Awhile back I bought some used tanks and with them were a lot of 'supplies'. There was a bottle of Anti-Parasite medicated fish food by Jungle. The copyright date is 2004. I can't find any other numbers or stamps to indicate a 'use by' time.
The only reason I inquiring about it is because I have a couple of female guppies that are flashing. They have been in the same tank for over a month with 2 other female guppies. All 4 have given birth at least twice, maybe more, I've never been able to observe it unfortunately. But every few days I see at least a couple of newborns. There are no external signs on the 2 that are flashing a lot. No inflamed gills, no injuries or 'spots'. They eat vigorously like the others. I noticed them flashing about a week ago.
I have 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite. Nitrate varies between 20-50 at the highest. I've done multiple water changes this week but they still are scratching. I lost one female about a week ago to dropsy. Other than that, the water is clear. Ramshorn and mystery snails are growing amazingly fast. Guppy babies are growing fast. I know it would be hard to tell but I can't find evidence of a single baby dying (other than probably getting ate, but for the most part the 4 females leave the newborns alone).
So as a precaution I was wondering if it would be OK to try some of this medicated food? I know it's cheap enough to buy fresh, but I buy all my supplies online and it will be a week before it could get here.
Thoughts?
The only reason I inquiring about it is because I have a couple of female guppies that are flashing. They have been in the same tank for over a month with 2 other female guppies. All 4 have given birth at least twice, maybe more, I've never been able to observe it unfortunately. But every few days I see at least a couple of newborns. There are no external signs on the 2 that are flashing a lot. No inflamed gills, no injuries or 'spots'. They eat vigorously like the others. I noticed them flashing about a week ago.
I have 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite. Nitrate varies between 20-50 at the highest. I've done multiple water changes this week but they still are scratching. I lost one female about a week ago to dropsy. Other than that, the water is clear. Ramshorn and mystery snails are growing amazingly fast. Guppy babies are growing fast. I know it would be hard to tell but I can't find evidence of a single baby dying (other than probably getting ate, but for the most part the 4 females leave the newborns alone).
So as a precaution I was wondering if it would be OK to try some of this medicated food? I know it's cheap enough to buy fresh, but I buy all my supplies online and it will be a week before it could get here.
Thoughts?