Fish Lice

[ste mc ©]

Hiya,

I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed that
it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish closer
and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks are fish
lice.

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg

I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it seems to
be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?

Thanks for any help

Stephen

[Mel]

Get yourself a pair of tweezers and pull the fish lice off the fish.As he's
new and in new water there probably aren't any eggs there so I wouldn't
treat with a fish lice med for now as they are very harsh and would stress
the new fish.Keep a very close eye on him in case anymore appear (they might
be smaller if babies), in particular in a months time as this is
approximately when any eggs would hatch. I'd also add some salt at a
teaspoon per gallon just to aid healing in any wounds he has from the lice
and make sure your water quality is absolutely perfect so no infections can
set in (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 20). Keep the lights out and let
him recover in peace as it will be quite an ordeal for him.
I rescued a fish myself a few months ago who was covered in fishlice when
she arrived. She was in a terrible state but perked up as soon as the lice
were removed and looked good as new within a few weeks. Good luck!
Mel.

"ste mc ©" > wrote in message
...
> Hiya,
>
> I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed
that
> it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish closer
> and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks are
fish
> lice.
>
> http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
>
> I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it seems to
> be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
> should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Stephen
>
>
>

[ste mc ©]

Hi Mel,

Thanks for the advice about getting rid of lice. I must admit that I don't
feel confident in pulling it out with tweezers because I don't want to hurt
the fish. So thanks for the advice about doing this, and adding salt and
turning the lights off etc, but I'll probably just take it back to the
aquatic shop tomorrow and let them deal with it. They can probably help it
without clumsily hurting it.

My worry is that as I put the fish in the main tank (before I seen the
lice), I might have infected the whole tank where the other fish are. I
can't see anything at the moment, but fingers crossed.

Thanks for the help, again! :-)

Stephen


"Mel" > wrote in message
...
| Get yourself a pair of tweezers and pull the fish lice off the fish.As
he's
| new and in new water there probably aren't any eggs there so I wouldn't
| treat with a fish lice med for now as they are very harsh and would stress
| the new fish.Keep a very close eye on him in case anymore appear (they
might
| be smaller if babies), in particular in a months time as this is
| approximately when any eggs would hatch. I'd also add some salt at a
| teaspoon per gallon just to aid healing in any wounds he has from the lice
| and make sure your water quality is absolutely perfect so no infections
can
| set in (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 20). Keep the lights out and
let
| him recover in peace as it will be quite an ordeal for him.
| I rescued a fish myself a few months ago who was covered in fishlice when
| she arrived. She was in a terrible state but perked up as soon as the lice
| were removed and looked good as new within a few weeks. Good luck!
| Mel.
|
| "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
| ...
| > Hiya,
| >
| > I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed
| that
| > it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
closer
| > and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks are
| fish
| > lice.
| >
| > http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
| >
| > I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it seems
to
| > be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
| > should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
| >
| > Thanks for any help
| >
| > Stephen
| >
| >
| >
|
|

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anchors away is a pond remedy works great for lice and lernea and isnt toxic to GF.
this could also be new fish problem,
http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/care/care2.htm#quarantine%20new%20fish
Ingrid

"ste mc ©" > wrote:

>Hiya,
>
>I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed that
>it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish closer
>and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks are fish
>lice.
>
>http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
>
>I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it seems to
>be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
>should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
>
>Thanks for any help
>
>Stephen
>
>



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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Mel]

Unfortunately we can't get it here in the UK Ingrid :O(
Mel.
> wrote in message
...
> anchors away is a pond remedy works great for lice and lernea and isnt
toxic to GF.
> this could also be new fish problem,
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/care/care2.htm#quarantine%20new%20fish
> Ingrid
>
> "ste mc ©" > wrote:
>
> >Hiya,
> >
> >I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed
that
> >it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
closer
> >and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks are
fish
> >lice.
> >
> >http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> >
> >I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it seems
to
> >be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
> >should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> >
> >Thanks for any help
> >
> >Stephen
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Mel]

They really aren't hard to pull off. If you transfer the fish to a small tub
with a bit of tank water and hold it gently over it just in case he
wriggles out and falls, then pick them off with tweezers in the other hand.
Or you hold the fish and get someone else to pick them off.
It really is better for the fish for them to be removed as soon as you
can.He will be much happier.
if you got him out of the main tank pretty quickly you'll probably be ok. Of
course there's always the chance that one dropped off him and escaped but as
long as you rigorously check the fish every day for a week or two you'd spot
any if they were there.
Mel

