Internal Parasites

[amf17]

Any suggestions on methods for treating internal parasites.

Do peas actually work??? Epsom Salts

any recommended medications

Thanks,

 

[Loobie]

Hi

As far as I'm aware peas are good for treating constipation, not internal parasites. What makes you think you're fish have internal parasites? Can you give us more information re: water parameters? How long your tank has been going etc Symptoms of fish etc

It's a good idea to know this info.

Many thanks

 

[WILDER]

You need an internal wormer to get rid of internal worms.
Whats your location.

 

[amf17]

fish have white stringy feces.. not necessarily acting sick...

water params - 80F, ph 8.0, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5ppm

keeping platys and mollies.

 

[Spooky76]

If you post where you live wilder will tell you which medication you should use

 

[amf17]

vancouver, canada

 

[Tolak]

This is what I do for angels, you may want to look into the maximum temp your fish can handle. Metro was originally designed for humans, the closer you can get the tank to 98.6F the better.

Put the angel in a quar tank, I usually use a 10 gallon. Increase the temp over a day or so to 90-94F. Treat daily with 40 mg/gallon metronidazole, with 50% water changes daily. If the fish isn't eating, don't feed for the first 3 days. After 3 days, get some frozen brine shrimp. Take a portion about the size of a few match heads, and sprinkle on some metro. You have to eyeball this one, make the shrimp look kind of like a tiny powdered donut. Once it thaws, mix it in & feed. Sometimes they still don't eat for a few days, but once they start to mouth the food & spit it out, the meds seem to get in their system real good. Continue medicating the water & food for 7-10 days.

Metronidazole is sold as flagyl, hex-a-mit, and a few other names I can't recall offhand, used to treat hexamita & hole in the head. They usually suggest 20mg/gallon, this often isn't enough. Metro deteriorates in 8 hours, so you could do twice daily water changes. I've done this on the weekends when I have time.

I've also added epsom salt while using metro, this helps with any constipation issues, cleans out the digestive tract. I start with 1 teaspoon per 10 gallons of water, increasing by 1 teaspoon daily for 2 more days to bring it up to 3 teaspoons per 10 gallons. You will have to adjust how much you use when doing water changes. You may want to give this a try.