Please note, I don’t need help with treatment, I’m simply making this post because when previously looking for info, I found very little, so I though now that I know more, I would share my findings.
I’ve experienced these small parasites twice now, and I don’t yet have a ID on them (hoping to come back with some photos of them under a microscope soon!) but I have had sucsess treating them.
I’ve had them both on albino corydoras and bettas. Here’s that they look like:
(corys, not my photo but a great example from someone Else)
And here’s my betta
When I had the cory outbreak last year I caught it much later (due to color, and they don’t really clamp fins like bettas do). I had 3/6 make it with treatment of metroplex and kanaplex. The kanaplex was only because the parasites ended up causing fin rot.
With my current outbreak, Sadly it’s also made it’s way into my sorority tank so I have two effected tanks. this time around I’m using metroplex in one tank and something called Paraform-C in the sorority. It’s from a local store and they package it themselves so idk where you could find that but one of its active ingredients is malachite green. It’s for fungal infections and external parasites.
after 18hr both tanks has much less clamping and they were more active. I see fewer parasites on the fish as well. It’s too early to say it’s a success but I do see improvement. I will come back with an update on how the fish do and if I get photos under a microscope.
hopefully this helps someone with some treatment options if they have found this in their tanks.
I’ve experienced these small parasites twice now, and I don’t yet have a ID on them (hoping to come back with some photos of them under a microscope soon!) but I have had sucsess treating them.
I’ve had them both on albino corydoras and bettas. Here’s that they look like:
(corys, not my photo but a great example from someone Else)
And here’s my betta
When I had the cory outbreak last year I caught it much later (due to color, and they don’t really clamp fins like bettas do). I had 3/6 make it with treatment of metroplex and kanaplex. The kanaplex was only because the parasites ended up causing fin rot.
With my current outbreak, Sadly it’s also made it’s way into my sorority tank so I have two effected tanks. this time around I’m using metroplex in one tank and something called Paraform-C in the sorority. It’s from a local store and they package it themselves so idk where you could find that but one of its active ingredients is malachite green. It’s for fungal infections and external parasites.
after 18hr both tanks has much less clamping and they were more active. I see fewer parasites on the fish as well. It’s too early to say it’s a success but I do see improvement. I will come back with an update on how the fish do and if I get photos under a microscope.
hopefully this helps someone with some treatment options if they have found this in their tanks.