"ste mc ©" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Mel,
>
> Thanks for the advice about getting rid of lice. I must admit that I
don't
> feel confident in pulling it out with tweezers because I don't want to
hurt
> the fish. So thanks for the advice about doing this, and adding salt and
> turning the lights off etc, but I'll probably just take it back to the
> aquatic shop tomorrow and let them deal with it. They can probably help
it
> without clumsily hurting it.
>
> My worry is that as I put the fish in the main tank (before I seen the
> lice), I might have infected the whole tank where the other fish are. I
> can't see anything at the moment, but fingers crossed.
>
> Thanks for the help, again! :-)
>
> Stephen
>
>
> "Mel" > wrote in message
> ...
> | Get yourself a pair of tweezers and pull the fish lice off the fish.As
> he's
> | new and in new water there probably aren't any eggs there so I wouldn't
> | treat with a fish lice med for now as they are very harsh and would
stress
> | the new fish.Keep a very close eye on him in case anymore appear (they
> might
> | be smaller if babies), in particular in a months time as this is
> | approximately when any eggs would hatch. I'd also add some salt at a
> | teaspoon per gallon just to aid healing in any wounds he has from the
lice
> | and make sure your water quality is absolutely perfect so no infections
> can
> | set in (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 20). Keep the lights out and
> let
> | him recover in peace as it will be quite an ordeal for him.
> | I rescued a fish myself a few months ago who was covered in fishlice
when
> | she arrived. She was in a terrible state but perked up as soon as the
lice
> | were removed and looked good as new within a few weeks. Good luck!
> | Mel.
> |
> | "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> | ...
> | > Hiya,
> | >
> | > I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed
> | that
> | > it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
> closer
> | > and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks
are
> | fish
> | > lice.
> | >
> | >
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> | >
> | > I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it
seems
> to
> | > be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
> | > should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> | >
> | > Thanks for any help
> | >
> | > Stephen
> | >
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>

[ste mc ©]

Hi Mel,

I might give it a try tonight then when I get home from work, even though
I'm a bit worried about it. But as you say it's not that difficult, I
should give it a try, so long as I'm careful. I'm starting to feel attached
to the fish now, so would rather help it to recovery than take it back to
where it got the lice from in the first place. I'd always be wondering if
the people who worked there flushed it down the toilet, rather than help it
to recovery. :-(

I have checked the tank and other fish very closely, and there's nothing
visible anywhere, so I hope that I've been lucky and that no other lice have
fell off.

When you recommended adding a teaspoon of salt per gallon to the recovery
tank, is this definitely okay with goldfish? I always thought that they
were freshwater fish so salty water would poison them? Am I okay to use
regular cooking salt, the same stuff as I sprinkle over my, ahem, fish and
chips? :-)

Thanks for your help, and any other advice you or anyone can offer before I
get busy tonight.

Thanks,

Stephen


"Mel" > wrote in message
...
> They really aren't hard to pull off. If you transfer the fish to a small
tub
> with a bit of tank water and hold it gently over it just in case he
> wriggles out and falls, then pick them off with tweezers in the other
hand.
> Or you hold the fish and get someone else to pick them off.
> It really is better for the fish for them to be removed as soon as you
> can.He will be much happier.
> if you got him out of the main tank pretty quickly you'll probably be ok.
Of
> course there's always the chance that one dropped off him and escaped but
as
> long as you rigorously check the fish every day for a week or two you'd
spot
> any if they were there.
> Mel
>
> "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Mel,
> >
> > Thanks for the advice about getting rid of lice. I must admit that I
> don't
> > feel confident in pulling it out with tweezers because I don't want to
> hurt
> > the fish. So thanks for the advice about doing this, and adding salt
and
> > turning the lights off etc, but I'll probably just take it back to the
> > aquatic shop tomorrow and let them deal with it. They can probably help
> it
> > without clumsily hurting it.
> >
> > My worry is that as I put the fish in the main tank (before I seen the
> > lice), I might have infected the whole tank where the other fish are. I
> > can't see anything at the moment, but fingers crossed.
> >
> > Thanks for the help, again! :-)
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
> > "Mel" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > | Get yourself a pair of tweezers and pull the fish lice off the fish.As
> > he's
> > | new and in new water there probably aren't any eggs there so I
wouldn't
> > | treat with a fish lice med for now as they are very harsh and would
> stress
> > | the new fish.Keep a very close eye on him in case anymore appear (they
> > might
> > | be smaller if babies), in particular in a months time as this is
> > | approximately when any eggs would hatch. I'd also add some salt at a
> > | teaspoon per gallon just to aid healing in any wounds he has from the
> lice
> > | and make sure your water quality is absolutely perfect so no
infections
> > can
> > | set in (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 20). Keep the lights out
and
> > let
> > | him recover in peace as it will be quite an ordeal for him.
> > | I rescued a fish myself a few months ago who was covered in fishlice
> when
> > | she arrived. She was in a terrible state but perked up as soon as the
> lice
> > | were removed and looked good as new within a few weeks. Good luck!
> > | Mel.
> > |
> > | "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> > | ...
> > | > Hiya,
> > | >
> > | > I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I
noticed
> > | that
> > | > it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
> > closer
> > | > and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks
> are
> > | fish
> > | > lice.
> > | >
> > | >
> http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> > | >
> > | > I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it
> seems
> > to
> > | > be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this
or
> > | > should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> > | >
> > | > Thanks for any help
> > | >
> > | > Stephen
> > | >
> > | >
> > | >
> > |
> > |
> >
> >
>
>

[ste mc ©]

Hi Ingrid,

Thanks for the recommendation, but if Mel says it's not available in the UK,
then that's a shame. :-( I'll try and pick the lice off tonight, and
fingers crossed it goes okay.

