How To Treat For Internal Parasites In Your Fish Part 1! Medicate The Food! KGTropicals!

[@killswit68]

finally a video that explains the process, and just how it's done thanks John.

[@KGTropicals]

Thanks, of coarse there will be people that will complain about it being too long but it's the only way I know how to do it:-)

[@pbnathan]

@@KGTropicals I too would like to thank you for posting this video. As the saying goes, the devil is in the details and you covered everything in such great detail. 👌🏼🙏🏼

[@Darkcloud1983]

KGTropicals hey I have a question what do you do if only one fish In Your aquarium that shows some white spots but you only have one tank?

[@AlliKhat718]

@@Darkcloud1983 just treat the tank then it's okay.

[@denisekoenig9479]

How long do u have to leave the carbon out of the filter? Just while you feed them or the entire time they are being medicated?

[@kimsotus]

Thank you for taking us through that entire routine. It helped build more confidence (and knowledge) for doing fish care.

[@redjack56]

I use pellets soaked in Metro and it's been a very effective treatment as long as you catch problems early and your fish are eating. I know Seachem is probably a sponsor but that Metroplex is so expensive compared to pure metro powder, if you have to actually treat a tank the cost can really add up fast. I've also had to treat colonies so rather than just treat the food I needed to take action swiftly and just treat the tank. Thank you for doing these videos, they may save someone some heartache.

[@Luceium01]

How do you treat the tank

[@HalfManHalfCichlid]

As a biologist and 25 years with African cichlids, I am very interested in the results of your experiments. Hexamita as we know is the major contributor towards Malawi bloat. Sometimes the fish bloat, sometimes they become emaciated. In my experience once in shows up, the parasites have already done irreversible damage to the internal organs of the fish. Recovery is infrequent with medications and there is generally lasting fish issues such as emaciation, and general weakness. This is why prevention has to be of upmost importance. For me this means Epsom salts, no krill or bloodworms in the diet, using a metro infused fish food, and mixing vegetable pellets into their diets.

[@elgezouliabdul4973]

Hi There thanks for the information which I agreed with you 100%, I have discus fish and please tell me how or which kind of medecation I can use from time to time to prevent them from internal and external parasites. Here we have a medecation from Sera company called Flagullol also we have a medecation called bactopur. Plus Api general cure is available as well but medicated food there is not available, and when I mix metronidazole with beef heart my fish does not eating it? Please advise Thank you very much

[@preedie]

I don't know if you are reading this @KGTropicals but ur simplistic explaining is whats got me stuck on to your channel. You are amazing at sharing knowledge. God bless u and the missus 🖤

[@oraziosciuto6756]

Great Video John, how long you can leave the Epsom salt in the main tank before water change?

[@tommyknockerparanormalinc]

Thank you so much! I just pulled all my fish out of a pond outside that was too shallow for winter, and they are flashing and sitting on the bottom not swimming so I know they are all full of parasites. Frogs were in the pond. This is sooo helpful!

[@INDIANPETERS]

Nice mam I av same ....in

[@josephzimmerman5925]

Anyone know the answers to these questions How long do you feed the medicated food for? How often do you use the Epsom Salt How much epsom salt per gallon? Has anyone done this with anything other than frozen blood worms?

[@primesspct2]

I did it with frozen brine shrimp and regular fish food flakes... then let them dry out. I also would like to know how long I am to use the food. ( so far ive used it 4 days )I've watched a few of these videos and don't see any follow up success videos.Let me know if you have any success?

[@candle_woodbetta8171]

John, Great job with these videos. I'm not a Technical guy so i respect simple and straight to the point. I've been learning a lot so when it comes time to buy I'm going to you first Keep up the fantastic work Thank you for sharing your knowledge it's appreciated

[@kingmike1580]

Awesome video.. I have a question, how many times a week I feed them using metroplex, Focus, garlic a week and how long??

[@kenhappen2u]

what is the length of time you treat the food and fed to the fish ? was it a one time treatment or did you continue medicate the food for 3-5 days etc ? I've bought the meds and ready to treat ...but not sure how many times / days I should medicate their food

[@paradisefishandpets]

I just read on the garlic guard it says to refrigerate and feed once or twice daily for 1-2 weeks!!

