ducati Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 I have lost my last 3 batches of goldfish fry. They get to about half an inch long and start to go downhill. Their gills look distended. Can any one help out with how to get rid of this and prevent it in the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Improve the water quality and treat it for flukes with Prazi. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducati Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 thanks Ron - managed to get 200ml of Adtape. I see its recommended use on this site is 26ml/100L and dose everyday for 3 days. Can anyone explain what that entails? I also notice they advertise Prazi in the States as a single dose medication - is this different from Adtape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 shouldn't need to dose every day. For me I would dose it and wait for 3 days and do a waterchange (50%). Redose after WC and do a final dose after 1 week (after WC). ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducati Posted March 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 OK I'll give it a try. Ron is there any possibility this could be bacterial gill disease? I know things go wrong but its not knowing what's wrong that I find hard. Its depressing when fry keep dying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted March 26, 2008 Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 Don't know about bacterial gill disease but would be pretty sure that it is gill flukes that is killing your frys. Waterchange is very important if you're feeding heaps. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducati Posted March 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 Ok Ron so I had 2 fry left from about 200 - got some Adtape from vet and put it in with survivors which were going down hill - it worked miraculously. Thanks so much for your help. Is there any possibility I could get my fish to spawn again this season? anything I can do? They are outside - Orandas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted March 27, 2008 Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 You can try to put them in a heated tank. Feed plenty of live food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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