Matt68005
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So I have a 29 low tech planted tank with guppies sand/peat moss as a substrate and volcanic rocks, a sponge filter and a HOB power filter. Ammonia test came back negative (yellow) (its a new tank but using cyeled filters) Tanks is set to run about 75-78, depends on how lazy the heaters are.
Ammonia 0<
nitrate 10 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Hardness GH 150 ppm
Alkalkinity 80-100 KH
PH. 7.6
Anyways, I have been having some issue with it lately. I cant see any visible "worms" but some of them are skinny and have stringy poo, and flashing, refusing to eat. Im currently on like my 4th treatment of Metronidazole laced food, as well I have used it in the water and also along with prazipro...
Suffice to say, the last 5 months of medicating these guys has yielded mediocre results at best....so im thinking it may be worms, only ive never seen any visible worms on their vent, but I have seen like a big idk what poo looking thing coming out of the back of them sometimes, cant relly describe it other than they looked constipated. Anyways, I ordered a de-wormer last night benadazole or something, beause im at wits end, Clout does not work, 4 weeklong treatments of metronidazole/prazipro dosent work, I culled about 20 of them when I put them in a brand new planted tank with sand not gravel (hoping to get rid of whatever this gut parasite is) but still, any new fish I get from the petstore have about a 50/50 chance of getting it. Ive fed them peas in between metro treatments, and it seemed to help a little maybe. But the new ones, they take on more acute symptoms of bloating, dis-interest in food and paralysis then death, with red holes on their belly directly post mortum.....does hexitima even do that? But theres no way a worm could spread to their brain and cause septis....so wtf am I dealing with! I have seen no holes in their heads, but their just little guppies I cant really even tell. Im good when it comes to Bacteria/fungus ailments in fish, but ive never ran into anything like this before in 6 years of keeping guppies. Any help would be appreciated. Today or tommrow is the last day of feeding the metro, then im just gonna use the dewormer when it gets here. But honestly, im clueless what this is.
Ammonia 0<
nitrate 10 ppm
Nitrite 0 ppm
Hardness GH 150 ppm
Alkalkinity 80-100 KH
PH. 7.6
Anyways, I have been having some issue with it lately. I cant see any visible "worms" but some of them are skinny and have stringy poo, and flashing, refusing to eat. Im currently on like my 4th treatment of Metronidazole laced food, as well I have used it in the water and also along with prazipro...
Suffice to say, the last 5 months of medicating these guys has yielded mediocre results at best....so im thinking it may be worms, only ive never seen any visible worms on their vent, but I have seen like a big idk what poo looking thing coming out of the back of them sometimes, cant relly describe it other than they looked constipated. Anyways, I ordered a de-wormer last night benadazole or something, beause im at wits end, Clout does not work, 4 weeklong treatments of metronidazole/prazipro dosent work, I culled about 20 of them when I put them in a brand new planted tank with sand not gravel (hoping to get rid of whatever this gut parasite is) but still, any new fish I get from the petstore have about a 50/50 chance of getting it. Ive fed them peas in between metro treatments, and it seemed to help a little maybe. But the new ones, they take on more acute symptoms of bloating, dis-interest in food and paralysis then death, with red holes on their belly directly post mortum.....does hexitima even do that? But theres no way a worm could spread to their brain and cause septis....so wtf am I dealing with! I have seen no holes in their heads, but their just little guppies I cant really even tell. Im good when it comes to Bacteria/fungus ailments in fish, but ive never ran into anything like this before in 6 years of keeping guppies. Any help would be appreciated. Today or tommrow is the last day of feeding the metro, then im just gonna use the dewormer when it gets here. But honestly, im clueless what this is.