Thanks,

Stephen


> wrote in message
...
> anchors away is a pond remedy works great for lice and lernea and isnt
toxic to GF.
> this could also be new fish problem,
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/pg/care/care2.htm#quarantine%20new%20fish
> Ingrid
>
> "ste mc ©" > wrote:
>
> >Hiya,
> >
> >I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed
that
> >it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
closer
> >and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks are
fish
> >lice.
> >
> >http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> >
> >I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it seems
to
> >be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
> >should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> >
> >Thanks for any help
> >
> >Stephen
> >
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[Mel]

A teaspoon per gallon is absolutely fine for goldfish so don't worry. It's a
great treatment for cuts and scrapes and acts as a tonic to the fish. It
won't hurt him, I promise. They can tolerate a much higher level than a
teaspoon without any ill effects. Don't use just normal cooking salt though
as it tends to contain anti-caking agents etc which aren't good for the
fish. If you go to any pet shop or fish shop they will sell aquarium salt
which is cheap and definitely ok. If you have a Wilkinson's near you they
sell boxes of tonic salt in the pet section for 69p which is fine too.
When you grab the lice they should pull off fairly easily and the fish will
feel better immediately. The lice have nasty little hooks which they dig
into the fishes flesh with so it must feel horrible and the quicker they are
gone the better!
Good luck!
Mel.


"ste mc ©" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Mel,
>
> I might give it a try tonight then when I get home from work, even though
> I'm a bit worried about it. But as you say it's not that difficult, I
> should give it a try, so long as I'm careful. I'm starting to feel
attached
> to the fish now, so would rather help it to recovery than take it back to
> where it got the lice from in the first place. I'd always be wondering if
> the people who worked there flushed it down the toilet, rather than help
it
> to recovery. :-(
>
> I have checked the tank and other fish very closely, and there's nothing
> visible anywhere, so I hope that I've been lucky and that no other lice
have
> fell off.
>
> When you recommended adding a teaspoon of salt per gallon to the recovery
> tank, is this definitely okay with goldfish? I always thought that they
> were freshwater fish so salty water would poison them? Am I okay to use
> regular cooking salt, the same stuff as I sprinkle over my, ahem, fish and
> chips? :-)
>
> Thanks for your help, and any other advice you or anyone can offer before
I
> get busy tonight.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen
>
>
> "Mel" > wrote in message
> ...
> > They really aren't hard to pull off. If you transfer the fish to a small
> tub
> > with a bit of tank water and hold it gently over it just in case he
> > wriggles out and falls, then pick them off with tweezers in the other
> hand.
> > Or you hold the fish and get someone else to pick them off.
> > It really is better for the fish for them to be removed as soon as you
> > can.He will be much happier.
> > if you got him out of the main tank pretty quickly you'll probably be
ok.
> Of
> > course there's always the chance that one dropped off him and escaped
but
> as
> > long as you rigorously check the fish every day for a week or two you'd
> spot
> > any if they were there.
> > Mel
> >
> > "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi Mel,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the advice about getting rid of lice. I must admit that I
> > don't
> > > feel confident in pulling it out with tweezers because I don't want to
> > hurt
> > > the fish. So thanks for the advice about doing this, and adding salt
> and
> > > turning the lights off etc, but I'll probably just take it back to the
> > > aquatic shop tomorrow and let them deal with it. They can probably
help
> > it
> > > without clumsily hurting it.
> > >
> > > My worry is that as I put the fish in the main tank (before I seen the
> > > lice), I might have infected the whole tank where the other fish are.
I
> > > can't see anything at the moment, but fingers crossed.
> > >
> > > Thanks for the help, again! :-)
> > >
> > > Stephen
> > >
> > >
> > > "Mel" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > | Get yourself a pair of tweezers and pull the fish lice off the
fish.As
> > > he's
> > > | new and in new water there probably aren't any eggs there so I
> wouldn't
> > > | treat with a fish lice med for now as they are very harsh and would
> > stress
> > > | the new fish.Keep a very close eye on him in case anymore appear
(they
> > > might
> > > | be smaller if babies), in particular in a months time as this is
> > > | approximately when any eggs would hatch. I'd also add some salt at
a
> > > | teaspoon per gallon just to aid healing in any wounds he has from
the
> > lice
> > > | and make sure your water quality is absolutely perfect so no
> infections
> > > can
> > > | set in (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 20). Keep the lights out
> and
> > > let
> > > | him recover in peace as it will be quite an ordeal for him.
> > > | I rescued a fish myself a few months ago who was covered in fishlice
> > when
> > > | she arrived. She was in a terrible state but perked up as soon as
the
> > lice
> > > | were removed and looked good as new within a few weeks. Good luck!
> > > | Mel.
> > > |
> > > | "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> > > | ...
> > > | > Hiya,
> > > | >
> > > | > I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I
> noticed
> > > | that
> > > | > it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the
fish
> > > closer
> > > | > and a little searching on the internet I think that these two
marks
> > are
> > > | fish
> > > | > lice.
> > > | >
> > > | >
> > http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> > > | >
> > > | > I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it
> > seems
> > > to
> > > | > be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for
this
> or
> > > | > should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> > > | >
> > > | > Thanks for any help
> > > | >
> > > | > Stephen
> > > | >
> > > | >
> > > | >
> > > |
> > > |
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[ste mc ©]