[@peterschulties2226]

Parasites drop eggs as part of their life cycle. Nobody ever addresses this. So pulling 1 sick fish out and treating it may not do any good for the rest of the tank. Plus if their is 1 sick fish how do you know for sure none of the tankmates are infected but not showing signs yet?

[@BUJU2007]

Paraguard is used for about 2 weeks. Which is intended to kill the eggs that have in your aquarium.

[@cricketcricket9749]

I agree, don't you treat the whole tank?

[@shonadew3874]

Does paraguard actually treat internal parasites? I have clown loaches with skinny disease which I think is internal parasites.. ive had so many different things recommended but thought paraguard was for internal?

[@andr3w27]

Shona Dew Paraguard is for ectoparasites (external)

[@rob9754]

He actually said that he used Paraguard on his general tank

[@kerrypitt9789]

Thank you so much for this! I have watched Cory treat all of his incoming fish in quarantine which is what I am going to do. I went and purchased most of the meds I felt I would need, but deworming was iffy, so many different types. I appreciate your direction and information, thanks again!!

[@annemieke8409]

My dwarf gourami died, he had a parasite called Hexamita. My fish actually had a swollen stomach. My Aguaculturist specialises in ornamental fish diseases. He opened up my fish and saw the parasites under a microscope.. I am lucky enough to have a specialist in the field in my neighbourhood..

[@treasuringpricelesstime5962]

Can the other fish get this from an infected fish?

[@joshuamercado4637]

not so lucky enough cus it died

[@allisonbehringer2790]

Great video... maybe my favorite! I've been waiting for someone to do a real step by step series on diagnosing and medicating - two challenging things to do with the gazillion articles out there, not to mention package directions that confuse the hell out of me! Thank you!

[@Bobbystilz43]

Is Garlic Guard safe for Vampire Plecos?

[@genmockify]

Lol

[@yamix7266]

No

[@TunedRAMS]

Chad Davis lmao

[@davec1294]

Only if you use Holy Water!

[@ryanramjattan3026]

Keep the tank away from the sun

[@dinyking5801]

Thanks John on being precise with the treatment.

[@DC-ji5bc]

What is your HONEST opinion on Ron’s medicated fish food? It list a long list of targeted sickness it will treat. Internal and external problems. What’s your view on this?

[@goopman5627]

I just had a very established 76 Gallon chiclid tank literally die off(all 14 fish) within a week and a half's time. Even a very hardy pleco. I have NO idea what happened. This was shortly after a big cleaning. Nothing I haven't done in the past though. Even new fish I introduced after the cleaning died. I tested for ammonia and nitrates, no issues there. PH good too. I used all clean and contaminant free containers and tools to do the cleaning. I am shocked and pissed. Dont know what happened. It all started with one fish with a cloudy eye, then like wild fire fish became chalky ashy in color, lethargic and slapping against the rocks and glass and one by one just died. I treated with salts and meds no help at all. Tank is now running fish less. I am fearful to do anything. I am two seconds from throwing the whole thing in the garbage and starting from scratch. Any thoughts? Any idea how i can thoroughly test the water to see if something is the culprit?

[@kyleharms10]

Just lost a fish to a parasite today. Wish I would have found this vid sooner

[@annr3822]

make sure no scented Epsom salt

[@danj9974]

I ordered 4 Mbuna online and they all came with a sunken belly, white stringy poop, and were acting unhealthy. I used this medicated food method and treated with general cure for 2 weeks and they are about 90% cured, stomachs are filling out and poop is looking normal. I thought for sure they were done for because at first they would just spit it out but slowly they started to actually eat it. Thank you!!

[@albertojara5866]

When you treated your fish with general cure, did you use focus, and treated the tank with epson salt as well, and what was the dosage of each that you used. Been treating my alonocaras with metroplex in their food and still have no positive results. May this will work for me and don’t have to lose any of my fish, thank you for shearing with us.

[@timbrennan6204]

Was there a part 2?

