic worms attach to the intestinal walls and rectum with pinchers. The worm’s grip is so tight that any attempts to remove it forcibly will rip away tissue from the intestinal wall. The worm’s pinching causes ischemia (reduced blood flow) to that part of the intestine. In time, the tissue to that part of the intestine will die, at which time the worm will migrate to another part of the intestine. This causes perforations throughout the intestine, which allows other pathogens to gain entry. If the fish is not treated, either the parasite or bacterial will kill the fish. Camallanus infestations occur most often in livebearing fish such as Guppies and Mollies, though infection is possible in all fish. Camallanus infestations are contagious. All fish, including those not yet showing visible symptoms, as well as the aquarium, should be treated.



Treatment:

Treat with Internal Parasite Guard, Pipzine, Disco-Worm, Trichlorfon or Fluke-Tabs as well as a medicated food to prevent a bacterial infection.