Hi Mel,

Thanks for the reassurance that the salt should be okay, I just wanted to be
sure! :-) I'll go to Wilkinson during my dinner hour and get some of the
tonic salt that you suggest - it's a good job that I asked about this, or I
would have used normal salt!

Thanks again, and I'll let you know how it goes tonight.

Stephen


"Mel" > wrote in message
...
> A teaspoon per gallon is absolutely fine for goldfish so don't worry. It's
a
> great treatment for cuts and scrapes and acts as a tonic to the fish. It
> won't hurt him, I promise. They can tolerate a much higher level than a
> teaspoon without any ill effects. Don't use just normal cooking salt
though
> as it tends to contain anti-caking agents etc which aren't good for the
> fish. If you go to any pet shop or fish shop they will sell aquarium salt
> which is cheap and definitely ok. If you have a Wilkinson's near you they
> sell boxes of tonic salt in the pet section for 69p which is fine too.
> When you grab the lice they should pull off fairly easily and the fish
will
> feel better immediately. The lice have nasty little hooks which they dig
> into the fishes flesh with so it must feel horrible and the quicker they
are
> gone the better!
> Good luck!
> Mel.
>
>
> "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Mel,
> >
> > I might give it a try tonight then when I get home from work, even
though
> > I'm a bit worried about it. But as you say it's not that difficult, I
> > should give it a try, so long as I'm careful. I'm starting to feel
> attached
> > to the fish now, so would rather help it to recovery than take it back
to
> > where it got the lice from in the first place. I'd always be wondering
if
> > the people who worked there flushed it down the toilet, rather than help
> it
> > to recovery. :-(
> >
> > I have checked the tank and other fish very closely, and there's nothing
> > visible anywhere, so I hope that I've been lucky and that no other lice
> have
> > fell off.
> >
> > When you recommended adding a teaspoon of salt per gallon to the
recovery
> > tank, is this definitely okay with goldfish? I always thought that they
> > were freshwater fish so salty water would poison them? Am I okay to use
> > regular cooking salt, the same stuff as I sprinkle over my, ahem, fish
and
> > chips? :-)
> >
> > Thanks for your help, and any other advice you or anyone can offer
before
> I
> > get busy tonight.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
> > "Mel" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > They really aren't hard to pull off. If you transfer the fish to a
small
> > tub
> > > with a bit of tank water and hold it gently over it just in case he
> > > wriggles out and falls, then pick them off with tweezers in the other
> > hand.
> > > Or you hold the fish and get someone else to pick them off.
> > > It really is better for the fish for them to be removed as soon as you
> > > can.He will be much happier.
> > > if you got him out of the main tank pretty quickly you'll probably be
> ok.
> > Of
> > > course there's always the chance that one dropped off him and escaped
> but
> > as
> > > long as you rigorously check the fish every day for a week or two
you'd
> > spot
> > > any if they were there.
> > > Mel
> > >
> > > "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > Hi Mel,
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the advice about getting rid of lice. I must admit that
I
> > > don't
> > > > feel confident in pulling it out with tweezers because I don't want
to
> > > hurt
> > > > the fish. So thanks for the advice about doing this, and adding
salt
> > and
> > > > turning the lights off etc, but I'll probably just take it back to
the
> > > > aquatic shop tomorrow and let them deal with it. They can probably
> help
> > > it
> > > > without clumsily hurting it.
> > > >
> > > > My worry is that as I put the fish in the main tank (before I seen
the
> > > > lice), I might have infected the whole tank where the other fish
are.
> I
> > > > can't see anything at the moment, but fingers crossed.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the help, again! :-)
> > > >
> > > > Stephen
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Mel" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> > > > | Get yourself a pair of tweezers and pull the fish lice off the
> fish.As
> > > > he's
> > > > | new and in new water there probably aren't any eggs there so I
> > wouldn't
> > > > | treat with a fish lice med for now as they are very harsh and
would
> > > stress
> > > > | the new fish.Keep a very close eye on him in case anymore appear
> (they
> > > > might
> > > > | be smaller if babies), in particular in a months time as this is
> > > > | approximately when any eggs would hatch. I'd also add some salt
at
> a
> > > > | teaspoon per gallon just to aid healing in any wounds he has from
> the
> > > lice
> > > > | and make sure your water quality is absolutely perfect so no
> > infections
> > > > can
> > > > | set in (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 20). Keep the lights
out
> > and
> > > > let
> > > > | him recover in peace as it will be quite an ordeal for him.
> > > > | I rescued a fish myself a few months ago who was covered in
fishlice
> > > when
> > > > | she arrived. She was in a terrible state but perked up as soon as
> the
> > > lice
> > > > | were removed and looked good as new within a few weeks. Good luck!
> > > > | Mel.
> > > > |
> > > > | "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> > > > | ...
> > > > | > Hiya,
> > > > | >
> > > > | > I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I
> > noticed
> > > > | that
> > > > | > it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the
> fish
> > > > closer
> > > > | > and a little searching on the internet I think that these two
> marks
> > > are
> > > > | fish
> > > > | > lice.
> > > > | >
> > > > | >
> > >
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> > > > | >
> > > > | > I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and
it
> > > seems
> > > > to
> > > > | > be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for
> this
> > or
> > > > | > should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> > > > | >
> > > > | > Thanks for any help
> > > > | >
> > > > | > Stephen
> > > > | >
> > > > | >
> > > > | >
> > > > |
> > > > |
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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hold the fish in the water and upside down with one gill in the water, fish will
thrash less. but definitely remove lice in tub of water rather than in tank. be
sure to wet hands before grabbing the fish. be sure to check under and around the
anal fins. Ingrid

