At least one of my fish has a tapeworm (white, flat, segmented poo.) I've heard that the Jungle dissolving tabs don't work, and that the praziquantel water treatments don't either. So I bought the medicated fish food, but they refuse to eat it, even when crushed and they *are* hungry. What should I do?
2007-03-20 02:32:24 · 5 answers · asked by dpferguson29 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Kanamycin and Levamisole are two active ingredients to look for. There is also a name brand Fenbend is supposed to be effective. PraziPro from Hikari contains praziquantel which is a good worm medication.
You can create your own medicated food by soaking freeze dried foods in a dilution of the medication in question to see if the fish will eat that. If your not sure how to manage that you may want to consult a vet for assistance. I would however continue trying to feed them the medicated food, maybe mixed with your normal flake at first? Worth a shot.
Best of luck with it.
MM
2007-03-20 03:06:14 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Medicated nutrients. the drugs desires to get interior the fish. you are able to upload drugs to a nutrients, or purchase nutrients that has drugs in it. Metronidazole is the main standard anti-parasitic presently. you additionally can choose to evaluate including clean garlic on your fish's nutrients. This has been shown in some assessments to assist purge parasites (specially, parasitic worms) from a fish's digestive device.
2016-12-18 18:40:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the website below. The best fish forum I have found. Ask in the Emergency section, posting all information you can (tank size, water parameters, symptoms, etc). You will get great advice.
2007-03-20 03:01:25 · answer #3 · answered by rdd1952 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
theres a company that i beleive is called maradyl they sell OTC treatment for internal parasites. also if you haven't already add about 1 teaspoon per gallon of sea salt. this helps prevent and treat infections the natural way. you also can feed them fresh/thawed frozen peas without the shells. try to avoid frozen food like blood worms for a while until the infection has cleared up.
2007-03-20 02:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by Twilite 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeworm try this hope im right x
2007-03-20 02:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