OhNeil1969
Aquarium Advice Addict
I have a 29 gallon tank that may be dealing with an internal parasite problem. Ever since I got this batch of fish I've noticed that their poo is stringy and white. At first I didn't worry because everyone seemed ok (no die offs and good, healthy behavior). As I've learned more about keeping fish and my commitment has grown, I'm beginning to feel that I should deal with this problem before disaster occurs.
So now I have 2 questions.
1) Can anyone recommend a good and safe treatment for the internal parasites? I'm not sure what type of parasite I'm dealing with so I'm looking for something that is broad based in what it treats. I've read a lot about the various types of meds available, but I'm looking for some info from people who have used these products in the past.
2) The other question has to deal with my other tank. Right now I have (1) 50 ft Aqueon gravel vacuum. Am I running the risk of transferring any disease/infections from 1 tank to the other using the single gravel vac for both tanks? I seem to remember reading somewhere that is recommended to use separate nets for each tank. Would you do the same thing for a gravel vac? My other 60 gallon tank is running great. It just finished a fishless cycle and the new inhabitants are doing well. The last thing I want to do is harm those fish by infecting it with a disease from my other tank.
Thanks for the help!
Neil
So now I have 2 questions.
1) Can anyone recommend a good and safe treatment for the internal parasites? I'm not sure what type of parasite I'm dealing with so I'm looking for something that is broad based in what it treats. I've read a lot about the various types of meds available, but I'm looking for some info from people who have used these products in the past.
2) The other question has to deal with my other tank. Right now I have (1) 50 ft Aqueon gravel vacuum. Am I running the risk of transferring any disease/infections from 1 tank to the other using the single gravel vac for both tanks? I seem to remember reading somewhere that is recommended to use separate nets for each tank. Would you do the same thing for a gravel vac? My other 60 gallon tank is running great. It just finished a fishless cycle and the new inhabitants are doing well. The last thing I want to do is harm those fish by infecting it with a disease from my other tank.
Thanks for the help!
Neil