"Mel" > wrote:

>They really aren't hard to pull off. If you transfer the fish to a small tub
>with a bit of tank water and hold it gently over it just in case he
>wriggles out and falls, then pick them off with tweezers in the other hand.
>Or you hold the fish and get someone else to pick them off.
>It really is better for the fish for them to be removed as soon as you
>can.He will be much happier.
>if you got him out of the main tank pretty quickly you'll probably be ok. Of
>course there's always the chance that one dropped off him and escaped but as
>long as you rigorously check the fish every day for a week or two you'd spot
>any if they were there.
>Mel
>
>"ste mc ©" > wrote in message
...
>> Hi Mel,
>>
>> Thanks for the advice about getting rid of lice. I must admit that I
>don't
>> feel confident in pulling it out with tweezers because I don't want to
>hurt
>> the fish. So thanks for the advice about doing this, and adding salt and
>> turning the lights off etc, but I'll probably just take it back to the
>> aquatic shop tomorrow and let them deal with it. They can probably help
>it
>> without clumsily hurting it.
>>
>> My worry is that as I put the fish in the main tank (before I seen the
>> lice), I might have infected the whole tank where the other fish are. I
>> can't see anything at the moment, but fingers crossed.
>>
>> Thanks for the help, again! :-)
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>> "Mel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> | Get yourself a pair of tweezers and pull the fish lice off the fish.As
>> he's
>> | new and in new water there probably aren't any eggs there so I wouldn't
>> | treat with a fish lice med for now as they are very harsh and would
>stress
>> | the new fish.Keep a very close eye on him in case anymore appear (they
>> might
>> | be smaller if babies), in particular in a months time as this is
>> | approximately when any eggs would hatch. I'd also add some salt at a
>> | teaspoon per gallon just to aid healing in any wounds he has from the
>lice
>> | and make sure your water quality is absolutely perfect so no infections
>> can
>> | set in (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 20). Keep the lights out and
>> let
>> | him recover in peace as it will be quite an ordeal for him.
>> | I rescued a fish myself a few months ago who was covered in fishlice
>when
>> | she arrived. She was in a terrible state but perked up as soon as the
>lice
>> | were removed and looked good as new within a few weeks. Good luck!
>> | Mel.
>> |
>> | "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
>> | ...
>> | > Hiya,
>> | >
>> | > I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed
>> | that
>> | > it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
>> closer
>> | > and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks
>are
>> | fish
>> | > lice.
>> | >
>> | >
>http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
>> | >
>> | > I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it
>seems
>> to
>> | > be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
>> | > should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
>> | >
>> | > Thanks for any help
>> | >
>> | > Stephen
>> | >
>> | >
>> | >
>> |
>> |
>>
>>
>



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[ste mc ©]

Hi Ingrid,

Thanks for the advice, I'll keep it all in mind. I'll be leaving work soon
so will post back later this evening from home and let you all know how I
got on!