[@rdvd16]

John have you done an update for this video yet how did the fish turn out

[@Methodical2]

I use Melafix to treat isolated fish in a tank and to treat a tank with new fish (use for 3 days). I recently had to treat a couple African Cichilds. The Frontosa was not himself and had cloudy eyes a newer fish had body and fin damage. I removed them and treated a 20 gallon tank with Melafix and they are doing fine now. I've also soaked pellets in Epsom salt every so often to keep them regular.

[@swag31556]

will the fish eat the garlic infused food if they're not eating anything?

[@irfanaziz550]

Can i use pellets instead of bloodworm

[@BenOchart]

This was great John! Looking forward to part 2.

[@KGTropicals]

Thanks Ben!

[@nnahler]

@@KGTropicals Well....its 6 years later...where is part 2?!?!??!

[@jesses503]

Did those fish in the sunken belly video recover with using the metro an focus An garlic guard. Food soak ? I couldn’t find the vid. Thx

[@cichlidmama4191]

You saved my fish! Thank you!

[@dannyhectare4295]

What method did u use?

[@Socalshortybulls]

Do you think it is okay to mix repashy with your ingredients and freeze it first so I can store it for future use? When it is time to medicate the the fishes, I would soak in water for a few minutes to thaw it. Also at this time, can I continue to daily dose with paraguard while treating the fishes with medicated food?

[@magdalenagaton2737]

Thanks John for the superb demonstration watching you from Australia . Very helpful

[@akuzne]

Great video! Thanks for breaking down the steps. Do you run the bloodworms under tap water after thawing ?

[@PokeGuy69473]

Very informative but where is the follow up?

[@robbydimafelix6117]

Hi, where is the part 2 of this video? can't find it. thanks

[@zhekhehozhimomi9677]

Nice job John. Demonstrated nice and clear. I wanted to know if the medicines you mentioned would kill bb if added straight to the main tank.

[@brad823]

Good job on the video! Just one question, for how many days do you feed this?

[@InternalEnergy7]

Brads Tropics I was wondering the same thing

[@sloppyjoe400]

I'll be doing this very soon... seems the last couple fish I picked up weren't the healthiest

[@larrymoyer6178]

Thanks, John for the great video. I am brand new to the hobby and watch your video's all the time.

[@paulmccarthy7467]

very helpful video ,not had much experience with medicating fish The analogy was clear and helped me determent that I definitely have a parasite issue with a few of mine

[@AMonikaD]

I had a great success with Metroplex and my shubunkins and koi. I created a dough from bread and egg and a bit of flour and garlic powder and a dose of the meds. I kneeded it until it became like pizza dough. Then you can make tiny balls and control which fish you throw it too! I believe that can be used for any fish type that is plant based diet. Good luck! (I found that trying to soak pre-formed pellets with that med is not good enough. Fish spit it out and then more of it leaches out into the tank, than gets eaten. I really like my formula)

[@jairocampos2584]

Seen his video like four times and it's always a great video to watch

[@nycbettas5792]

At first i was skeptical to watch a 24 minute video... but it very well done and very detailed

[@amymandeville8342]

I'm glad I found your video. My new rams have worms. This is why I always quarantine my plants, fish and inverts!

[@amymandeville8342]

@Drinking Water yes and I used Epsom salt and API general cure. Neither seemed to bother my corydoras. I made sure to follow the directions on the package, too.

[@Skylrrider]

Just got a wild red eye puffer fish yesterday...and he has a live white worm hanging out of his butt :/ Otherwise he is eating well, curious, good color. I fed him white worms an hour before he pooped the live worm, and they look very similar. Perhaps it's an undigested worm? What medications (if it is an internal parasite) is safe for a puffer? Thanks in advance!

[@JessicaChilll]

Is there a part 2 to this video

[@mikeem21]

Can we please get an updated video I can’t find any of the products you used at any pet store around me, big box and local shops

[@Jo-kh1yo]

White poop can also show itself when you net the tank... Ive never seen it hanging from my fish... but I have found it when I was netting bits of food out of the tank...

