Reddit reviews API GENERAL CURE Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Powder Medication 10-Count Box
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Contains one (1) API GENERAL CURE Freshwater and Saltwater Fish Powder Medication 10-Count BoxRapidely eliminates parasitic fish disease.Use for parasitic fish disease symptoms, such as gill & skin flukes, swollen abdomen, hole-in-the-head, and wasting disease, see diagnostic chart on back of carton.Easy-to-dose packets for use in fresh and saltwater aquariumsUse 2 packets every 48 hours when symptoms of fungal diseases appear.
General parasite meds
General Fungal Meds
Any pet store should have them or something similar.
I also agree with fasting him and the poop theory.
When a fish gets sick, you just kind of shotgun remedies at them and hope for the best. They’re too small and fragile to experiment to find the exact cause.
You also might try a saltwater dip. There are plenty of instructions online. You can get a gallon of marine (salt) water for a couple of bucks at most fish stores.
Good luck!
Or would this Furan-2 be better or a general treatment
My betta had a similar problem awhile ago, out of nowhere he had a huge personality change and was very visibly stressed out, and only hid under his driftwood all day.
I figured out basically by process of elimination (no outward symptoms other than hiding and very stressed, water quality was pristine, heat was good, had plenty of hiding places, everything was in order) that it was an internal parasite, probably from the blackworms I'd fed him. I used some General Cure and he was back to normal pretty quickly.
If everything looks right and you can't see any visible signs (this website was really helpful for me... they're trying to sell you their product but in the process they have detailed descriptions and even pictures of just about everything a betta can get: http://www.bettatalk.com/betta_diseases.htm), it might be that. It could also be velvet, which is hard to spot but if you shine a flashlight on him and he looks like he's covered in gold dust, that can be a good indicator too. Velvet is a parasite too though, so you'd still use General Cure.
Water conditioner does not go bad, and it smelling like sulfur (kind of a rotten eggs/bad farts smell) is totally normal. Especially with Seachem Prime, I've noticed. It says right on the bottle that it's normal, haha. But it alarmed me the first time I sniffed it too.
As a side note, another thing that helped my betta was blacking out the back and sides of his tank, and getting more plants in there. Some bettas just feel super vulnerable in an 'open space' and it can stress them out easily. He was definitely sick, but the openness of his tank made him sick and scared to boot. If you haven't done that already I definitely recommend it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aquarium-Pharmaceuticals-na-General-Powder/dp/B007R5M7V6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1540139697&sr=8-2&keywords=prazi+pro
Interesting! Good to know. It is spring now, haha. But the fish is less than a year old (unless the fish store had it for a long time? under 2").... Going to stick with peas and veggies (sounds like brocolli is a good choice too!) every week or few days for now.
If it keeps happening might try this "general cure". Maybe he (or she!) came from the fish shop with some kind of low-level intestinal parasite or something going on (PetSmart, so, yeah).
http://www.amazon.com/APH-Powder-General-Cure-10ct/dp/B007R5M7V6 Also looked at seachem paraguard but that wasn't safe for snails.
Thanks again!