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  1. fishgeek

    Camallanus.

    sorry i go by feel to some degree on these things, as each situation is different when i am doing dips i tend to have 2 small containers one with dip water one with tank water the fish is netted allowed to calm in the tank water whilst still in the net the net is then susended over dip...
  2. fishgeek

    Camallanus.

    blue when i first started visiting internet fish forums the use of the word parasite greatly irritated me it is the simple misuse of a specific word that leads to problems, parasite has a definition, it seems in aquatic circles this definition has been applied to mean anything other than...
  3. fishgeek

    Camallanus.

    blue metronidazol does nothing for worm problems it is an antibiotic with anaerobic and antiprotozoal effects - i assume usage is primarily aimed at treating hex/spironucleus as a protozoan in your case's with the camallanus infection, and the picture looks stereotypical, then levamisol is...
  4. fishgeek

    Camallanus.

    i find the medication works relatively quickly, within the first 24 hrs if you wish to use something purgative, or laxative like, to move along the dead worms then epsom salts would be my first choice be aware that if any carbohydrate or sugar are in the human medication that you may have...
  5. fishgeek

    Camallanus.

    i have used levamisol in aggasizi with no problems i tend to use 2mgs/l any medication for internal usage would be better taken orally the problem is just getting it into a feed formula that will then be eaten i have mixed metronidazol powder with fish oil and coated white worm in this...
  6. fishgeek

    altispinosa

    old fish that started with normal colour has succesfully bred and over last 12 mths been losing colour anyone know if vitiligo occurs in fish? andrew
  7. fishgeek

    Black Spot Disease

    neascus and metacercaria are the terms to search prehaps medications effective against intestinal flukes may help praziquantel though the black spots are due to larval stages erupting from the skin and will not respond directly to prazi searching this forum has a fair amount of...
  8. fishgeek

    to the germans?

    anyone have any personal experience with using flubendazol and probably more importantly anyone have any refrenced literature about this medication in fish thanks andrew
  9. fishgeek

    cacatuoides 'triple red'

    most pigment molecules are pretty much orginated from similar core building blocks by suppling these in the diet you can allow more colour to develop carotene(the green of grass) makes chickens egg yolk more yellow similarly the crustaceans flamingo eat feed on algae and this green leads to...
  10. fishgeek

    Please help id...

    i would guess sodalis for the cory , though as not much fish visible could be well off the mark.. andrew
  11. fishgeek

    Borelli m/f ratio?

    previously my juveniles have predated their smaller siblings and at least reduced there numbers i would remove them andrew
  12. fishgeek

    Brown Algae (Cyanobacteria)

    any algal suggests that you nutrient and light levels are not balanced if you believe you have higher phosphate levels in your water(test it) then i would suggest using fertiliser to increase the other macronutrients to a similar level rather than just diluting everything in the same...
  13. fishgeek

    sick Apisto agassizii

    is that actually raised above the rest of the fish? does her right eye look slightly malpostioned ? in some of the images it looks slightly different to me ie top one rt side 2nd more centrally placed? could there be somethnig that is actually slightly mobile attached to the fish here...
  14. fishgeek

    sick Apisto agassizii

    trauma and infection is she still feeding if so good clean water maybe all that is required to improve if she is not eating i would assume that some oral discomfort with the swollen lip and treat fro secondary infection whether it be bacterial/fungal or both as mike has repeatedly said in...
  15. fishgeek

    Steel Blue Apisto Breeding

    give them more room and they likley will i think i said that before though andrew
  16. fishgeek

    Practical Fishkeeping

    i was subscribed for a year , the magazine aims at covering everything so dont expect much in depth or specialist knowledge i found that within the year i was subscribed i was becoming bored with the content andrew
  17. fishgeek

    Worm?(pic)

    bilateraly symetrical and on multiple individaulas with little variation sounds like anatomy to me more proinent is the problem/question we have then maybe? either thinner skin so can see blood vessel more easily increased size and volume to vessel(engorgement) that makes it more visible...
  18. fishgeek

    Apisto Agassizii, German bred Gold.

    i dont know , i think maybe blue or some of the other SE asia members may have bred them? i think he looks quite nice how do you tell the femlaes from normal aggies?
  19. fishgeek

    Apisto Agassizii, German bred Gold.

    looks like what blue and others had been calling fire red aggie's sort of pale body that seems to intensify the red of the fins andrew
  20. fishgeek

    Steel Blue Apisto Breeding

    water temperature can be increased toward 28 celsius to encourage spawning softer water change may help i would probably want more space than a 10 gallon for the number of fish you have , if this is all the space you have then maybe just choose a pair in here the fish would appreciate...
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