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I'm interested in treating my corys for internal parasites as a preventative measure. One of my corys died after a very lengthy ilness, and I cant rule out an internal parasitic infection(reddness around the belly area an the body) I'd really hate to lose any more of these cuter little guys. What are my safest and mosty efective options for medications?? do jungle labs parasite budies work well??

I'm currently treating the tank with maracyn and melafix to cure a body fungus infection in a wounded otto(he panicked and got himself wedged between two sharp rocks)

Ive read that it can be adviseable to treat new fish for worms as a preventative measure.

it can be adviseable to treat new fish for worms as a preventative measure

I prefer to quarantine a fish to observe its behavior in a seperate tank...watching for symptoms. Especially new fish. If there is suspicion of certain diseases or parasites, treatment can be given ( parasite cures, wide spectrum antibiotics, etc) but in the Quarantine tank, not in the main tank. If you dumped in some medicine every time a fish died and it worried you, you'd end up with a revolt on your hands by the regular tank inhabitants. ( by revolt, I mean they'd start getting stressed/sick/dying )

As a general rule, fish don't particularly enjoy medicine, and sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. I would just keep an eye on the fish you're worried about for now, or quarantine them if it makes you feel better and monitor them that way..but dumping in medicine is usually the last thing to do, when you are sure the fish has a problem and you know what the problem is. There are exceptions, of course.

I would agree it's best to put new fish in a hospital tank and observe them to you no they are well enough to go into the main tank.

The definition would be a "quarantine" tank for new purchases...

The "hospital" tank would be for treating a sick fish.

--garyroland.

Ok gary keep your hat on.

My hat's on, Kitty...

Sometimes I'm just too picky.

--garyroland.

quarantine
SYLLABICATION: quarantine
UNCIATION: AUDIO: kwrn-tn, kwr- KEY
NOUN: 1a. A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country. b. A place for such detention.
2. Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
3. A condition of enforced isolation.
4. A period of 40 days.
TRANSITIVE VERB: Inflected forms: quarantined, quarantining, quarantines
1. To isolate in or as if in quarantine.
2. To isolate politically or economically.
ETYMOLOGY: Italian quarantina, from quaranta (giorni), forty (days), from Latin quadrgint. See kwetwer- in Appendix I.
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hospital
SYLLABICATION: hospital
UNCIATION: AUDIO: hsp-tl, -ptl KEY
NOUN: 1. An institution that provides medical, surgical, or psychiatric care and treatment for the sick or the injured.
2. Chiefly British A charitable institution, such as an orphanage or a home for the elderly.
3. A repair shop for specified items: a doll hospital.
4. Archaic A hospice for travelers or pilgrims.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, hospice, from Old French ospital, from Medieval Latin hospitle, from neuter of Latin hospitlis, of a guest, from hospes, hospit-, guest. See ghos-ti- in Appendix I.


What if your new fish is sick? Does that make it a quarantine tank or a hospital tank, garyroland?

And by the way, jungle labs sells medicated fish food for internal parasites. Saw it at Petsmart yesterday. " Anti-Parasite Medicated Fish Food" - for internal parasites. Supposed to feed it 3 days a week for a month.

If you're really worried about things you can't see nor diagnose really, you could feed that to the fish as a precaution I spose.