> I'd also look into what system stress had compromised formerly "stable"
fish
> to take a beating from a recently introduced external parasite they would
> normally slime right off. While I'm beginning to change my view on
> gastrointestinal parasites and what role they play in fish health...
> External parasites on everybody has always proven there's a system problem
> which I've found is best solved by correction. Might want to check into
> that too. pH? Nitrate? Stray Volts? Low Dissolved O2/High organic
content?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "unclescott" <unclescott_at_prodigy.net>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 9:01 PM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- parasite removal
>
>
> > While those anthelmintics mentioned are intended to get rid of internal
> and
> > external worms, the Flubendazole seems to also do a number on external
> > parasites. It left the plants alone.
> >
> > However after a week some of the snails were ailing. Like all
medications,
> > it should be changed out.
> >
> > Of course you were using salt. You might just try steping it up to
marine
> > levels first. :)
> >
> > (of course the salt baths are done fairly quickly. When the fish shows
> some
> > stress, they were removed to new, seasoned, fresh water. The plan was
that
> > the sudden osmotic pressure change in the water would do in the smaller
> > massing parasites first.)
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > > >Hi, all. I brought some bait shop mummichog into my 65 gallon tank,
> and
> > > >apparently they have some kind of parasites. A few days after I
> brought
> > > >them in, the whole tank broke out with a bunch of white spots. Maybe
> > ich,
> > > >I'm not sure. Anyway, I put about three teaspoons of instant ocean
per
> > > >gallon in the tank, and bumped the temperature up to 82 degrees or
so,
> > and
> > > >the white spots disappeared, so I think the salt cleared it up.
> > > >
> > > >The fish are still scratching against the heater, however, so I guess
> > > >there's a second parasite that the salt didn't wipe out. Anybody
know
> of
> > a
> > > >medicine I could feed them or something to wipe out this smaller
> > parasite?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >Bob
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