Skinny Blue Throat Trigger

[Coralgurl]

Noone is picking on him. I've dosed the tank with Prazipro and keeping an eye on things. Last time I treated it took a couple of dosings to rid them of the worms. Problem I found is the tangs pooped them out, then went behind each other and ate them. I would try to scoop the worms out, but not always successful.

I've been overfeeding just trying to get him to fatten up. Now that I am back at work, its down to 2 - morning and evening. He's right in there for feeding with everyone, chases the food down.

I haven't had a chance to get out to get the additional Brute can or set up the QT tank. As he's eating everything I put in the tank, hopefully with treatment, he'll fatten back up. My sailfin was quite sick as well before and she now looks awesome again!

[Coralgurl]

I've now completed 2 doses of Prazipro in my tank and did not relocate my trigger to a qt. He is already doing much better, is stronger and not getting stuck to the powerheads at feeding time. I "think" he looks to be thickening up a bit, but that will take time I'm sure. He's much more active again so I think he's made a positive turn.

On that note, my yellow tang crapped out a lot of worms too last night. As he's doing this, he turns and eats them.....freakin gross!! How am I supposed to rid the tank of these things if the fish just gobble them up again???? I thought he had a nice fat belly, but after that poop (it was a big one), his stomach area almost looked "pinched".

I'm going to complete a third treatment next week.

[johnnyriker22]

Worms can re-infect very easily especially if there eating their own waste. Try to treat every day for 4-5 consecutive days if possible. Feeding twice a day will make this difficult. Unless your feeding frys Feeding twice a day will make this less effective unless your treating both feedings.

Johnny

[Coralgurl]

Instructions for Prazipro state every 5-7 days, but not more than every 3-5 days, therefore not a daily treatment - the way I'm reading this anyway. I don't mix with their food, I pour straight into the tank. I've got zero filtration going on right now - makes the skimmer go nuts anyway. I follow this dosing for the next while, but then I wonder if the worms become immune to the treatment.

Its only the tangs that will eat the worms, the other fish may bite, but then spit them out.

On another note and not sure if this is related, but I was watching my blue tang last night and she seemed to be having seizures. She'd shake for 10-15 seconds, then swim like nothing happened, then do it again. It was the oddest thing I've seen...any thoughts?

[johnnyriker22]

The instructions are not the clearest I've seen.

This is what I can make of it. Please make sure of the following:

-There should be no skimmer, filters, or UV sterilizers usage as well as no carbon usage during the treatment (5 days) as it will pull the medication out of the water. I would also take any other media out of the tank (such as purigen) and turn pumps off if present to reactors.
-This is a slower kind of treatment where you leave it in the tank for the week basically
-Change water BEFORE treatment, not after. They have neglected to clarify when the new water should go in. It should go in BEFORE you add the medication as to make sure the dosage is not messed with in your tank.
-This treatment seems to be sensitive to chlorine, chloramine, and ammonia. Make sure to use a water conditioner in your tank to pull these things out. They probably affect the medication.

Wish you and your friend all the best.

Johnny

[Coralgurl]

My blue throat trigger died yesterday. I thought he had made a turn for the better, out swimming, eating, but 2 days ago, he stopped coming out to eat. My daughter found him floating around the tank yesterday morning.

All other fish are doing well, but I still can't get rid of the worms. I've treated 4 times now with Prazipro, yellow tang still seems full of them. Not sure what to do.

[SoloSK71]

Not sure how good your relationship with your vet is, but if you can get some piperezine, combined with Maracyn 2, or Levamisole if you can get it.

Charles