how do you get rid of internal parasites in fish?

Question

My fish that died had lumpy bellies with red streaks going through them. Also on one I saw circular scars (on the same spot on the left and right side of the fish) that looked like entry points. That one also had raised scales before I killed it.

Before the disease I bought a south american bumblebee catfish that nipped at all the fish and I returned it. I had a female rosy barb that was slightly deformed at the tail and all of its fins were bitten off by the cat fish. Then it died. I had two pearl gouramies with brown algae or fin rot on them that I was trying to treat and they died.

The fish that had the red streaks were zebra danios. I lost 4 of them.

Could this be Red Pest? (Symptoms: Bloody streaks on fins or body.)




Tank:
55g
1red tail black shark
1 common pleco
3 cory catfish
4 neon tetra
2 zebra danios
1 gold tetra
1 rosy barb
2 cherry barb
5 black neons
3 penguin tetra
2 mystery snails and some small ones
2 kuhli loaches
5 guppies
1 pearl gourami

Answer 1

OK go to any pet store or a store that sells fish then there will be packets of bacteria be gone or para sight begone the tablets you want to use are the ones you drop in the tank and fizz and it will release into the water and kill the para sights but this sounds crazy but even though there fresh water fish they still need a little salt in the tank which helps the fishes gills open up and then they will eat more and there metabolism will be better to so wen u add new water add a forth of a teaspoon of non iodised salt for every gallon u put in but put the salt behind the filter so it will spread out and release as needed

Answer 2

depending on the options presented, there is no longer a lot every person might want to have the capacity to properly prescribe. without understanding what water style (salt/brackish/sparkling), between different issues, its puzzling to point a respectable remedy. yet basically in case it truly is, oh.. say a freshwater tank with cichlids, right it truly is a few options: a million) as long as your fish nonetheless have a healthful urge for food, there a numerous kinds of commercial, or DIY treated meals that would favor to sparkling up any parasites. One such DIY remedy is with Metronidazole, or Flagyl. you'll locate it on line for rather low-priced. in case you soak your fish food in a diluted mix it would want to treatment many life-threatening ailments. For commercial remedies, stick with significant, respected producers, as there are not very many regulations governing fish drugs 2) try searching for liquid options to attend on your water with. lower back, stick with significant producers alongside with Tetra, API, etc. 3) good previous-shaped aquarium salt is a a techniques more effective effectual device than maximum comprehend. conventional addition of salt on your tank can heal many ailments, even though it would want to take longer, besides as avert outbreaks. with somewhat of success some thing out of that can help you. If no longer, there is continuously google.

Answer 3

www.myfishtank.net

and are you sure its parasites and not a internal problem my fish had it i forget what its called but you get medicine and by the time the scals are raised its too late, ohh and if its under the fin behind the eye(using small terms for you) its most likly to die and its hard to be saved give it peas, i thaw out frozen(kills most harmful stuff to the fish) fish love it and helps. my fish with that problem lived about 3 months, instead of the few days or a month it had.-lucky fish

Answer 4

the only med that work for internal parasite are the ones that the fish consume. medicated food or gel the you mix with your fish food. Check with you local pet store. Do not let them sell you the drops or tablets that go into the water!! THEY DON'T WORK!!!

Answer 5

sterilize your tank and start over.. internal parasites are a pain to get rid of... There might be a deworming med at the petstore... If not, I hear liquid deworming meds for farm animals or pets works too.

you just have to be careful with the dosage... it's something like 5-10ml per gallon.

Answer 6

Internal parasites are harder to determine what exactly they are. However what kid of fish were they and what kind of tank?
I am not coping out here but there are so many possiablities, here is a web page with parasites and cures. Good luck

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/parasiti.htm

Answer 7

You can add some tablets to the water to remove the parasites. I forgot the name of them though.

Answer 8

the only medicine that really works is CLOUT, if your petshop doesn't have it ask them to order it for you, it's worth it! or go to That Fish Place web site and order it