Melanie Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 My favourite male guppy is swimming funny. It is almost as though he stands vertically in the tank. For some reason I keep thining parasites because he has that "shimmy" going on. I have him isolated right now. If I were back home, I'd use Marcyn II. Is there an equivalent here? I'm treating with melafix, but the bottle really doesn't say what melafix is supposed to treat other than wounds, so I'm not sure I'm doing the right thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 I had something similar with a lot of my guppies, does it look like the tail and pectoral fins are rotting away? Also does it seem to be getting thinner as in loosing the rounded stomach and almost looks straight across the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Yeah, I know... the fabled "guppy AIDS." I haven't added fish, there's no thinning, and the fins aren't rotting away. I just have a fish that's having trouble swimming. Can anyone answer this for me: What is melafix? Does it treat things like this, or is there a better treatment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Also, this site has more than a few possibilities for what this mysterious "Guppy AIDS" really is, and how to treat it. Unfortunately I don't know if there are NZ equivalents to these treatments or not, because the medications mentioned are available only in the U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Melafix is for bacterial infections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 Okay, so if it gets better, that means it was bacterial... What if it's parasites? Are parasites considered bacterial? Is there another treatment for parasites? The fish is swimming immensely better after his treatment. I'm hoping that means he'll recover; he is one of my most attractive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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