my aunts fish are dying she thinks they have worms
2007-02-08 07:02:44 · 14 answers · asked by L B 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
It is very possible and actually rather common. Medicated foods can solve the problem. Available at most better pet shops.
2007-02-08 07:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop dropping worms into the tank then then they cant get the worms
2007-02-08 07:11:11 · answer #2 · answered by JULIAN J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your fish cannot get worms but there are worms that can end up in the bottom of your tank i use to work in a petstore and we were trying to make things to beable to get these worms out of the bottom of tanks if it looks like they are in your tank clean out your whole tank and boil all rocks
2007-02-11 08:05:55 · answer #3 · answered by acstevey1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
positioned them out of their misery? How about purely treating them? between the least invasive techniques is with using potassium permanganate (7.5mg per gallon), regardless of the reality that they are many times manually bumped off besides (you ought to nonetheless cope with the water to kill any eggs or nauplii). Potassium permanganate will also help in scuffling with secondary infections of the wound left via the worms. Diflubenzuron is likewise useful, yet should be harder to arise with.
2016-12-03 22:01:48 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, but look at other factors too. Is she overstocked? Does she cycle the tank or test the water? Is the ph stable without large shifts? I'll bet the deaths have nothing to do with internal parasites.
2007-02-08 07:48:08 · answer #5 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before your question can be adequately answered, you need to list the symptoms. Intestinal worm infestation is possible, but I think other possible causes need to be examined.
2007-02-09 02:40:16 · answer #6 · answered by ispooky2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she thinks they have worms because they have threadlike feaces hanging from them,its due to having no live food.
Get them some Daphnia from an aquarium shop.
2007-02-08 07:11:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah your fish could get worms but it is nothing really really big to worry about!.
Good Luck!
2007-02-10 03:03:31 · answer #8 · answered by $..●»ємιℓу«●..$ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All animals have "worm" parasites available so it is possible.
2007-02-08 07:07:21 · answer #9 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they can get worms. there are lost of worms they can get both internal and external. you can get meds for both.
2007-02-08 07:06:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