Here are the Amazon Affiliate Links for the medications discussed in the video. Ich-X: amzn.to/3uuJk8h Copper Safe: amzn.to/3wAHaqm Maracyn: n/a Maracyn Two: amzn.to/383mxsF Paracleanse: amzn.to/3IC0y8K Expel P: amzn.to/3DgAKhd Aquarium Salt: amzn.to/3Njew2N Want to learn how to properly quarantine fish? Check out this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S_-8UETrQv8.html Need more information on how to treat ICH? See this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RESZo6URK4o.html This was a great conversation on quarantining fish and fish meds: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pfwUmUpspbM.html Our new shirts can be found at: www.primetimeaquatics.com/merch Join this channel to get access to perks: ru-vid.com/show-UCYVN7EN0ALL6CE4U7NpMUTAjoin For the latest in the fish room check us out on Instagram primetime_aquatics f you want to see all the cool stuff Joanna does with other types of scapes check out her channel! ru-vid.com/show-UCPEZk1MpOTGiBVh6BtWjlRg
As I am a complete newbie to fish keeping hobby so was just wondering how to treat for intestinal parasites etc. for small tropical freshwater fish which are around only 2cm- 4cm being the largest size in my 18.5-20 US Gallon fish tank or 70 litre which I have. As I had my firsh tank/ aquarium set up for over 1 year or around 1.5 years doing fishless cycling method and having growing out some live plants using Fritz Zyme 7 live nitrifying bacteria and for natural ammonia using Fritz zyme fishless fuel. According to my local pet store/ fish store they said my fish tank water was very well cycled and very good consistent water parameters except that my water PH being slightly high at 7.6 and also quite high water hardness but other than that completely good. I have quite a lot of live beginner aquarium plants covering nearly my whole aquarium and the fish I have are 5 small red cherry barbs, 2 bright and wonderful Yellow Honey Gourami and 2 beautiful black/ greyish colour Dwarf Suckermouth Catfish/ Otto which are very much like plecos (Latin name: Otocinclus. sp.) As they only tend to stick to the sides of my glass fish tank or on top of ornaments or my live plants. As for regarding health generally majority of the fish look very nice, vibrant colour and swimming around well however one of the red Cherry barb is looking quite sluggish or at least down at the bottom of the fish tank by himself and not eating much mostly unlike the other community fish or possibly something red sticking out of it's underside belly lile bloat possibly??? I have also one of catfish I noticed strangely just started yesterday white stringy poop coming out as it was swimming around which if correct according to my research/ knowledge is obvious sign of intestinal parasites etc. Other than that all my other fish such as my 2 Yellow Honey Gourami are completely fine and seem to be very healthy and doing very well, looking fine and eating well etc. Any useful information/ tips and advice would be very helpful and greatly appreciated. As obviously unlike in this wonderful RU-vid video I obviously can't treat fish individually by taking them out of the fish tank and lying them flat on a towel etc. as my fish are way too small. Also unfortunately as I don't have enough money I only have 1 fish tank so no other separate fish tank to use as a hospital tank to treat the fish that maybe looking sick in my opinion individually. As recommended by Kaveman Aquatics RU-vid channel I have been using since I bought my fish (not bought all at once obviously) using Seachem stability and Seachem Prime and Seachem Flouish Advance for my live plants. Thank you, Kind regards, Tom from UK.
My tank has had Ich twice. First time had no clue. Lost my 8” BorleyI and was my most favorite fish. Just got new house and tank came with it. Borleyi was first fish I got myself and grew like crazy in 3 months but suddenly he was full of white stuff all over him. Just noticed fish flashing last month or two and this guys video saved me. Got Ich-x after Borleyi died last time. First raised water to 84 gradually and added aquarium salt. Noticed little bit of spots after two days and treated Ich x for 6 days with every other day 30% water change. Month later fish are thriving and none died. These videos are a savior for newbies especially!
Thank you so much Jason for this video! Sometimes it's really confusing on what to treat and what to use! Thank you for always being a source we can trust and sharing your experience and recommendations! I hope y'all have a wonderful and blessed weekend!🙏🌿🐟🌿💝🥰 Oh yes my apologies for not being there Wednesday night our internet has been off and on for the past month hoping to have that sorted out next month 🙏
Excellent information. I had a slight ich problem with new fish and I used the salt and higher temp method that I learned from one of your videos and it was successful. Thank you!
Not all fish stores carry these medications and I learned that at a very bad time. Then some are even harder to find. Lesson learned I am always stocked up for at least 1 full treatment giving me time to have more shipped.
