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Best I can figure a nasty internal parasite came in the house a while back with some Ps. nicolsi.
I treated them multiple times with Metro and Praziquantel - added to food and in the water ended up with a single male who never quite filled out had a very hard time keeping on weight but grew and was spunky, but he was never 'right' if you know what I mean :-?.
Well months later I put him in with my thriving Hap. "Ruby' Greens and well - massive death ensued.
Lesson learned
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Lack of appetite, white poo, death, rinse and repeat. Typhiod Larry died in the carnage. Tried metro and Praziquantel again - to no avail.
Anyway, the tank is empty on the back deck getting a new 'sand' texture background and I want to make sure whatever it was doesn't survive the re-setup.
I've read bleach - 1 to 20 or so and just run the filter with the tank full over-night.
Wouldn't ammonia at a very high level do the same thing? Bonus you wouldn't have to worry about dechlorinating anything.
Oh, and if anyone has any treatment ideas I would love to hear, if it ever happens again where I get fish that just can't put on weight even though they eat.
Do you keep feeding them medicated food for longer than prescribed?
Thanks.
I treated them multiple times with Metro and Praziquantel - added to food and in the water ended up with a single male who never quite filled out had a very hard time keeping on weight but grew and was spunky, but he was never 'right' if you know what I mean :-?.
Well months later I put him in with my thriving Hap. "Ruby' Greens and well - massive death ensued.
Lesson learned

Lack of appetite, white poo, death, rinse and repeat. Typhiod Larry died in the carnage. Tried metro and Praziquantel again - to no avail.
Anyway, the tank is empty on the back deck getting a new 'sand' texture background and I want to make sure whatever it was doesn't survive the re-setup.
I've read bleach - 1 to 20 or so and just run the filter with the tank full over-night.
Wouldn't ammonia at a very high level do the same thing? Bonus you wouldn't have to worry about dechlorinating anything.
Oh, and if anyone has any treatment ideas I would love to hear, if it ever happens again where I get fish that just can't put on weight even though they eat.
Do you keep feeding them medicated food for longer than prescribed?
Thanks.