What is the best way to treat internal parasites? Especially in the stomach of the betta. I've heard that feeding bettas bloodworms causes this because it...
It usually depends on the source of the bloodworms. If you know your source, you reduce the chances of getting contaminated food. However, a healthy betta...
Hex-A-Mit from aquatronic is very good to kill internal parasite. To clean bloodworm you can put them under running water in a wide container to separate the...
That's thing you said about parasites is true... however in most cases at least in fish, the internal parasites are more of the bacteria group rather than ...
Parasite in fish is not a bacteria group, they are two separate groups (veterinarian can name them) and the treatments are different, for bacteria anti-biotic...
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I am not sure if this natural secretion of stress coating from fish has anythign to do with the reserach done by the Seachem lab. Their product called "Seachem...
I seemed to recall that there was a thread that mentioned about japanese fish keepers created man made mud to condition koi before competition. I am just...
I have to keep my fish in air conditioning and I think it hurts their immunity. Anyway, I've got the ick, I think. Two fish have a white color in their...
They have a high stake arena in my area and they claim to spend $400 on their fish. Is that possible? If it is, I assume that they get them through a...
It seem I was the one who posted that. The "mud" Japanese made for koi there are some different bands, basicly they made by fine grill white clay that they use...
Ron, I am not sure gravel would help. Raise the temperature and use Melafix would help. Also don't let the water to be too cold or the water temperature to...
Thanks magicplakat. This is very informative. There is a product I found yesterday called "Micracle Mud". Not sure how good this mud is but anyway I am just...
Ich is Parasite, just like a dog get flea, scratch wont do, salt or any ich medicine like Arisol, ich rid ...will do. Use a small foam cup, put a solution of 1...
What magicplakat has said is already quite good for treatment. I'd just add basic ich lifecycle so that the behavior of the causal organism would be known: ...
Excellent explanation Davian. I have been battling velvet for the past few weeks. At times, my bettas seemed to recover only to be attacked again. Learned my...
The causal organism of ich and velvet have a similar lifecycle but are not one and the same. I have read somewhere that salt alone is not enough against ...
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Hello enthusiasts! I have about 30 short tail bettas, and they're probably about 4 months old. How do you tell the male from the females? They all look the...
What color are they predominantly? If their dark colored fighter types, then it would be quite easy. The white spot/egg spot/ovipositor is a very good ...
Just wondering, is dropsy very common symptom in your bettas? One of my plakats is having dropsy, I think. He is bloated for the past few days. According to...
the term dropsy described fish with bloated body, scales sticking out. It is thought that some type of Gram negative bacteria is the cause. Howerver, from what...
The best remedy for ich that I know is Maracide. But make sure that you buy the small bottle. The big pint size Maracide is made of malachite green, not the...
Thanks dthong. Today, looking at my bloated plakat, I think it is bigger than yesterday. Judging by the size of his stomach, I suspected that it will burst...
... yah, i had to deal with dropsy a while back too, not fun at all. dthong gives good advice, for a bit more on the subject you can look here too but there...
What's the active ingredient of the small bottle of Maracide? By all accounts I have read, malachite green is an integral part of maracid but then again it...
I have a curious question of which I hope someone out there could offer similar experience tips. I have been thinking of using the fiberglass screening for...
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