Ive been having the worst luck with fish this year. All my fish just keep dying. Regardless of what treatment approach I take. It not only has been breaking my wallet. But its also breaking my soul. It tears me up watching a living animal suffer and then die. Knowing you've done everything right to the best of your ability, and it just wasnt enough to save them.
Best Hydra medicine- gold fish! My tank of orange cherry shrimp was dying of slowly and I couldn’t figure out why. I had adult shrimp but the shrimplets would appear and then disappear. I had let tank the tank plants really take over so they had lots of coverage and rock piles. The other day I only saw two old shrimp in the tank, I went to town trimming and found hydra. I saw or read that gold fish would ear them and I wouldn’t need to add a heater. So I got two flash and fat head,I forgot how much fun they can be. They will live here for a while and then I will take them back to LFS for rehoming. They are doing a great job in the tank but it’s not big enough for long term.
Just to add onto this, for those with aquariums too small or too warm to put a goldfish in, spixi snails are also known to eat hydra, though they can be a bit tricky to find for sale.
Agree totally with the meds... Maybe not copper safe that's a little extreme imo. I prefer pure forms of the other meds mentioned. It's usually less expensive especially when bought in bulk
Whats up Jason Was wondering if you'll be doing an updated fishroom tour soon love seeing all of the different scapes and species you guys keep! Keep the content coming doing an awesome job !
minus the aquarium salt i dont have any of these because they are not available in the uk so i have a mixture of different medications sold in uk aquarium stores
What is the shelf life on your Must Have meds? I have never kept meds on hand because I haven't *knock on wood* needed any in close to a decade. *This isn't meant to argue against your point. I only worry (for my situation) of spending the $50 on meds and then just letting sit unopened until they expire.
I'm using kordon ich rid for my tank, it's working well so far, the weakened fish did die unfortunately but that was expected but my tank is almost ich free now Only cost me 8 dollars also for a 16 oz so amazing deal
OTC fish meds are no longer available in Canada. Prescription only if you can find a fish vet. I still have some ick-x, Metro, prazipro around, probably expired now
Somebody should do a video about fish meds for people outside US. In EU from antibiotics we can only get nifurpirinol, that's it. If you run into nifurpirinol resistant columnaris, you are screwed. Luckily the strain that i experienced in my tank wasn't too aggressive. The way i saved my fish is by appying malachite green and methylene blue mixture product directly onto their skin with a q-tip. Adding antiseptics to the water wasn't helping.
you should add Valium to the list. Tuesday morning about 12 am we had an f2 tornado pass a few hundred feet away from our house. we took no damage apart from losing several trees , and on of them landed on top of the shed I keep my generator in. the power was out for 65 hours or so . I have battery powered air pumps for every tank , but no way to heat them . so I can report thang my angels , a retail shark , lots of various tetras and Chula loaches all survived water temperature of 57 F. I lost no fish but sweated a lot . this morning a was doing some water changes when I noticed a 40 breeder with 6 inches of dirt and sand and planted like a jungle ...was leaking.......... so VALIUM ! is the medicine I think every fish keeper should keep on hand . sadly I have none and must resort to beer.
Hello Jason, great video. Would you be able to tell me the difference Maracyn and Maracyn 2.And what is your opinion of Prazipro for internal parasites. Thanks
Hi, sorry I’m not Jason obviously but I think I can answer those questions. Maracyn is erythromycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic that treats most gram positive bacterial infections and some gram negative bacterial infections, but it’s mostly gram positive. Maracyn Two is a complete different antibiotic by the name of minocycline. It is a gram negative antibiotic, though a better alternative would be KanaPlex (kanamycin), because minocycline is not as broad spectrum, does not work well in hard water, and is harsher (though it’s still good, especially if kanamycin isn’t cutting it for the gram negative bacterial infection). I’m guessing Jason would say PraziPro is good, but not as good as ParaCleanse, because PraziPro contains only praziquantel while ParaCleanse contains both praziquantel and metronidazole. Just be careful using either of those for parasites. Sometimes it only kills adult parasites but not the eggs so you have to do a second course of it a couple of weeks after you do the first course.
@@davec1294 Sorry I’ve since learned (and experienced personally) that ParaCleanse doesn’t dissolve well in water because the praziquantel in it is not water soluble, so instead I’d just buy Metroplex (metronidazole) and PraziPro (praziquantel) separately, which is what I have now done.
I feel bad about the affiliate links. I wish they made it a code or something instead. I've been watching these videos obsessively for over a month now, constantly making notes on my big whiteboard, which eventually turns into a shopping list. Trying to do everything right as recommended. But by the time I actually make the purchase, it's hard to keep track of which vid to go back to to find the link. Amazon has made a lot of money off of me lately, due only to RU-vid fishkeepers. I'll try to pay better attention to how I fill my cart.
