Re: NANFA-- parasite removal

Todd Crail (farmertodd_at_buckeye-express.com)
Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:37:15 -0500

I'd also look into what system stress had compromised formerly "stable" fish
to take a beating from a recently introduced external parasite they would
normally slime right off. While I'm beginning to change my view on
gastrointestinal parasites and what role they play in fish health...
External parasites on everybody has always proven there's a system problem
which I've found is best solved by correction. Might want to check into
that too. pH? Nitrate? Stray Volts? Low Dissolved O2/High organic content?

----- Original Message -----
From: "unclescott" <unclescott_at_prodigy.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- parasite removal

> While those anthelmintics mentioned are intended to get rid of internal
and
> external worms, the Flubendazole seems to also do a number on external
> parasites. It left the plants alone.
>
> However after a week some of the snails were ailing. Like all medications,
> it should be changed out.
>
> Of course you were using salt. You might just try steping it up to marine
> levels first. :)
>
> (of course the salt baths are done fairly quickly. When the fish shows
some
> stress, they were removed to new, seasoned, fresh water. The plan was that
> the sudden osmotic pressure change in the water would do in the smaller
> massing parasites first.)
>
> All the best,
>
> Scott
>
> > >Hi, all. I brought some bait shop mummichog into my 65 gallon tank,
and
> > >apparently they have some kind of parasites. A few days after I
brought
> > >them in, the whole tank broke out with a bunch of white spots. Maybe
> ich,
> > >I'm not sure. Anyway, I put about three teaspoons of instant ocean per
> > >gallon in the tank, and bumped the temperature up to 82 degrees or so,
> and
> > >the white spots disappeared, so I think the salt cleared it up.
> > >
> > >The fish are still scratching against the heater, however, so I guess
> > >there's a second parasite that the salt didn't wipe out. Anybody know
of
> a
> > >medicine I could feed them or something to wipe out this smaller
> parasite?
> > >
> > >Thanks.
> > >
> > >Bob

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