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Tue Jun 02, 2009, 07:33 AM
#1
San Merah Discus
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Tue Jun 02, 2009, 09:30 AM
#2
definately an internal paracite, metro would be my drug of choice, i think its time for a trip to vet, a quick look under a microscope will tell you exactly whats causing that poo, I've never seen anything like it before.
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Wed Jun 03, 2009, 03:24 AM
#3
San Merah Discus
Hi Jothy, thanks for reply.
Already on Day 8 now of metro. Overnight, the sample sort of evaporated - so there's nothing to scope ATM. Hope there's no fresh stuff in the tank when I get home.
I've never seen anything like it before either. I wonder if it is poop or stomach lining?
When you say it's time for a trip to the vet, what do you think I should do. I get my metro by visiting Mike's surgery out Campbelltown way. Were you meaning that I should take a sample there to be scoped?
I have bought myself a scope, but confess I am intimidated by it & haven't been able to bring myself to use it.
Previously known as "Tankwatcher"
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Wed Jun 03, 2009, 04:08 AM
#4
I'd take a poo sample to the vet, if you have a scope at home, just draw me an image of what it looks like and i can have a go through my text books of trying to Id it for you. but A vet would be better.
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Thu Jun 04, 2009, 11:45 AM
#5
San Merah Discus
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Thu Jun 04, 2009, 12:11 PM
#6
Red base to the fins shouts bacterial infection to me, a good AB should work
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Thu Jun 04, 2009, 12:23 PM
#7
San Merah Discus
What would be a good AB? I have Tetracycline. Also have Trichlorfon & FM&G.
Or do I need to visit my friendly vet? What about Kanamycin - is it better? I think I need a script for that.
I guess I need to finish off the metro first? Just about to put in the 1st dose of Day 10. In another thread a few months back, I read where your good friend Paul said his vet said for metro dose for minimum of 10-14 days. Should I go all the way to Day 14, or give up at Day 10?
How many days break should there be in between swapping from metro to some sort of AB?
Previously known as "Tankwatcher"
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Thu Jun 04, 2009, 01:36 PM
#8
10 days should be fine, there are a few good meds out proably the best is gentamyacin (sp?) travels across the gills very well, if your seing your vet ask for a script, other than that erethromyacin targets gram negatives which should leave your filter ok, most of the other broad spectrum meds kill all bacteria.
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Thu Jun 04, 2009, 09:01 PM
#9
San Merah Discus
Hi Jothy, are say that both gentamyacin & erethromyacin will leave my bacteria ok, or is it just the erethromyacin that is ok for bacteria?
Do you know what the dose rate is? It would help if i can let him know what the right dose rate would be?
Previously known as "Tankwatcher"
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Fri Jun 05, 2009, 01:26 AM
#10
gentamicin dose is 7.8mg/L 1 treatment only is needed. it will stay active for a week, this is a problem with discus cause i like to do daily water changes.
erethromyacin dose is 15mg/L repeated daily with a 25-30% water change inbetween (i like this cause it gives me a chance to keep the water quality up), i usually treat for 5 days in opther contires they treat for 10 due to antibiotic resistance, my fish show recovery within 72hours and i figure the extra 2 days is enough to keep down mutants.
when using any drugs like this treat in a hospital tank.
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