What do you recomend for pop eye. My fish got a swollen eye and is not eating. Im sure he is in pain. I gave him melafix by api but seemed to make him worse
Hey Jason! Great info. What would your approach be for columnaris outbreak? It sadly devastated my community and I only have an empty tank with a few shrimp left. Not sure how to make this tank thrive again. Was debating throwing some maracyn 2 in there and just let the thing be empty for a while. Any advice?
I have use a combination of maracin mixed in the food with seachem focus, and Kanaplex added to the aquarium and was very succesfull against columnaris. You can try seachem polyguard (mainly its a combination of antibiotics) also.
I can’t remember what video it was in but you recommended a good book about fish diseases and I forgot to note it. Can you please remind me what it’s called?
Hi! Never texted in the chat before, love for a reply! But anyways, can you maybe do a video on blood parrot chichlis (sorry if spellings incorrect hard to type on phone) I’m thinking of doing a 75 with one and some Cory’s and angels and a pleco. Would love a video on them!
"Texted in the chat" in a RU-vid reply section? You are hilarious! As for the tank idea, yes that would be very neat BP's are an amazing, personable fish.
I like to use them in combination because the likelihood that the infection is resistant to both meds is reduced compared to a drug resistant microbe being resistant to one of them. Also, we don't often know if the infectious agent is gram positive or negative unless we do a Gram stain, which most people don't have the equipment or reagents to do at home.
@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks Jason! The question popped in my head after seeing the guy who did the aquarium science website recommend Maracyn 2 for Epistylis. What are some common things you would dose Maracyn and Maracyn 2 for🤷🏼♂️
Jason, is it possible for a tank with a gravel substrate to become infected with disease and never be fully eradicated? Should the tank be completely cleared of fish for 6 months or more in order for the disease to be gone? If so, would leaving the bladder snails and plants be acceptable or does all life need to be removed? Thank you sir!
It depends on the parasite or microbe? Fish TB - the tank should be completely cleaned out. Most other fish parasites clear with out fish in the tank over time.
Generally speaking if my water conditions are perfect (bad water conditions can cause kidney issues) I haven’t been able to treat it effectively for the most part.
Malachite is more of a forest green. It looks like it was disodium fluorescein. It starts out like a orange/red, and changes to a bright fluorescent green when diluted.
I'm about to treat some fish with maracyn 2. Do you worry about this med killing off beneficial bacteria? Should i be worried about ammonia or nitrite spikes?
Question, how long does is take meds to degrade in the aquarium? Does biological filtration degrade meds or having waste in the tank degrade meds faster?
Thank you for this video I learned a bit. I have a question actually two.. I have 3 Gold fish I was wanting to add them to a bigger tank and add coupe Blood parrots maybe American C After awhile but I read you cant mix them and Gold fish? Because they are at difft water temps? I have my temp at 80 because few months ago I had ICK in tank i treated them I left temp at 80 they seem fine.. BParrots are for 80 water. My sister inlaw has a 75g tank with couple gold fish couple bloodp ,cichlids sharks & angel fish and they do well.. Can I get away with them together in a big tank gold fish and couple BParrots at least? Another question I had cotton mouth in my betta tank he died not sure how he got it im guessing because i moved him from a 3g to 5g and maybe different water did it? I tried to fix him with what i had here but didn’t work i have a baby algae eater in there and snail I took them out put them back in the 3g to clean tank so how can I clean the tank so it will go away? It has java and money plant and florish clay gravel TIA
I treated my tank with Epson salt,1 tbs per 10 gallons,then mixed blood worms,focus,garlic guard and metroplex...today is day 2 of feeding this once per day...today I noticed my pea puffer rubbing against plants (ich)? Should I go ahead and treat with ich x?
@prime time aquatics i have ich x to treat my tank and it reconmends 30% water change and to clean the filters. every time i do a water change and clean filter i tend to get an ammonia spike. is it okay to now clean filter and just do water change daily. i have no carbon
I have a question Within the last 3 weeks I have lost 3 older fish They got very skinny What are parameters for good It is something I should be worried about
I have a 75 gallon mbuna cichlids tank doing very well fish are all juveniles 1 to 2 inches starting to sex them and trying to get a good female to male ratio
Hey Jason! Great info. What would your approach be for a columnaris outbreak? It sadly devastated my community before I could save them and now I only have an empty tank with just a few shrimp left. Not sure how to make this tank thrive again or be inhabitable? Was debating throwing some maracyn 2 in there and just let the thing run empty for a month. Any advice?
