Water Lice - a real pest

Originally Posted by yonlada

saw once and it is very unsightly and they said it is due to bad water condition./

May be carry into the tank by the feeder.

[~y0n9q1n~]

lice usually came from feeder, thats why ppl qurantine for a day before feeding. u will see ur fish start rubbing or scratching againts something..

i got it onces,
bought dimilin(not sure izzit dimilin) from C328, just go and ask uncle got medicine for removing fish lice anot, that time i bought is something like tablet in white colour, bought 10 of it @ $1 each(bo bian tank too big)

change 20% of water, after that put the tablet in, no feeding for the next few days, the lice will dry up on the 2nd day, and when u wake up on the 3rd day, the fish lice will be gone, do another 20% water change..

Originally Posted by ~y0n9q1n~

lice usually came from feeder, thats why ppl qurantine for a day before feeding. u will see ur fish start rubbing or scratching againts something..

i got it onces,
bought dimilin(not sure izzit dimilin) from C328, just go and ask uncle got medicine for removing fish lice anot, that time i bought is something like tablet in white colour, bought 10 of it @ $1 each(bo bian tank too big)

change 20% of water, after that put the tablet in, no feeding for the next few days, the lice will dry up on the 2nd day, and when u wake up on the 3rd day, the fish lice will be gone, do another 20% water change..

Thanks for the input. I think in another two days I should know whether the lice are gone or not. So far, the medication that I put seems to be working. Just asking: I will go to ask the uncle for the white tablet. $1.00 each is reasonable as long as it works. How long ago was it that you bought those tablets??

Thanks again.

[~y0n9q1n~]

Originally Posted by avocado

Thanks for the input. I think in another two days I should know whether the lice are gone or not. So far, the medication that I put seems to be working. Just asking: I will go to ask the uncle for the white tablet. $1.00 each is reasonable as long as it works. How long ago was it that you bought those tablets??

Thanks again.

i bought it 1 month ago
rem to ask how much tablet is needed for ur tank(uncle will calculate for u)

Good news! The pests are all gone. The lice fell off their attachment like over-turned flying saucers. DEAD! Thanks again for all the help. The medication worked indeed.

[~y0n9q1n~]

Originally Posted by avocado

Good news! The pests are all gone. The lice fell off their attachment like over-turned flying saucers. DEAD! Thanks again for all the help. The medication worked indeed.

keep on monitoring for afew more days