Sick Platy?

Elaine T wrote:

3) Set up a 2 or 3 gallon hospital tank and treat him with something
like kanamycin, or furazolidone.


For a hospital tank you can use a bucket instead with a heater and
filter.

coolchinchilla

coolchinchilla wrote:
Elaine T wrote:

3) Set up a 2 or 3 gallon hospital tank and treat him with something
like kanamycin, or furazolidone.



For a hospital tank you can use a bucket instead with a heater and filter.

coolchinchilla

I didn't suggest a bucket because it's very hard to see the fish. IMO,
glass bowls or tanks are better for a hospital and far superior for
quarantine.

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I didn't suggest a bucket because it's very hard to see the fish. IMO,
glass bowls or tanks are better for a hospital and far superior for
quarantine.
Speaking of sick Platies. Two of mine have been having some really
long clear or white "poop trails" also. No swollen bellies, and they
are eating and swimming around just fine. Sometimes the poop goes
from brown or red and changes into the clear or white. As close as I
look I have no idea if there are worms or not. So since they are
doing fine do I do nothing, or give them medicine (how do you really
diagnose this?) I don't want to "treat" them if they are not sick.
If I did give them medicated food I could probably just do it in the
regular tank since they are always the first ones to eat whatever is
put in the tank, but I don't know if I should do that or not.
Teri

"teri" wrote in message
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I didn't suggest a bucket because it's very hard to see the fish. IMO,
glass bowls or tanks are better for a hospital and far superior for
quarantine.
Speaking of sick Platies. Two of mine have been having some really
long clear or white "poop trails" also. No swollen bellies, and they
are eating and swimming around just fine. Sometimes the poop goes
from brown or red and changes into the clear or white. As close as I
look I have no idea if there are worms or not. So since they are
doing fine do I do nothing, or give them medicine (how do you really
diagnose this?) I don't want to "treat" them if they are not sick.
If I did give them medicated food I could probably just do it in the
regular tank since they are always the first ones to eat whatever is
put in the tank, but I don't know if I should do that or not.

Don't medicate until you are sure there is a reason to. Medicating without
proof of disease can cause more problems than they solve. Good luck and
later!


Teri

Elaine T wrote:
coolchinchilla wrote:


For a hospital tank you can use a bucket instead with a heater and
filter.

coolchinchilla


I didn't suggest a bucket because it's very hard to see the fish. IMO,
glass bowls or tanks are better for a hospital and far superior for
quarantine.

Oh I whole heartedly agree. I now have a hospital/QT TANK. Quite
superior. I just thought for a stop-gap solution, a bucket might
work in a pinch.

coolchinchilla