Gill flukes can look similar to ammonia gill burns (which is what I think your fish have). Still, continue with the WCs & paraguard. You're doing all that you can. Keep it up!! If you can change out more than 10% water, do it!! Even if only "sometimes", it will help!
Restocking 40 gallon after mass die off
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I would also think that, but ammonia is always zero when i test for it. That why i thought flukes might be more likely. My one platy that i posted the pic of also had those red lines on the body which look like body flukes too.
I can take my water to my lfs to test but it probably won't be a good indicator as to whether it was ammonia that was the issue by this point.
Although looking into it, it does look like those two conditions have the same symptoms....I hope my test kit isn't going bad or inaccurate or anything.
You may not still have ammonia anymore, but may still see the effects of a high level. It doesn't just go away with 0 ammonia, the burn & red gills may remain. Whatever, keep up the water changes & paraguard.
Yeah i figured. Are Water changes and the continued paraguard dosing all i can really do right now? How do you really effectively treat ammonia poisoning otherwise?
Alright, i'll keep doing what i'm doing and update on their progress in a little while.
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