[@Deepriver309]

Best video I ever see , talk to the point and very useful , thatswhy I subscribe this channel

[@TeriCunningham-uq4st]

Do not do this, fallow instructions on box! Praziquantel is prescribed to be used full strength not stretched out over 5 to 7 days. Mayo clinic states that if liquid is added to Praziquantel, it is to be used within one hour. You can also overdose your fish if one or more consume too much. Always repeat treatment in 2 weeks. If not improved use Fendbendazole.

[@ScubaSteve4444]

This was an awesome video. Very good stuff.

[@KGTropicals]

Thanks Steve!

[@bpm1289]

Excellent video John. I think that knowing how to treat internal parasites is a must for anyone keeping African cichlids. And treating the food like you demonstrated is way more cost effective than trying to medicate a large tank. Looking forward to part 2 in a few weeks :)

[@jcsanders336]

Very helpful video, thank you for taking the time to make it👍🏾

[@KINGSAME4444]

How often do you treat with the Epsom salt. Once during the quarantine?

[@icebird101]

where is part 2 :(

[@zimrianispresent8123]

Part 2 is is you repeat deworming process until either they die or you die.

[@Roman-fo7to]

I bet the fish died so he didn't do a part 2

[@awesomecreator1]

@@Roman-fo7to i agree

[@zavanbaksh3268]

What happened to part 2

[@thomasdevine203]

How often do I put the Epsom salt in? Just one time per water change?

[@davisraelify]

Awesome John. Thank you so very much for making this video.

[@timfidler3413]

Paraguard will treat for internal parasites? I've used it for ich, but not internal parasites.

[@nameless4189]

So... how many times should this be done? (And for how long)

[@brucepearce2491]

Great video.... Just one thing I wasn't clear on is, how often should the medication be added to the food?

[@mariamrafigh2060]

Same here. I was going to comment on that as well.

[@nameless4189]

Do you know now?

[@fernandoochoa1426]

@@mariamrafigh2060 try medicating the food atleast every 24-30 hours I've been doing that for over 2 weeks now. I have notice them poop alot more worms than usual I hope that's a good thing

[@chriscostello3638]

For how long how many days do you give him the medicine?

[@chriscostello3638]

One of my two goldfish have an anchor worm in it side or something and I just saw it eat what looked like to kind of worm things that were in the bottom of the aquarium that can’t be good right?

[@collietree1945]

Good stuff. I would do the epson salt first. Make them poop. Get them nice and hungry then hit them with the food.

[@juliancooper329]

thank you i learn so much on this video

[@TErickson36]

I have an electric blue jack dempsey that’s been sick for about a week and a half. I started treating the hospital tank the day after I noticed it with prazipro, which was recommended by the local fish store. I wasn’t noticing any results with that so the other day I saw your video and started treating with metroplex, focus, and garlic guard. However he’s not eating. I plan on treating the tank with epsom salt when I get home today. I was wondering if you had any other tips or tricks I could try because I’m starting to worry. Thank you so much.

[@christianlynch3867]

Hi, Is there part two that you mentioned in the video? Cannot seem to find it. I would like to know if this treatment was successful.

[@abfmkarin]

True I bought a betta make ones which looked seriously malnourished.I fed him 3 times a day for about 3 weeks with my hand before he looked a decent shape.

[@augustvukosovich4683]

Always have all of these on hand. They work wonders!

[@aubreyhaddow3670]

I could not for the life of me find any definitive answers on google for what medicines to use. Thank you!

[@tybuddy7110]

Did the fish ever get better?

[@tamershawky2506]

Thank you for advice Can you please show me part 2 ? I checked videos but I couldn't found it . I just wanna follow the treatment . Thank you

[@TheCharismahall]

Thank you for this awesome info!!!!

[@kevinweber8859]

I hate parasites in my fish. This explains much!

[@petercole1490]

Can;t find API General Cure anywhere or online other than some folks on EBAY charging 2x retail or more.

[@kimstout2574]

How often can you use general cure and can you use ich and fungal meds along with it?

[@ewe392]

SUCH GOOD INFO

[@am.chacon]

I have several 10 gallon planted tanks. Can the products you talked about (including epson salt), be used without affecting my live plants?

