Hi im new to the forum and I've made a account as im trying all i can to remedy the situation as best i can and any advice would be great.
Basically, over the last 6 months and lockdowns, i got back into fishkeeping. Everything was going very well i had a happy 130 litre/35 US gallon tank with black neon tetras, kribensis and amano shrimp.
About 3 weeks ago i had one of my female krib start acting weird, was hiding all the time and not eating. Then she started to have weird white poop, rapid breathing and within a day of being moved to a isolation tank died. At the time i didnt see it but my housemate mentioned red things coming out of her anus which i should really have made note of as it got worse as soon after my other female krib started acting the same way.
This time, i actually saw what my housemate could see and sure enough it was (as far as i know to 90% certainty) classic Camallanus Worms hanging out of her. She died after trying all the parasite/salt i could but thankfully i had some levamisole on the way and treated my tank as soon as it arrived. Well i followed the instructions and did probably a 70% water change afterwards and while im a few fish down i hoped id be on the way to ending this issue.
Well for the last 3 days since i did the water change to remove the medication, i havent seen my single remaining male krib eat once. Maybe he eats when im not looking but once food sunk to the bottom he used to go crazy for it now he ignores it, seems a bit shy and ive noticed he sometimes gulps at times (although no where near as bad the as dying females). Ive put some salt in the tank to help with recovery but its only him not eating im not sure what else i can do?
Any solutions? Was the levamisole i got useless, its hard to get in the UK. Tank parameters seemed fine. I really like him i dont want him to die as well. Thanks.
Basically, over the last 6 months and lockdowns, i got back into fishkeeping. Everything was going very well i had a happy 130 litre/35 US gallon tank with black neon tetras, kribensis and amano shrimp.
About 3 weeks ago i had one of my female krib start acting weird, was hiding all the time and not eating. Then she started to have weird white poop, rapid breathing and within a day of being moved to a isolation tank died. At the time i didnt see it but my housemate mentioned red things coming out of her anus which i should really have made note of as it got worse as soon after my other female krib started acting the same way.
This time, i actually saw what my housemate could see and sure enough it was (as far as i know to 90% certainty) classic Camallanus Worms hanging out of her. She died after trying all the parasite/salt i could but thankfully i had some levamisole on the way and treated my tank as soon as it arrived. Well i followed the instructions and did probably a 70% water change afterwards and while im a few fish down i hoped id be on the way to ending this issue.
Well for the last 3 days since i did the water change to remove the medication, i havent seen my single remaining male krib eat once. Maybe he eats when im not looking but once food sunk to the bottom he used to go crazy for it now he ignores it, seems a bit shy and ive noticed he sometimes gulps at times (although no where near as bad the as dying females). Ive put some salt in the tank to help with recovery but its only him not eating im not sure what else i can do?
Any solutions? Was the levamisole i got useless, its hard to get in the UK. Tank parameters seemed fine. I really like him i dont want him to die as well. Thanks.
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