Thanks,

Stephen


> wrote in message
...
> hold the fish in the water and upside down with one gill in the water,
fish will
> thrash less. but definitely remove lice in tub of water rather than in
tank. be
> sure to wet hands before grabbing the fish. be sure to check under and
around the
> anal fins. Ingrid
>
> "Mel" > wrote:
>
> >They really aren't hard to pull off. If you transfer the fish to a small
tub
> >with a bit of tank water and hold it gently over it just in case he
> >wriggles out and falls, then pick them off with tweezers in the other
hand.
> >Or you hold the fish and get someone else to pick them off.
> >It really is better for the fish for them to be removed as soon as you
> >can.He will be much happier.
> >if you got him out of the main tank pretty quickly you'll probably be ok.
Of
> >course there's always the chance that one dropped off him and escaped but
as
> >long as you rigorously check the fish every day for a week or two you'd
spot
> >any if they were there.
> >Mel
> >
> >"ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> Hi Mel,
> >>
> >> Thanks for the advice about getting rid of lice. I must admit that I
> >don't
> >> feel confident in pulling it out with tweezers because I don't want to
> >hurt
> >> the fish. So thanks for the advice about doing this, and adding salt
and
> >> turning the lights off etc, but I'll probably just take it back to the
> >> aquatic shop tomorrow and let them deal with it. They can probably
help
> >it
> >> without clumsily hurting it.
> >>
> >> My worry is that as I put the fish in the main tank (before I seen the
> >> lice), I might have infected the whole tank where the other fish are.
I
> >> can't see anything at the moment, but fingers crossed.
> >>
> >> Thanks for the help, again! :-)
> >>
> >> Stephen
> >>
> >>
> >> "Mel" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> | Get yourself a pair of tweezers and pull the fish lice off the
fish.As
> >> he's
> >> | new and in new water there probably aren't any eggs there so I
wouldn't
> >> | treat with a fish lice med for now as they are very harsh and would
> >stress
> >> | the new fish.Keep a very close eye on him in case anymore appear
(they
> >> might
> >> | be smaller if babies), in particular in a months time as this is
> >> | approximately when any eggs would hatch. I'd also add some salt at a
> >> | teaspoon per gallon just to aid healing in any wounds he has from the
> >lice
> >> | and make sure your water quality is absolutely perfect so no
infections
> >> can
> >> | set in (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate under 20). Keep the lights out
and
> >> let
> >> | him recover in peace as it will be quite an ordeal for him.
> >> | I rescued a fish myself a few months ago who was covered in fishlice
> >when
> >> | she arrived. She was in a terrible state but perked up as soon as the
> >lice
> >> | were removed and looked good as new within a few weeks. Good luck!
> >> | Mel.
> >> |
> >> | "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> >> | ...
> >> | > Hiya,
> >> | >
> >> | > I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I
noticed
> >> | that
> >> | > it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
> >> closer
> >> | > and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks
> >are
> >> | fish
> >> | > lice.
> >> | >
> >> | >
> >http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> >> | >
> >> | > I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it
> >seems
> >> to
> >> | > be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this
or
> >> | > should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> >> | >
> >> | > Thanks for any help
> >> | >
> >> | > Stephen
> >> | >
> >> | >
> >> | >
> >> |
> >> |
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
> http://puregold.aquaria.net/
> www.drsolo.com
> Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
> compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
> endorsements or recommendations I make.

[ste mc ©]

Hi there,

This is just an update. I came home from work tonight and removed the lice
with a pair of tweezers, there were two of them. One was on the body of the
fish, and the other was on the underside of the tail fin. They came out
very easily, and the fish seems a lot happier now, and is swimming around in
a tank of salted water. I'll keep a close eye on the fish in case I missed
any, or in case any start growing again.

Thanks for the help and advice, and I'm glad I didn't take it back to the
shop now! :-)

Stephen


"ste mc ©" > wrote in message
...
| Hiya,
|
| I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed
that
| it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish closer
| and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks are
fish
| lice.
|
| http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
|
| I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it seems to
| be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
| should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
|
| Thanks for any help
|
| Stephen
|
|
|

[Mel]

Well done! Poor thing probably feels loads happier now thanks to you. Nasty
little blighters those fish lice are!
Mel.


"ste mc ©" > wrote in message
...
> Hi there,
>
> This is just an update. I came home from work tonight and removed the
lice
> with a pair of tweezers, there were two of them. One was on the body of
the
> fish, and the other was on the underside of the tail fin. They came out
> very easily, and the fish seems a lot happier now, and is swimming around
in
> a tank of salted water. I'll keep a close eye on the fish in case I
missed
> any, or in case any start growing again.
>
> Thanks for the help and advice, and I'm glad I didn't take it back to the
> shop now! :-)
>
> Stephen
>
>
> "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> ...
> | Hiya,
> |
> | I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed
> that
> | it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
closer
> | and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks are
> fish
> | lice.
> |
> | http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> |
> | I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it seems
to
> | be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
> | should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> |
> | Thanks for any help
> |
> | Stephen
> |
> |
> |
>
>

[ste mc ©]

Thanks, and thanks to you and Ingrid too for the advice.

