Copepod parasite?

[Chela101]

I commented that because the company itself says it treats and reliefs… So yea

None of those pictures are for diseases caused by crustaceans. If it discusses crustacean parasites in the text or in advertising, then they are wrong. It may not be widely known, but the companies who make these products often make unfounded claims about their products.

What I commented was that maybe fish lice, now the product says it reliefs and helps for that. I have used this for velvet… but I saw that it does help with fish lice. So I commented in regards for the fish lice.

 

[waterkat]

I tried to buy it from Amazon, there are law against this in the state of Washington. Any other suggestions?

Possibly buy from elsewhere?

Dimilin X

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www.ohiokoi.com

That's were I found it. Thanks

 

[waterkat]

I want to thank everyone for the advice.
And have a wonderful 4th.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

What I commented was that maybe fish lice, now the product says it reliefs and helps for that. I have used this for velvet… but I saw that it does help with fish lice. So I commented in regards for the fish lice.

“Fish lice” are parasitic copepods and isopods which are both crustaceans. Nothing in Paracleanse will treat that.

 

[Chela101]

What I commented was that maybe fish lice, now the product says it reliefs and helps for that. I have used this for velvet… but I saw that it does help with fish lice. So I commented in regards for the fish lice.

“Fish lice” are parasitic copepods and isopods which are both crustaceans. Nothing in Paracleanse will treat that.

It says on the box and reviews on Amazon, BRS. I don’t have experience with treating lice. I recommend because BRS confirmed it, and I know that some stuff that may work for others might not for myself.. but it doesn’t hurt to try and see if that’s the best solution for him. But what medicine would you use then? Because I believe he still loosing fishes

 

[bluemon]

It says on the box and reviews on Amazon, BRS. I don’t have experience with treating lice. I recommend because BRS confirmed it, and I know that some stuff that may work for others might not for myself.. but it doesn’t hurt to try and see if that’s the best solution for him. But what medicine would you use then? Because I believe he still loosing fishes

First of all, a correct diagnosis of the disease would be required. I am still not convinced these are parasitic copepods, as the images OP provided are of just regular copepods, and parasitic copepods do not kill that fast.

I still believe it’s one of the other common diseases, and a picture of the fish in water would help, and not of them out of the water in the net.

Especially since OP is tying it to coral deaths as well, which is fishy as no one creature would feed on fish as a parasite AND eat corals. OP is not being too receptive in us suggesting otherwise and seems dead set on these being parasitic coepepods

 

[waterkat]

Update;

The remaining fish are doing better.
I did hydrogen peroxide dips every other day and put them in a new tank each time and one dose of antibiotics.
There are very few eggs now.
What ever it is, it's nasty! In the DT I still see them on the glass but not as many as 2 weeks ago. It killed my Sea Biscuit.
I pulled it out after noticing it not moving for 2 day and put it a bucket with fresh SW and tons of bugs came off of it.
What I am dealing with is NOT your common parasite.

 

[bluemon]

Update;

The remaining fish are doing better.
I did hydrogen peroxide dips every other day and put them in a new tank each time and one dose of antibiotics.
There are very few eggs now.
What ever it is, it's nasty! In the DT I still see them on the glass but not as many as 2 weeks ago. It killed my Sea Biscuit.
I pulled it out after noticing it not moving for 2 day and put it a bucket with fresh SW and tons of bugs came off of it.
What I am dealing with is NOT your common parasite.

Because it probably isn’t a parasite.

There are no fish parasites that you can see external eggs of, and while ALSO being a copepod, while ALSO killing your coral AND sand dollar.

You are conflating all issues into one probably innocent and harmless copepod.

A hydrogen peroxide will have alleviated symptoms of velvet and flukes, but your fish will still have the disease.

Please don’t trick yourself into thinking the problem was some weird copepod species that eats EVERYTHING including live fish, and not a bunch of problems like velvet, flukes, and poor water quality

The things on your glass and dead sand dollar are REGULAR COPEPODS. That’s what they do, they eat film algae and dead matter.

These copepods are NOT what is causing your fish to die.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Update;

The remaining fish are doing better.
I did hydrogen peroxide dips every other day and put them in a new tank each time and one dose of antibiotics.
There are very few eggs now.
What ever it is, it's nasty! In the DT I still see them on the glass but not as many as 2 weeks ago. It killed my Sea Biscuit.
I pulled it out after noticing it not moving for 2 day and put it a bucket with fresh SW and tons of bugs came off of it.
What I am dealing with is NOT your common parasite.

There just are no parasites that infect both fish and invertebrates (only some bacteria). What you saw falling off of the sea biscuit were scavengers. The copepod in your previous pucture was a non parasitic Tisbe.

 

[waterkat]

Update;

The remaining fish are doing better.
I did hydrogen peroxide dips every other day and put them in a new tank each time and one dose of antibiotics.
There are very few eggs now.
What ever it is, it's nasty! In the DT I still see them on the glass but not as many as 2 weeks ago. It killed my Sea Biscuit.
I pulled it out after noticing it not moving for 2 day and put it a bucket with fresh SW and tons of bugs came off of it.
What I am dealing with is NOT your common parasite.

There just are no parasites that infect both fish and invertebrates (only some bacteria). What you saw falling off of the sea biscuit were scavengers. The copepod in your previous pucture was a non parasitic Tisbe.

Got it.