NLS Thera+A and sunken belly.

[MMantelli]

I have been feeding my cichlids nls thera+a for some time now but I now have a kenyi with dulled colors and a sunken belly. My wife suprised me with a dubosi cichlid last week and my qt tank is being used for my 80+fry so she put him rigt in the main tank well since then I have found one fish carcass and noticed the new guy and a male kenyi with pretty sunken bellies. I know this is or at least am pretty sure its a parasite problem. I thought this food was supposed to treat and prevent parasites. I really don't want to loose any more fish especially this male he is one of my breeders is there a good quality product out there I can use for this to treat the whole tank and not harm the bb.

 

[Rokuzachi]

I've used Thera +A for a long time in all of my tanks, but I've never had a parasite introduced that I'm aware of - if one was, it might have failed to infest a host because of the food, but I'm not sure about just how effective the +A is when compared to actual pharmaceutical measures.

At the first sign of parasites in new purchases in the past I've gone immediately to Metro and Prazi and always had good results.

 

[MMantelli]

Metro and prazi? Are they foods or a medication you dose in the tank?

 

[Rokuzachi]

Metrodanizole and praziquantel are the short of two medications (cause I can never remember quite how to spell them msot of the time, lol) that can both be found in API General Cure, or can be purchased separately.

I use the General Cure as a sort of general delousing for new fish in QT, since parasites can be sneaky and you might not know something is wrong until its too late.

 

[MMantelli]

Well I got some general cure would I be better off incorporating it into there food or just dosing it into the tank.

 

[HUKIT]

Well I got some general cure would I be better off incorporating it into there food or just dosing it into the tank.

Digestion is the best method when treating for any internal issues, especially digestive track problems. I don't treat the water as medicated foods are the best option in my opinion. Angels Plus anti-protozoa flakes are the core step in my QT procedure for all new or fish that re showing specific symptoms.

At the least soak the NLS pellets into a solution with the General Cure, soak for 2-3 minutes then feed as any longer will start to remove the nutrients from the food.

Antiprotozoan Fish Flake Food

 

[MMantelli]

Well tonight was the second dose of the general cure so I opened all the packets and with wack pinch of food I dumped the powder right in the tank in the same place as the food then I just repeated the process with all 5 packets. Mabey ill order some medicated food. Thanks