I couldn't believe how easy it was to pull them out - I had visions of me
nipping the fishes skin, or of the fish flapping about in my hands, so
thankfully it wasn't as bad as that!

I hope they don't come back, but if they do, I'll be ready! ;-)

Thanks,

Stephen


"Mel" > wrote in message
...
| Well done! Poor thing probably feels loads happier now thanks to you.
Nasty
| little blighters those fish lice are!
| Mel.
|
|
| "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
| ...
| > Hi there,
| >
| > This is just an update. I came home from work tonight and removed the
| lice
| > with a pair of tweezers, there were two of them. One was on the body of
| the
| > fish, and the other was on the underside of the tail fin. They came out
| > very easily, and the fish seems a lot happier now, and is swimming
around
| in
| > a tank of salted water. I'll keep a close eye on the fish in case I
| missed
| > any, or in case any start growing again.
| >
| > Thanks for the help and advice, and I'm glad I didn't take it back to
the
| > shop now! :-)
| >
| > Stephen
| >
| >
| > "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
| > ...
| > | Hiya,
| > |
| > | I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I noticed
| > that
| > | it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
| closer
| > | and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks
are
| > fish
| > | lice.
| > |
| > |
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
| > |
| > | I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it
seems
| to
| > | be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this or
| > | should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
| > |
| > | Thanks for any help
| > |
| > | Stephen
| > |
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

[ste mc ©]

Hi there,

Just a quick update, I looked at the fish yesterday, and it had a fish lice
by its mouth, so I pulled this off easily enough. I think this must have
been one I missed from last week, as it was quite big and in an
awkward-to-see area. I'm doing water changes every day, as well as using
salted water in and leaving it in a shaded area. Is there anything else
which I could be doing?

I guess this resets my 1 month countdown, which is a shame, as I can't wait
to put the poor thing, called Sandy, into the main tank.

The only good thing is that the fish in the main tank haven't got fish lice,
but they have probably got ich's! :-( From one disease to another, and only
a week into this... :-s

Take care,

Stephen


"ste mc ©" > wrote in message
...
> Thanks, and thanks to you and Ingrid too for the advice.
>
> I couldn't believe how easy it was to pull them out - I had visions of me
> nipping the fishes skin, or of the fish flapping about in my hands, so
> thankfully it wasn't as bad as that!
>
> I hope they don't come back, but if they do, I'll be ready! ;-)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stephen
>
>
> "Mel" > wrote in message
> ...
> | Well done! Poor thing probably feels loads happier now thanks to you.
> Nasty
> | little blighters those fish lice are!
> | Mel.
> |
> |
> | "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> | ...
> | > Hi there,
> | >
> | > This is just an update. I came home from work tonight and removed the
> | lice
> | > with a pair of tweezers, there were two of them. One was on the body
of
> | the
> | > fish, and the other was on the underside of the tail fin. They came
out
> | > very easily, and the fish seems a lot happier now, and is swimming
> around
> | in
> | > a tank of salted water. I'll keep a close eye on the fish in case I
> | missed
> | > any, or in case any start growing again.
> | >
> | > Thanks for the help and advice, and I'm glad I didn't take it back to
> the
> | > shop now! :-)
> | >
> | > Stephen
> | >
> | >
> | > "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> | > ...
> | > | Hiya,
> | > |
> | > | I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I
noticed
> | > that
> | > | it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the fish
> | closer
> | > | and a little searching on the internet I think that these two marks
> are
> | > fish
> | > | lice.
> | > |
> | > |
> http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> | > |
> | > | I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it
> seems
> | to
> | > | be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for this
or
> | > | should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> | > |
> | > | Thanks for any help
> | > |
> | > | Stephen
> | > |
> | > |
> | > |
> | >
> | >
> |
> |
>
>

[Mel]

Aaww poor things. Hope they get better soon.
Mel.

