Willow123
01-22-2014, 09:12 PM
hi people,
I have a big blue turq that i presumed got worms as he had stringy poo so i treated him in his own tank with kusuri wormer plus. two doses. his colours came back to normal and his poo was normal so after a week of normal poo and getting fatter i put him back in the main tank with his friends. He dominates everyone and is usually the king of the tank. Now even after 4 days he still isnt eating in his new . He lingers alot at the back but still chases the others around every now and then.
He seems to be mega scared of me now too as always hides when i come close to the tank instead of begging for food like the rest.
when food is put in he chases the other fish away from it but doesnt eat any himself. grrrrrrr
what do you think i should do?
I lost his girlfriend 2.5 months ago due to a bacterial infection at a guess (she went black) after i put them both back into the main tank to give them a break from breeding . i tried PP, furan 2, salt dips, etc but she eventually karked it. He hasnt been the same boisterous fish since she left. i treated him at the same time as her as they were in the same tank and were much happier together. He was fine throughout the treatments other than some stringy poo and still ate and protected his love from me and anyone else.
any tips people- what should i do?
I have at hand PP (only used that a couple of times and find it a little scary to use just incase i kill them)
i have 10 x 20ml of stomorgyl from the vets, havent used it yet (it has metro in it)
levamisole in liquid form
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
fish treated for worms was hiding at the back every now and again, once had stringy poo 4 weeks ago,now good. Not eating since been put back in the tank and hides quite a bit.Not being bullied as he is the bully himself
2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds).
bars are showing maybe a little more since having to fight back his rank, eyes seem clear. maybe a little Darker
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
kusuri wormer plus for two doses (8 days), salt in tank the whole time.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
500 litre tank 7 discus in total,
5" for 6 of them about 10 months old, one is about 4" the big guy is about 6"
9 tetras and 6 corys
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
%50 3 times a week. sometimes more if i have the time
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
a year, silica sand on the bottom, maybe 1.5cm, drift wood, few plants
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
i age half of it and treat the tapwater before going in. no ph swing, same for both
8. Parameters and water source;
Note: Water Parameters are important in diagnosing problems within a tank. If you don't own test kits for the following information, you can purchase them, test your parameters and post this info as soon as possible.
- temp _____30
- ph ___6__
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading __maybe a smidge into the 0.25__ due for a water change today
- nitrate reading ____0.5 due for a water change today
What type of water or combinations of water sources do you use? If it is an RO/tap/well water mix, please list percentages in the mix.
- well water ____
- municipal water _yep___
- RO water ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
nope,
10. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms. If you can't add them to this post, please provide a link to them.
I have a big blue turq that i presumed got worms as he had stringy poo so i treated him in his own tank with kusuri wormer plus. two doses. his colours came back to normal and his poo was normal so after a week of normal poo and getting fatter i put him back in the main tank with his friends. He dominates everyone and is usually the king of the tank. Now even after 4 days he still isnt eating in his new . He lingers alot at the back but still chases the others around every now and then.
He seems to be mega scared of me now too as always hides when i come close to the tank instead of begging for food like the rest.
when food is put in he chases the other fish away from it but doesnt eat any himself. grrrrrrr
what do you think i should do?
I lost his girlfriend 2.5 months ago due to a bacterial infection at a guess (she went black) after i put them both back into the main tank to give them a break from breeding . i tried PP, furan 2, salt dips, etc but she eventually karked it. He hasnt been the same boisterous fish since she left. i treated him at the same time as her as they were in the same tank and were much happier together. He was fine throughout the treatments other than some stringy poo and still ate and protected his love from me and anyone else.
any tips people- what should i do?
I have at hand PP (only used that a couple of times and find it a little scary to use just incase i kill them)
i have 10 x 20ml of stomorgyl from the vets, havent used it yet (it has metro in it)
levamisole in liquid form
Problem
1. Please explain the problems with your fish. When did you notice the problems and did anything unusual happen that you think started them?
fish treated for worms was hiding at the back every now and again, once had stringy poo 4 weeks ago,now good. Not eating since been put back in the tank and hides quite a bit.Not being bullied as he is the bully himself
2. Symptoms (i.e. turning dark, excess slime, not eating, clamped fins, flashing, darting, clamped gills, white/yellow/green poop, hiding, headstanding or tailstanding, white on tips of fins, rotting or fungus, blisters/white zits on fish, bloated, cloudy eyes, wounds).
bars are showing maybe a little more since having to fight back his rank, eyes seem clear. maybe a little Darker
3. What medications/ treatments have you already tried and what were the results. Include dosage and duration of treatment.
kusuri wormer plus for two doses (8 days), salt in tank the whole time.
Tank/Water
4. Tank size and ages, numbers and sizes of fish.
500 litre tank 7 discus in total,
5" for 6 of them about 10 months old, one is about 4" the big guy is about 6"
9 tetras and 6 corys
5. Water change regime (What percentage and how often).
%50 3 times a week. sometimes more if i have the time
6. How long has tank been running? Is it bare bottom? If you have substrate, what type and how deep is it?
a year, silica sand on the bottom, maybe 1.5cm, drift wood, few plants
7. Do you age your water? If you do for how long and what is the ph swing.
i age half of it and treat the tapwater before going in. no ph swing, same for both
8. Parameters and water source;
Note: Water Parameters are important in diagnosing problems within a tank. If you don't own test kits for the following information, you can purchase them, test your parameters and post this info as soon as possible.
- temp _____30
- ph ___6__
- ammonia reading __0__
- nitrite reading __maybe a smidge into the 0.25__ due for a water change today
- nitrate reading ____0.5 due for a water change today
What type of water or combinations of water sources do you use? If it is an RO/tap/well water mix, please list percentages in the mix.
- well water ____
- municipal water _yep___
- RO water ____
9. Any new fish, plants or inverts added recently.
nope,
10. Include any pictures or videos you have which shows the symptoms. If you can't add them to this post, please provide a link to them.