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Thank you very much for that information.

Dawn Michele thanks so much! Appreciate the support!

Gummy Aquatics haha, yeah man, definitely the worst

Braveheart reefer 525 thanks my man!

@@CichlidBros Hi there. I have a young oscar cichlid he has been having white traily faeces (like the thumbnail pic) for a few weeks now. He is otherwise seemingly ok, very lively, always eats, front and centre of the aquarium etc. I have previously treated for anti internal bacteria (which i believe was the wrong medication now. I have 3 other fish in the aquarium and they are all pooping normally. Do you think my oscar could have worms, and if so wouldn't my other fish be showing the same symptoms?

Golden Fish Tank thank you! If you have a microscope, you’re definitely ahead of the game. That’s the ideal situation!

Aquatics Planet thanks! It’s definitely tricky if you don’t live in the U.S... Hope your fish stay healthy so you don’t have to worry about it!

David's Fish Tanks that’s a tricky one that I wasn’t considering! If you’re outside of the U.S., your best option might be seeing a vet and getting a prescription

bipolar aquatics thank you, appreciate it!

Ash's Cichlids thank you!!

Rounded Rob thanks man!

BeCCa _Where2GoNext? Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it!

Glad it was helpful!

Steph Velekei no problem. Thanks for watching!

Glad it was helpful!

Edgar Rivera thanks man!

Good to hear they’re doing well! I would maybe hold on the next treatment unless you see signs of the illness lingering

Jorge Mendez Tol2 thank you!!

ABSOLUTELY.... it was a concern for me as well .... I’ve found this dosage is at the higher limits Cichlid brothers say that so you really need to use your discretion many say you can cut this dose in half and get good results... it really depends on severity and fish 🐠 type

Thanks for the comment! Levamisole is very potent, so I think erring on the lower side is a good idea. We followed a few people’s instructions online with the 5 gram/100 gallon dosage and have seen great success and no deaths in our experience. It’s a really tough infection to kill off completely, so it’s up to ones own discretion, depending on the severity of the infection

@@CichlidBros That's good to know you've had success with this medication. Do you know if Levamisole is safe for snails and shrimp?

Thuddy Waters I did have a nerite snail live through the treatment. I haven’t tried it on shrimp, but I’d guess it would be much harder on them than fish

FYI, here's an update. I completed the second water change after 3 days, and thankfully the entire tank is back to normal! The fish are energetic, eating, quarrelling with each again; oh and the 2 sick fish appear to be healed! It was touch and go for awhile, but sticking to "the plan" really paid off. Thanks again for a GREAT fish saving video!

Awesome! Glad it was helpful and worked out for you!

Mine are doing the same thing just now

Do a 100% water change if u can or remove as much as u can but if they are healthy and u give them the right stuff they should be able to live and increase the water temp if u can it’ll help them fight off infections as well

@@marioortiz7264 Yeah it turns out it's just crappy guppies from the regular stores. I recently got some healthy guppies from a friend. Someone who had a known established tank with guppies he got from a reputable store not the typical box stores. He actually gave me 43 guppies went against all the rules. My tank was established for like 2 weeks I told him they're probably going to die because I don't have enough beneficial bacteria. He said no big deal just test it out.. I told him I only needed about 10 guppies or just a few he said no take them they keep breeding.. So I just put all 43 in a 15 gallon tank. I just put an extra filter on the back put in some plants... And none of them have died never had one issue.. It had to have been those crappy guppies from the big box stores.. I've had these guppies now for about 3 months no issues whatsoever

@@muzikmon2267 no not necessarily bro big box stores and local fish stores get their fish from the same places but I think it was possibly the conditions they were in.

@@marioortiz7264 No definitely not other people have the same problem as me with those guppies from Petco and PetSmart the police that I got the guppies that lived was from a special store that got them from a different place all together trust me.. The pet store even admitted it they were having problems.. This videos out there even describing never by certain fish especially guppies from Big Box pet stores. ;) I even spoke with the girl who gets the guppies and showed me how they come in from Florida in their own poo and pee for a 4 days in their own ammonia and garbage and half of them come in diseased already with issues it's disgusting. The guy I got my guppies from have been breeding them for a couple of years so I know they've been taken care of and they've been very good with no problems. Trust me already done tons of research after the disaster I had but thanks a lot for your input..

Glad it was helpful! I have added salt during treatments, and think it is probably a good thing to do. For food, I would either not feed, or only do a small amount like you mentioned. Especially if the fish arent eating and the food may just be added waste

@@CichlidBros What dosage would you recommend? Would 4 tablespoons of Epsom salt per 10 gallons work? Thanks in advance.

Joe Munoz haha I think you meant “does” not dies? But thanks man!

@@CichlidBros Dang ,smart phones not so smart . I did meant (does )

It didn’t kill my plants, although I only had a few anubias. Not sure how it would work in a fully planted tank

For the first water change, I would just do your normal amount. For me it, it was about 30% to start

@@CichlidBros Thank you

In my opinion, no

I've actually read articles and watched videos saying general cure works great to combat worms, all but round worms.

