On August first I started treating the window tank for gill flukes. I'm using Prazipro (praziquantel) and doing a 35-day regimen I've seen detailed several times on the planted tank forum. It's repeated doses and water changes and substrate cleaning at five or six or seven-day intervals over the course of a month. So far, seems to be helping- Laddie has perked up a lot, quit gulping for air, fins no longer clamped and his appetite is improving.
He was looking poorly last night, and this morning right after dose started darting around as if irritated, but now cruises in various levels of the tank and eyes me expectantly through the glass (I fed him mosquito wigglers yesterday, he really liked that!)
Corner shot of the ten gallon, from across the room. Guppies still doing grand. A few weeks ago I unplugged the heater during a water change and then forgot to plug it back in- for um, several days. Everything looks fine, though. I'm running the AC less this summer (two degrees warmer than I used to, at 74°). I thought it would be hard on the plants, to have a temperature drop- the tank is usually now between 72 and 74°, but it looks even better than before. The rotala stems are greener, and the crypts are growing in thicker. So I think I will just keep as is (unheated) until fall when it cools off enough to quit using the AC.
White cloud fry still growing! I have tried again to count them and think there's about thirty in there. I thought I would ease up on water changes as they got older, but nope. Still doing a partial wc every other day, or every third day if I get extra busy, but changing out three gallons at a time now, instead of two. Because the fish are bigger, and eating more, so I want to be sure to keep the water clean enough, until I can give some away to my fishkeeping friends. They're seven weeks old now. Best photos I was able to get today:
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