Nikki wrote:
"Altum" wrote in message
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I've got a molly who has been gradually getting thin and he recently
started to shimmy. I was hoping he'd get better on his own since the
water is good in is tank, but I've become convinced that I need to
intervene. He eats quite a lot for being so thin so I'm figuring he's got
intestinal worms or parasites. I've looked for calamanus but I've never
seen anything at his vent. His poop is normal-looking.
I have him in a tub with about 0.5% salt, which seems to have helped -
probably less stress than freshwater. He isn't shimmying as much now and
heads for the surface hoping for food whenever I peer in. I had planned
to treat him with Jungle antiparasitic food, but he flatly refuses to eat
it.
Can salt alone treat internal parasites? I don't mind taking him all the
way to marine conditions for a while if it would work. I also have Clout,
Fluke-tabs, and metronidazole. Will any of those work in a bath?
Thanks for any help with this poor little fellow.
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Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com
http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/disease/disease.htm
I just gave this link to someone today, it is a great place for goldfish
symptoms and treatments, i found out a lot i did not know, check it out...it
might help. I was doing salt dips on a couple red cap goldfish i was having
problems with, 2 tsp per gl but dont do more then five minutes or less if
they have any problems, i do them every day around the same time. It also
helps when you are using any meds something to do with the slime coat.
Nik
Thanks, Nik. Mollies are pretty different from goldfish, though. They
can live in anything from hard freshwater to full marine conditions.
One of the ways to help them is to put them in enough salt to completely
kill freshwater parasites and bacteria and let them live in the salt for
a couple of weeks. He's in 2 tbsp./gal right now and can go much
higher. Problem is, I don't know whether it works for internal problems
and I rather doubt it.
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Did you read the FAQ?
http://faq.thekrib.com