My Common Plec Has Internal Parasites, What Med Should I Use?

[Barday]

Have you tried shelled peas mixed with a bit of garlic. I've used it before with some good results, but the symptoms of my plec were not as severe as yours, but worth a try before you use meds.

Good luck

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Have you tried shelled peas mixed with a bit of garlic. I've used it before with some good results, but the symptoms of my plec were not as severe as yours, but worth a try before you use meds.

Good luck

Garlic huh? Hmm...Havn't tried that one, do you know what it treats exactly or is it a sort of all-purpose thing?

 

[Barday]

well i've heard it works well for internal parasites, and thats what ive used it for. I've had a few cases where the fish had long white stringy faeces (sp?) and garlic cleared it up within about a week

 

[WILDER]

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[black angel]

Garlic is good at getting fish that cant/wont feed interested in feeding again. Ive used it with good results on internal bacteria problems but for parasites you would need a lot of garlic for any parasites to jump ship.
May be worth a go if you get the plec to eat it.

 

[WILDER]

I agree black angel was thinking it might help the other fish in the tank, give them some protection.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

I got a clove of garlic and sliced off the hard exterior shell and tied a weight to it and put it in the tank, so far the fish are only taking a mild interest in it, just the cories really, the sick plec funbled around with it for a bit but is now eating some algae wafers- i'll leave it in overnight and see how eaten it is in the morning .

 

[WILDER]

Good luck tokis, keeping are fingers crossed for him.

 

[black angel]

Id be more inclined to use it in a gel food.
Try something along the lines of half a tin of tuna in brine with mushed peas and bloodworm then add the clove of garlic and blend together. Use some melted flavourless gelatin and mix together then put into ice cube trays and freeze some and refridgerate the rest until set and add a lump to the tank and see if they eat it.

 

[Barday]

Id be more inclined to use it in a gel food.
Try something along the lines of half a tin of tuna in brine with mushed peas and bloodworm then add the clove of garlic and blend together. Use some melted flavourless gelatin and mix together then put into ice cube trays and freeze some and refridgerate the rest until set and add a lump to the tank and see if they eat it.

mmmmm Sounds nice!

Also what you could try is soaking your algae wafers in garlic juice for a couple of hours before feeding. Hope this helps mate

 

[Bloo]

Also what you could try is soaking your algae wafers in garlic juice for a couple of hours before feeding.

Wouldn't that turn the wafers into a soggy meal-y mush ?

 

[Barday]

Hmmm Didn't think of that I've never tried it like that b4.

But they should stay intact, most wafers are designed to not desolve for prolonged periods under water so the grazing fish can eat them.

Worth a try though if the wafers are all the plec is eating.

 

[WILDER]

Tokis how is the plec doing.

 

[tttnjfttt]

Tonkis - How much/ what concentration of levamisol are you using? I'm facing a similar situation and have seen many different things on how much to use. Just curious.

 

[WILDER]

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