Judy Gennarelli that’s a great question. I think since you did the first dose on the smaller end, and did the water change, that you should be okay to add slightly more. I would maybe do a third or half what the actual dose should’ve been, just to be safe. Just keep a close eye on him after that and do a water change if he’s really irritated by the meds

I have a flowerhorn that has not been eating much and has long stingy white poop. I ordered lavamisole but I’m waitin for it to be delivered. Did you ever figure out what was going on?

Yep that’s what I would recommend

@@CichlidBros thanks so much!

Hi, I believe my angels have been having normal stool. They are eating well. But, I believe that the female has a bacteria infection. She's got one area under ventrals that are red and her side of body has a diffenit hole which appears to be deep. Seacum recommended Paraguard? What do you think? Is it still internal or external? Or bacterial? Thanks!!

I use the python water change system, which removes the need for buckets. Highly recommend one!

@@CichlidBros ty ill look into this

Sorry about that, it looks like Amazon sold out! The next best medicine I found is Fritz Paracleanse. This stuff actually seems to irritate the fish less and is equally as effective. Here's a link to it! - bit.ly/3gTdfBd

I would say it’s likely too strong for fry. It’s very potent so I would maybe look for something else

@@CichlidBros thanks for responding so fast. I think I’m going to use metroplex with some focus and garlic guard. I don’t get it. I QT the parents for 6 wks before I put them in the same tank. I saw no white poop from either of them. But the fry aren’t growing and now the white poop screams internal parasites.

I would maybe look into sunken belly and the meds for that disease. This one is pretty targeted at worms specifically

Ok thanks for the reply I will

If they have all the other symptoms mentioned in the video, I’d consider treating for internal parasites and to treat the entire tank

Definitely not.

Not that I experienced

Hi there. I fed very lightly and skipped a few days as well. Just didn’t want uneaten food building up in the tank

@@CichlidBros Will it not weaken the fish more? Wud that be ok?

I’m not using Expel P in this video…

@@CichlidBros yes but thats lev meds but maybe other additives. So 10 gallons would be 100mg of powder?

@scottrobert2724 they are completely different potencies, so I would follow instructions in this video for levamisole, and different dosing for Expel P based on that packaging

yes i get it. comes out to about 500mg per 10 gallons going by your 4 grams for 75 gallon tank. Others said 100 grams per 10 gallons. ugh im lost lol

Amazon (link in description)

Bronze Seeker hey there. I had a similar experience with my mbuna awhile back, and Metro did the trick. If it doesn’t help after a bit longer, or you see the clear/white poop at all, I’d consider switching over the levamisole

Cichlid Bros hey thanks for the reply! I’ll definitely give this a shot and see how it works some one was telling me to use Red Sea coral pro at half it’s dosage and it should do The trick I’ll give it and a shot and see but I’ll consider using levamisole

@@bronzeseeker4813 update plz

That best way to know for sure is to use a microscope on the feces. Most people won’t have that, so the stringy clear poop along with not eating and lethargic attitude are the best surface level signs of this disease

@@CichlidBros What kind of microscope would you recommend? @muzkimon2267 that, and fish not acting as it normally would and hiding is a giveaway. My fish refuses to eat and has these symptoms.

You are right thought, you can use paraguard, try aquarium salt, and do a combination of methods (AQ salt in main tank, dips) (paraguard dips) for treatment depending on severity. Plus, fish not eating and having white stringy poop could be due to numerous reasons. mostly, due to water or poor diet and or stress.

If it continues for a few more days, I might consider treating him. But if he keeps eating aggressively and acting normal, you could hold off and monitor

@@CichlidBros i took the thing out and watched another video to put it in still lwater and see if it moves then it’s a parasite and it was moving so idk what to do now

@@dpellz7914 treat him with medicine

@@granteshbaugh8642 he’s actually been really active, i saw no changes i think he ok. i found out that since the size of the tape worm i’m guessing he had it before i put him in my tank, since no way it could of gotten that big in the 3-4 month span of it in my tank

Glad your fish are better!

The detailed steps are shown towards the end of the video and in the description. If you do a second cycle of medication, I would do weekly water changes as you normally would and feed very lightly

@@CichlidBros yes but you keep saying in the first water change ( water change ) and you don't specify what percentage for the first water change?

@@CichlidBros Can I ask you another question? all of my guppies have died I think they had this disease so there's nothing in my fish tank. Do I need to treat everything in there anyways I do have one snail that's alive.. Should I just do this process with the snail inside I'm nervous that the disease is in the gravel too that caused the worms in their stomachs. In other words now that I don't have any fish alive is there an easier procedure

Levamisole is very potent. You only need a few grams for a large tank. Below is the source I used back at the time of the video. I’ve never had issues with this recommended dosage or water change schedule... www.inkmkr.com/Fish/CamallanusTreatment/TreatmentProcedure.html

Yea so We thing he will have to go to the vet... 🥺 We may have to say good bye forever 🥺