Side Flicking

[Curiosity101]

It does state on the box, "fish are flicking" under the things it treats.

Parasites cause irritation... it says it treats some parasites. But not all parasites are the same.

But as gill flukes or white spot are the two most likely culprits then it makes much more sense to treat specifically for them.

And if you check online you'll find reports that it doesn't treat gill flukes. It also doesn't treat whitespot.

Regardless, it is for the OP to try to diagnose the fish and pick the most suitable treatment. All I know is that if it is gill flukes then fish can go downhill VERY quickly. So I wouldn't risk a broad spectrum treatment that reportedly doesn't actually kill the parasite.

 

[Mikaila31]

Could be velvet. Fish will still defiantly flick if they have it and its a lot less noticeable then whitespot.

As far as eSHa if the OP is in the US they won't find that med. Anyway I did some digging.

"ESHA 2000 (UK) - INGRED: 6.3 mg ethacridine lactate, (AKA: Rivanol, an antibacterial acridine, sometimes used to treat shigella.) 1 mg proflavin, an acridine closely related to acriflavin and used for protozoans (velvet), gram positive bacteria, and fungus. 3.2 mg Copper ++ - Treats: protozoans (ich and velvet). Note: Effective against parasites, but often toxic to fish, espceially in soft water. 0.26 mg methyl orange - a multifunctional product."

Its a "general" medication. Though it may seem like a good idea its not. There is no reason to expose fish to medications they don't need. Find a parasite medication, something with copper sulfate or praziquantel.

 

[Curiosity101]

3.2 mg Copper ++ - Treats: protozoans (ich and velvet). Note: Effective against parasites, but often toxic to fish, espceially in soft water. 0.26 mg methyl orange - a multifunctional product."

And yet on their website they say it doesn't treat whitespot (ich). And that to treat whitespot you need to use esha exit. lol.

 

[Mikaila31]

3.2 mg Copper ++ - Treats: protozoans (ich and velvet). Note: Effective against parasites, but often toxic to fish, espceially in soft water. 0.26 mg methyl orange - a multifunctional product."

And yet on their website they say it doesn't treat whitespot (ich). And that to treat whitespot you need to use esha exit. lol.

Yeah, who knows took me a while to find that info. If it doesn't give ingredients on the package don't use that medication.

 

[dayzofspeed]

ok it's whitespot, never had it in the tank before but fortunately i hope i have been quick enough in spotting it, there are only 1 or 2 spots on some of my fish. I have some kingbritish ws3 whitespot terminator that i bought as a just in case purchase and have given 1/2 dose as i have a couple of loaches in there, i have turned the temp up on my heater but am a little worried about this as i have zebra danios and some neons and i believe they prefer lower temp. the meds i am using are a couple of years old as it was bought just in case as i said earlier, does whitespot treatment have a shelflife that i should be worried about

 

[star4]

Whitespot treatments do have a shelf life, it should have a best before date somewhere on the bottle, it would depend on which treatment. Most once the bottle is open the shelf life is reduced, but it should tell you somewhere on the packaging.

Increase your water changes too, with lots of gravel vaccing Protazin is another good ich treatment.

 

[mbsqw1d]

Sorry to high jack. I have a Danio, a Dwarf Gourami and a Colombian Tetra that are 'Side Flicking'. Seems to be the gill area they are trying to scratch the most. I have been treating with Paraguard followed by several water changes and a dose of Tea Tree Oil however symptons still persist.

After reading up on Velvet however.. I think I may go down the route of treating for this. Can anybody direct me as to the best way to treat for velvet? I have corys so I cannot add salt. Also! I have some Assassin snails.. would the med kill crustaceans?

 

[Skins]

ok it's whitespot, never had it in the tank before but fortunately i hope i have been quick enough in spotting it, there are only 1 or 2 spots on some of my fish. I have some kingbritish ws3 whitespot terminator that i bought as a just in case purchase and have given 1/2 dose as i have a couple of loaches in there, i have turned the temp up on my heater but am a little worried about this as i have zebra danios and some neons and i believe they prefer lower temp. the meds i am using are a couple of years old as it was bought just in case as i said earlier, does whitespot treatment have a shelflife that i should be worried about

The whitespot meds i have do display a shelf life(2 years).

 

[dayzofspeed]

unfortunately i only have the bottle and not the packaging....... better be safe i suppose and get some fresh. what about the temp changes, will that affect my danios and neons.
mbsqw1d.... sorry i dont know the answer to your question, i would post the question yourself and probably then someone will answer.

 

[star4]

unfortunately i only have the bottle and not the packaging....... better be safe i suppose and get some fresh. what about the temp changes, will that affect my danios and neons.
mbsqw1d.... sorry i dont know the answer to your question, i would post the question yourself and probably then someone will answer.

As long as you raise the temperature slowly and increase the air into your tank they should be ok for a short time (week or so) but best just keep a close watch on them

 

[mbsqw1d]

mbsqw1d.... sorry i dont know the answer to your question, i would post the question yourself and probably then someone will answer.

aye you're probably right.. god i'm lazy!

 

[dayzofspeed]

i have bought fresh meds, but never used these before, do i need to do something like a 50% water change and then add the medication. i do know that having some scaless fish means halving the dosage does this mean everything takes twice as long?

 

[dayzofspeed]

i have carried out a 50% water change and then added the meds, so here's hoping. just need to re apply in 4 days