Gill flukes advice

Discussion in 'Diseases' started by George9, Jun 6, 2013.

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  1. George9

    George9 Bristle Worm

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    I let me auriga butterfly slip through qt without seeing any gill fluke symptoms. Well now I'm pretty sure he has them. His gills open farther than normal, but the last 2 days I noticed he started scratching his head, he's never done this before, only twitch. I'm on day 4 of prazipro and I figured he wouldn't be scratching by now, but does this mean the meds are not working, or should I just keep on going? I overdosed prazi too (on purpose, I read of people doing it with no problem). Not sure what to do. I do have paraguard I could try, But I'm super hesitant to dose that in a display. Any advice is appreciated!
     
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  3. Renee@LionfishLair

    Renee@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    Can you post a picture of the fish? Finish the whole regime unless he starts to really go downhill. If gills flukes are dying, that's probably not a favorable sensation.
     
  4. George9

    George9 Bristle Worm

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    He's far from going downhill, he actually looks pretty good. Swimming okay, eating well and only scratches a once or twice a day maybe. He does have a secondary wound on his dorsal fin from the flukes I think though. That's not getting any better or worse.

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  5. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    To me, the fish looks good but I'm not real familiar with this particular type of butterfly. I would just dose what you're supposed to.
     
  6. George9

    George9 Bristle Worm

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    Thanks! I guess I will just continue with treatment!