White Spot And Platy Gone Odd Shape

[shelaghfishface]

i have noticed this evening( was fine this morning) that one of my platys has developed whitespot,i am treating this but also he has gone a very odd shape, his top fin looks like it has been worn down and his stomach looks like it has been sucked up, hes swimming againt the flow of the return from the filter,wot on earth has happend.
maybe an internal parasite??
i will get a pic on asap( bout 10 mins)

 

[shelaghfishface]

1 has just died, dosent have any spots or marks on him.was fine 10 mins ago

 

[5teady_2012]

Yes internal parasites can cause a bent spine
Once a fish has a bent spine there no cure for that fish, but you can save the rest of the tank by using an internal wormer.
Livebearers are prone to camallanous worms.
Worner plus says it treat quite a few internal parasites but dosn't say it treats camallanous worms.

This si from wilders reply to a previous post with same problem

 

[5teady_2012]

Wilder if you read this can you please let shell know what to use to treat camallanous worms.

Thanks

 

[shelaghfishface]

Fish Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium)
have been reading about this and sounds like what this fish is displaying symtoms of. says some sucesful treatment with Oxytetracycline and Kanamycin has been shown,and also can be transmitted to humans when removing the fish,also its highly infectous and a killer,so unless someone says otherwise,i think thats my platy tank about to be obliterated as i couldnt start treatment till monday even if i wanted to as lfs is closed tommorow( not that he would have this stuff sitting on the shelf anyway!

my next mission... how to avoid it in future

BUT of course if im wrong,please dont hesitate to let me know,and what to do

 

[WILDER]

What other symtoms are they showing besides bent spine.
Fish tb symtoms are being thin, bent spine, sores on the body of the fish, dropsy as in bloating, fins falling apart.

You need a vet to perscribe a med for camallanous worms.

http/www.torrens.org.uk/NatHist/Aqua/disease/tb.html

 

[shelaghfishface]

having read that i dont think it tb,no signs of sores etc,
so many of these illness are similare with symptoms.

other symtoms include, swimming like mental in the flow from the filter return ( for absolutley hours on end)( if you can all that a symptom) think her eyes are a bit poppy? but that may look like that because she looks so thin?
another fish is looking quite normal, but appears to "die" on the bottom of the tank, then gets up swims erraticaly around the tank then goes to the gravel and "dies" again.,but has no physical signs of illness.

also if this is camallanous worms,can they wormed against it,like you would with a cat or dog,also would this have been caused by a new lot of plants that i put in the tank 4 days ago?..(asking as i put them in 3 tanks!!)

thanks Wilder much appreciated

 

[WILDER]

They can dart around the tank when the fish is dyig.
Have you checked your water stats as darting can be bad water quality.

Seen it before they look like there dyig on the gravel then dart about, its a sign of a dying fish.

Yes you can worm fish but for camallanous worms you need a vet to perscribe the right med.

 

[WILDER]

http/www.skepticalaquarist.com/docs/health/nematodes.shtml

 

[stiffler69]

This is what my vet recommended http/www.pharmaq.co.uk/shop/#483X1056

 

[WILDER]

Sorry have I missed something in the link.
What does it treat.

 

[stiffler69]

CedaPraz 10

New Product for the treatment of tapeworms and flukes (e.g. skin and gill flukesin ornamental fish)
50 % Praziquantel for administration by bath/immersion route.

Dosage rate of 4 g per 1000 litres (1m3) of water. This pack size will treat 2,500 litres of pond water.
Simple to use: Add the required quantity of Cedapraz 10 litres of pond water in a clean bucket and stir vigorously for 1 minute. Add this solution to the pond containing the fish intended for treatment. Rinse out the container with pond water and add to the pond. For use in closed water systems only

CedaPraz can be used in a pond without affecting either the bacterial filters or the plants. However, UV filters should be switched off for the duration of the treatment.

This veterinary medicine is marketed in accordance with the Small animal Exeption Scheme.

Sorry the link didnt take you to the correct place heres what it says with the add

 

[shelaghfishface]

thanx stiffler69,now all i have to do is get my hands on some xx

 

[shelaghfishface]

well shes still swimming about, looks the same tho, shes eating too,its as if she hasnt noticed whats happend to her

 

[LauraFrog]

I have something similar going on at the moment. Basically a tank crash. My fish are also eating but looking like death.

another fish is looking quite normal, but appears to "die" on the bottom of the tank, then gets up swims erraticaly around the tank then goes to the gravel and "dies" again.,but has no physical signs of illness.
- I had a guppy doing this. I had to put it down. They don't generally get better.

Praziquantel and pyrantel are both effective wormers. I've never used them for fish though.