Tired of unknown guppy deaths

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  1. Marius Swart

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    They was doing fine,2 days ago i renewed my cotton on the pump since it was pumping so poor,now pumping great.......... UGH WTF!!!
    could this pump cause stress if theres a small curent in the pond???? Water stuff is all good,ph 7.6,feed them 3 times a day... Think im quiting. Spends way too much money on gupps thats always costing me money.... IT NEVER STOPS. Every week is a new problem. i cant get to the problem of the fish.. They just get skinny and a day after they are dead. CAN THIS BE STRESS???? becuz the pump is sudenly causing a small current maby,but they arnt strugling to swim... PLEASE!!!!
     
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    Could be worms or TB. Maybe the Prof can advise?
     
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    but where do i get meds,i did saw a red worm a long while ago and a white round type thing at the anus fin of two females.
     
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    I just read about the tb, i saw some of the sick ones back ,or top fin started curving,when swimming on top,the spines is out of the water.... Ugh,im only keeping the pond fish,rest of my fish is going.. this is to much of a struggle.... Anyone close to Oudtshoorn that can advice me on meds and help diagnose the problem????
     
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    The best would be to contact @Altum. He helped me deworm my guppies a while back but I cannot remember what the medication was. You can also email him on gnocchips@yahoo.com. He responds quicker to an email.
     
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    Ill send him an email and thank you. So you think its worms?? They are in a pond
     
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    To be honest, it could be a lot of things. The fact that there is no outer evidence of disease makes me think that it could be worms but it's difficult to know for sure. I am sure that either @Altum or @Dirk Bellstedt can help you.

    People think that guppies are easy to keep but in all reality they are not. I keep the water quality high. I add salt to the water, feed freshly hatched brine shrimp and spiralina and I also drop in a vitamen tablet every now and again.

    Really hope that you come right!
     
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    Might be,but i started feeding them more since they got so skinny. But there is no sign of fungus or any of those. If the fish survives till Monday,ill take them to George and maby that owner can help dianose it.. Guppies aint that easy,always hearing you just put them in a bucket and boom hundreds,this was my second atempt,first atemp failed in school. Now im sucking it up again. Was so sure to sell them,now when i look at them its soooo hard,have these gupps almost 2 years(some of them).. Since they are in a pond,should i remove them and redo the water,cuz i can only do a water change every day about 10perc cause i use a drum of about 100L,should i rather do 100L water change everyday for a week or so??? any advice will help,im desperate
     
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    I would suggest a dosage of Dovaworm soaked food. Sounds like internal worms.
     
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    Yes, that is what I used. Thanks Henk. Marius, I suggest that you give it a try.
     
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    If this was what you saw then levamisole is what you need.
    Levamisole Hydrochloride Loaches Online
    I don't think there's anything better than this
    Check with a local vet if you cant find it at the LPS

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    hmm deworming fish ... so should we do this as a precaution in general like I do with the dogs, cat and humans in the house when the mood strikes?
     
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    only if you add new fish and/or plants.
     
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    Exactly what dirk told me,i tried suppliers here,well they told me it will never work,guppies dont get worms!!!!! yeah right and im a rocket scientist.. Im looking for it,but cant find it anywhere
     
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    Marius - phone Panorama Pet Shop in Cape Town. Speak to Nico and tell him i sent you. If you ask him nicely he will ship some dovaworm up to you.
     
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    i saw one of those wred worms once,she died ,but 2 females had ,i lost the link,its a white type of thing coming from the anus,believe they said its a worm as well.. I cannot find any worm meds in Oudtshoorn,, anyone know of a place i can call and make arangements then i can get it by mail or something. Thank you all for the info
     
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    I bought Dovaworm at a shop that stocks products for pigeons and doves. Do you have any shops like that? It's actually a dewormer for birds.
     
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    Ostrich = big pigeon .... surely the co-op?
     
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    Yes, a co-op might have it. It contains 10 mgm Levamisol per tablet. The container that I have says that it is used to control roundworm in pigeons. If you cannot get it then let me know and I can send some down to you.
     

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