"ste mc ©" > wrote in message
...
> Hi there,
>
> Just a quick update, I looked at the fish yesterday, and it had a fish
lice
> by its mouth, so I pulled this off easily enough. I think this must have
> been one I missed from last week, as it was quite big and in an
> awkward-to-see area. I'm doing water changes every day, as well as using
> salted water in and leaving it in a shaded area. Is there anything else
> which I could be doing?
>
> I guess this resets my 1 month countdown, which is a shame, as I can't
wait
> to put the poor thing, called Sandy, into the main tank.
>
> The only good thing is that the fish in the main tank haven't got fish
lice,
> but they have probably got ich's! :-( From one disease to another, and
only
> a week into this... :-s
>
> Take care,
>
> Stephen
>
>
> "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Thanks, and thanks to you and Ingrid too for the advice.
> >
> > I couldn't believe how easy it was to pull them out - I had visions of
me
> > nipping the fishes skin, or of the fish flapping about in my hands, so
> > thankfully it wasn't as bad as that!
> >
> > I hope they don't come back, but if they do, I'll be ready! ;-)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
> > "Mel" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > | Well done! Poor thing probably feels loads happier now thanks to you.
> > Nasty
> > | little blighters those fish lice are!
> > | Mel.
> > |
> > |
> > | "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> > | ...
> > | > Hi there,
> > | >
> > | > This is just an update. I came home from work tonight and removed
the
> > | lice
> > | > with a pair of tweezers, there were two of them. One was on the
body
> of
> > | the
> > | > fish, and the other was on the underside of the tail fin. They came
> out
> > | > very easily, and the fish seems a lot happier now, and is swimming
> > around
> > | in
> > | > a tank of salted water. I'll keep a close eye on the fish in case I
> > | missed
> > | > any, or in case any start growing again.
> > | >
> > | > Thanks for the help and advice, and I'm glad I didn't take it back
to
> > the
> > | > shop now! :-)
> > | >
> > | > Stephen
> > | >
> > | >
> > | > "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> > | > ...
> > | > | Hiya,
> > | > |
> > | > | I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I
> noticed
> > | > that
> > | > | it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the
fish
> > | closer
> > | > | and a little searching on the internet I think that these two
marks
> > are
> > | > fish
> > | > | lice.
> > | > |
> > | > |
> > http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
> > | > |
> > | > | I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and it
> > seems
> > | to
> > | > | be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for
this
> or
> > | > | should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
> > | > |
> > | > | Thanks for any help
> > | > |
> > | > | Stephen
> > | > |
> > | > |
> > | > |
> > | >
> > | >
> > |
> > |
> >
> >
>
>

[ste mc ©]

I hope she does too, I was dying to put her in the main tank last week, but
am glad I resisted now, or I'd have had more sick fishies! :-(

Ste


"Mel" > wrote in message
...
> Aaww poor things. Hope they get better soon.
> Mel.
>
> "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Just a quick update, I looked at the fish yesterday, and it had a fish
> lice
> > by its mouth, so I pulled this off easily enough. I think this must
have
> > been one I missed from last week, as it was quite big and in an
> > awkward-to-see area. I'm doing water changes every day, as well as
using
> > salted water in and leaving it in a shaded area. Is there anything else
> > which I could be doing?
> >
> > I guess this resets my 1 month countdown, which is a shame, as I can't
> wait
> > to put the poor thing, called Sandy, into the main tank.
> >
> > The only good thing is that the fish in the main tank haven't got fish
> lice,
> > but they have probably got ich's! :-( From one disease to another, and
> only
> > a week into this... :-s
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> > Stephen
> >
> >
> > "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Thanks, and thanks to you and Ingrid too for the advice.
> > >
> > > I couldn't believe how easy it was to pull them out - I had visions of
> me
> > > nipping the fishes skin, or of the fish flapping about in my hands, so
> > > thankfully it wasn't as bad as that!
> > >
> > > I hope they don't come back, but if they do, I'll be ready! ;-)
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Stephen
> > >
> > >
> > > "Mel" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > | Well done! Poor thing probably feels loads happier now thanks to
you.
> > > Nasty
> > > | little blighters those fish lice are!
> > > | Mel.
> > > |
> > > |
> > > | "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
> > > | ...
> > > | > Hi there,
> > > | >
> > > | > This is just an update. I came home from work tonight and removed
> the
> > > | lice
> > > | > with a pair of tweezers, there were two of them. One was on the
> body
> > of
> > > | the
> > > | > fish, and the other was on the underside of the tail fin. They
came
> > out
> > > | > very easily, and the fish seems a lot happier now, and is swimming
> > > around
> > > | in
> > > | > a tank of salted water. I'll keep a close eye on the fish in case
I
> > > | missed
> > > | > any, or in case any start growing again.
> > > | >
> > > | > Thanks for the help and advice, and I'm glad I didn't take it back
> to
> > > the
> > > | > shop now! :-)
> > > | >
> > > | > Stephen
> > > | >
> > > | >
> > > | > "ste mc ©" > wrote in message
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> > > | > | Hiya,
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> > > | > | I have just bought a fantail and before adding it to my tank I
> > noticed
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> > > | > | it had two small round brown marks on it. After examining the
> fish
> > > | closer
> > > | > | and a little searching on the internet I think that these two
> marks
> > > are
> > > | > fish
> > > | > | lice.
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http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/images/branchiura3.jpg
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> > > | > | I have the fish in a separate tank at the moment by itself and
it
> > > seems
> > > | to
> > > | > | be very lethargic. Is there any treatments that I can get for
> this
> > or
> > > | > | should I take this fish back to the shop and get another one?
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> > > | > | Thanks for any help
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> > > | > | Stephen
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