What Has Happened To My Fish? Sorry, Its Not Nice...

[fishstick]

HELP... my shelldweller has a really peculiar thing hanging out of its anus, it looks like grains of sand and bloodworm bits and when she flicks to dislodge it the sand falls away. Whatever can it be ? She does not appear to be suffering.

 

[WILDER]

Internal parasites will get a pic.

http/www.fishpalace.org/unknownworms1_mikeaofa.jpg

You will need this med.
http/www.flubenol.co.uk/

 

[Esfa]

Wilder, do you know everything?!?

 

[WILDER]

No why?

 

[WILDER]

If you can get that med you will need to dose once a week for four weeks.

 

[WILDER]

How often should I use it?
Flubenol 15 works within hours of it being administered to your tank, but egg laying parasites will require further treatment as the eggs hatch into parasites. Items like camallanus worms and egg laying flukes may take up to 4 treatments at weekly intervals to ensure all the new parasites are attacked, by the time you see camallanus worms, the body cavity is already full of worms and eggs. Tapeworms and non egg laying flukes are killed first hit.

 

[kewskills]

Wilder, do you know everything?!?

Wilder is like a god to me when it comes to fish emergencies, should definitely change name to DR Wilder.
not atking the mickey either learnt alot of of dr wilder

 

[WILDER]

Thanks but don't no everything even I get stumped, it can be hard, but thanks.

 

[fishstick]

HECK....what ever shall I do, I am going away for a week tomorrow and my fishfeeder doesn't know anything about fish - just feeds them. What will I come back to, will all fish become infected?

 

[WILDER]

Yes.
Going to sound awful I would destroy the fish if your'e going away and can't medicate.
Once there infested with them they do alot of damage internally.

 

[fishstick]

HECK again.....all the fish in the tank or just the affected one? Thanks v. much for your help, by the way.

 

[WILDER]

Yes other fish will be infected that why its best to medicate the whole tank.
Couldn't of happened at a worse time with you going away, never rains but pours.

 

[fishstick]

HECK yet again, sadly there is nothing I can do. What dreadful timing. In a weeks time I will post what I find.

 

[WILDER]

Sorry don't know what to tell you to do its a mess.

 

[fishstick]

Have ordered the Flubenol, thanks Wilder.