Gravel likely doesn’t need quite so much rinsing or stirring while soaking before re-using. I would then soak it with dechlorinator for a full day, stirring every couple hours through the day just to be certain if you’re using sand. You can disinfect it with bleach water, then rinse it like mad about 10 times more than you think you need. What filtration do you have? Have you removed the substrate to help clear any remaining parasites? I don’t always recommend that, but with 2 different types of worms ID’d, I would remove all substrate. I can see you have some air bubbling, that’s great. Do you only have goldfish? Do you have live plants? Goldfish can handle those salt levels but other species of fish and most live plants may not. You might be panicking about parasites needlessly.Īnchor worms can be cured with salt alone for 30 days but the usual recommendation is to push to 1 level tablespoon per gallon for anchorworms. But anchor worms are usually on the skin or can be on the gills (often you’ll see them on the gill margins). Certainly if you were seeing white worms coming out of the mouth and red worms coming out of the vent, those undoubtedly need treated. But worms will look like they have “parts” inside them (their organs) and nothing you posted looks like that as far as I can tell. I know it’s very hard to get good photos or videos of things under the microscope (it’s truly an art form in itself). It’s much more difficult to tell with photos than videos, especially if the photos are blurry. I can’t see anything that is convincing me they are actually parasites. I will update with water parameters and pics.Įdited Augby the worms you’re seeing moving under the microscope? Most of what I’m seeing in your pics looks like fibers and insect parts. (I got a betta last fall, didn't quarantine and i'm sure transferred the worms) Maybe I stirred around all the worms in the sand. He is active and eating and hasn't been surface breathing until right now as I type this. Yesterday was the 5th treatment of general cure (I didn't know about the anchor worms) I've tried paraguard, general cure, fritz expel P, (xtra O2), 2 epsom salt baths, and the salt in his tank is 1 tbslp per 2 gallons Advised to get Fritz expel p and did several treatments a couple months ago. I saw white worms out his mouth one night. His surface breathing symptom started a couple months ago. I've removed the substrate/sand because I cannot believe how many were there. Should I use the trio and something for the anchor worms? I only have access to Microbe-life lice and anchor worm treatment. I've done 5 treatments of general cure for the last month or so. Using my microscope I found a million anchor worms two days ago. I'm getting panicked and need some advice. Red worms (cam), white tape worm, and ANCHOR WORMS. I've asked some questions earlier and I've still not combated these worms. I really, really need some advice and help, please.
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