I've been medicating two new guppies for gill flukes for about two weeks, and it seems to be working. I added 2 tsp salt to my 10 gallon tank and a normal dose of Coppersafe.
Over the time of treatment, though, they've both developed failing swim bladders. One spends all her time on the bottom, and the other swims at an upward angle to stay afloat.
The one that's worse off developed stringy poo over the past few days. She's also looked heavily pregnant for two weeks, which seems too long. The other one doesn't look pregnant at all. A lone fry did appear a week ago and seems totally healthy, but I'm wondering who the mother would be, as one guppy never looked pregnant, and the other is still a balloon.
I'm hoping someone can say whether this seems like tapeworms, bacteria and/or a retained pregnancy.
Over the time of treatment, though, they've both developed failing swim bladders. One spends all her time on the bottom, and the other swims at an upward angle to stay afloat.
The one that's worse off developed stringy poo over the past few days. She's also looked heavily pregnant for two weeks, which seems too long. The other one doesn't look pregnant at all. A lone fry did appear a week ago and seems totally healthy, but I'm wondering who the mother would be, as one guppy never looked pregnant, and the other is still a balloon.
I'm hoping someone can say whether this seems like tapeworms, bacteria and/or a retained pregnancy.