[@loubertazonhellojohnweneed654]

Thanks John this video gives me the courage to treat my 120. Seems fish all have internal parasites they came from my 220.I am going to make your food also. If this works I'm going to treat all my tanks and get rid of this nasty Parisite forever. Great video learned a lot I did not know. Thanks! 🐟🐟🐟

[@KGTropicals]

Thanks! I'm glad I could help!

[@craftybarncat]

Does it have to specifically be Epsom salt or will aquarium salt work?

[@juliorivera870]

If a fish have POPEYE some people feed them spinach, if the water have too much chlorine some people add baking soda, vinegar, salt, green tea, raised the temperature , by this time I will get my cup ready , deep my cup in the fishtank and join the the guppies for a spot of tea..

[@WarRags]

Did you ever make the follow up video? I don't see it. Did it cure your fish?

[@Jo-kh1yo]

There was a lot of blood in the blood worm mix. Did you net the blood worm first to avoid adding all that blood to the tank, causing potential ammonia spikes? Your fish may be hanging out by the filter because he is oxygen depleted?

[@maureenwiens2831]

Any advice for people in Canada that can’t get these meds?

[@Garudao0o]

I use Paraguard, Methylene blue/Malachite and Clindamycin whenever i find a wild hybrid or A+ specimen.

[@PaulMartin61]

For those of us who don't have frozen blood worms on hand, can the same steps be completed using flakes and pellets?

[@KGTropicals]

Pellets yes but flakes not so much, they just turn to mush. I'm gonna talk about doing this with pellets in part 2. Pellets soak the Garlic Guard up allot faster.

[@pjbailey2313]

KGTropicals what about Repashy foods?

[@mitchepley5315]

@@KGTropicals Ya STILL NO PART 2

[@Everything-dr1wb]

I thank your family on Bettas thank you for sharing this video 📸👍😊

[@poncho5867]

That's so awesome thank you so much I've been frustrated with my fish trying to save them

[@oneplusoneequalsfishaquati9406]

dude your profile pic is epic 😂

[@Lt.852]

How many of these treatments will the fish need? Just one? Do you skip a day in between and do a total of 3 treatments?

[@loud1891]

what can you do if your fish spit the food out repeatedly? I've tried flakes, pellets and brine shrimp and blood worms. they want to eat but spit the food out, medicated or not.

[@R-cakes]

Same is happening with my blood parrot fish right now.

[@hightowerone]

Can you use kosher salt? Thanks for your time

[@pablomuzzobar8940]

No

[@PigOnPCIn4K]

Once the thin white intestine is hanging out of a fish and you treat the tank, what do you do about the intestine? Does the fish live out its life with an external intestine now?

[@staroflight2982]

Thanks this really is helpful since I noticed the other day my bettafish had white string of poop and I need to treat him soon

[@skinney0011]

Thanks John. Very informative. How long will you feed the medicated food?

[@KGTropicals]

The manufacturer recommends to treat every 48 hours for up to 3 weeks or until the symptoms are no longer present:-)

[@mpeke86]

Hello... Does PARAGUARD colour the decorations or the silicone of the tank??

[@bobbda]

John / Lisa, I am confused why you would use Metroplex to treat parasites. It doesn't make sense since Metroplex is a antibiotic for bacteria, not parasites. Could you please explain?

[@ac-1957]

Hard to know which fish are infected however. If one is showing symptoms, the others will likely follow suit

[@c00l0ne]

So treating the whole tank with epsom salt how many time?. Most of my fish has sunken belly. thx

[@victoriapapesh6892]

Awesome video 👍💯❤️ I NEVER knew this. I can't thank you enough...

[@juliebrown1510]

I have a 29 gallons and a 5.5 gallons and I do believe all my fish have internal Parasites. I will be stopping at a fish store today hoping I can afford it. Yes very skinny fish and white stringy poop and I lost a lot of platies had died from this desises.

[@shortnanxious6088]

Ok. nice topic video John. I thought it was a live stream today but that's Aquarium Co-Op. .. I will see you there. lol.

[@tinynina76]

Excellent video!