Sickly guppy fish

[Sgooosh]

 

[Sgooosh]

hello, this fish right here is very wierd. he is very thin all the time and looks very weak. but he is pretty active and acts normal...
his scales are sticking out for some reason

 

[SomethingsFishy24]

Scales sticking out is never good. Is it possible to move him to his own tank for a bit or put him in a breeder. I would deworm him to make sure nothing else is eating his nutrition and see if you can fatten him up a bit by allowing him to get his fill without anyone else butting in . It could be he is not agressive enough to compete for food.

 

[Sgooosh]

Scales sticking out is never good. Is it possible to move him to his own tank for a bit or put him in a breeder. I would deworm him to make sure nothing else is eating his nutrition and see if you can fatten him up a bit by allowing him to get his fill without anyone else butting in . It could be he is not agressive enough to compete for food.

ill deworm everyone, thanks
ill clean up the old breeder and put him in there
yeah, his fins look like he lost battles... my other fish are 50/50 win/lose ratio

 

[Colin_T]

Possible microsporidian infection, identified by the grey muscle tissue in the rear half of the body.
Salt first then deworm them. You can use both salt and dewormer at the same time.

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SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will not affect fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

When you first add salt, add the salt to a small bucket of tank water and dissolve the salt. Then slowly pour the salt water into the tank near the filter outlet. Add the salt over a couple of minutes.

 

[Sgooosh]

Possible microsporidian infection, identified by the grey muscle tissue in the rear half of the body.
Salt first then deworm them. You can use both salt and dewormer at the same time.

-----------------------------
SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will not affect fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

When you first add salt, add the salt to a small bucket of tank water and dissolve the salt. Then slowly pour the salt water into the tank near the filter outlet. Add the salt over a couple of minutes.

thanks

 

[Sgooosh]

Possible microsporidian infection, identified by the grey muscle tissue in the rear half of the body.
Salt first then deworm them. You can use both salt and dewormer at the same time.

-----------------------------
SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will not affect fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

When you first add salt, add the salt to a small bucket of tank water and dissolve the salt. Then slowly pour the salt water into the tank near the filter outlet. Add the salt over a couple of minutes.

a small question before i do it: do i use prazipro or API general cure? which one is better

 

[Colin_T]

Prazi Pro is just Praziquantel and will treat tapeworm and gill flukes.

API General Cure contains Praziquantel and Metronidazole (an anti-biotic).

Use the Prazi Pro and try to avoid putting anti-biotics in the tank.

After you use the Prazi Pro you should use Levamisole to kill any round/ thread worms in the fish.

More information about deworming fish can be found in section 3 of the following link.

What to do if your fish has Stringy White Poop.

Fish do a stringy white poop for several reasons. 1) Internal Bacterial Infections causes the fish to stop eating, swell up like a balloon, breath heavily at the surface or near a filter outlet, do stringy white poop, and die within 24-48 hours of showing these symptoms. This cannot normally be...

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[Sgooosh]

Prazi Pro is just Praziquantel and will treat tapeworm and gill flukes.

API General Cure contains Praziquantel and Metronidazole (an anti-biotic).

Use the Prazi Pro and try to avoid putting anti-biotics in the tank.

After you use the Prazi Pro you should use Levamisole to kill any round/ thread worms in the fish.

More information about deworming fish can be found in section 3 of the following link.

What to do if your fish has Stringy White Poop.

Fish do a stringy white poop for several reasons. 1) Internal Bacterial Infections causes the fish to stop eating, swell up like a balloon, breath heavily at the surface or near a filter outlet, do stringy white poop, and die within 24-48 hours of showing these symptoms. This cannot normally be...

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ok, i will try to get some leva
what are good brands?
can i soak leva like i soke prazi?

 

[Colin_T]

If you don't have shrimp or snails in your tank, you can use Flubendazole, which will treat tapeworm and round/ thread worms.

No ideas on brands.

You can soak food with medications but normally you just add them to the tank so all the fish are exposed to the dewormer.

 

[Sgooosh]

If you don't have shrimp or snails in your tank, you can use Flubendazole, which will treat tapeworm and round/ thread worms.

No ideas on brands.

You can soak food with medications but normally you just add them to the tank so all the fish are exposed to the dewormer.

i have 2 bamboo shrimp and 2 nerites in the big tank...
so i probably will get leva
thank you!
soaking with prazi works wonders on guppies in my tank