Hi Gabe I’ve been keeping tropical fish since 1961 and first bred AND raised Discus in the 1970’s. What I love about the hobby is that you never stop learning. I love your enthusiasm and enjoyed this video. Thank you for adding to my knowledge bank - the 8 hour metro info was new to me 🤓👍
GABE....thanks for YOUR time to educate all of us less knowledgeable. TIME is precious and not redeemed....the most appropriated gift.....is that of YOUR time.....PEACE OUT ✌
Had to do a 3 month preventive treatment so re-watch ed the video to make sure I don't miss any notes 📝. Like button is already pressed, lots of thanx.
Gabe ! Seriously you have taught me so much about fish keeping with your educational videos towards discus. The majority of this is information is pretty general for all fish . Your the goat 🐐 Gabe. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos.
Big thank you to you Gabriel. I think everybody was waiting for this video and I was very happy when you said that metro doesn't target beneficial bacteria.
Hello Sir i hv cichlid fishes & i was facing same internal parasite issue from last 4 months due to this issue my 3 fishes died i was thinking that its constipation but after watching your video i got confirmed about internal parasite. i also had cichlid fries in same 90 gal tank in net breeding box, but as u said treat complete tank so before i was worried about fries but as i did't hv any other option so i did 10 days treatment (from 26 July to 4th Aug, 7am to 5pm) with 10 tablet of Flagyl 400 mg (10*400=4000 mg = 4 grams for 90 gal tank) daily change 20% water, last day on 4th Aug changed 50% water, also i hv added very little medicine in feed after every 2nd day as my 1 fish was not eating which was more ill other all was eating, Thanks GOD all fries and fishes remain safe & all became normal. Thanks for your detailed & effective video.
Excelente video -Tutorial Gabriel.. es lo mejor que he visto en la RED!!.. FELICIDADES!!!.. gracias por compartir con los que no tenemos experiencia. Saludos.
Hey Gabe, maybe you can create playlists on your youtube channel - one list for medicating fish videos, and another for breading fish. That way it will be easier to find videos since you have so many. Just a suggestion. And thanks for the videos and the knowledge. You're doing a fabulous job.
Sometimes the infection is severe and metronidazole does not work for it, so I use metronidazole with acriflavin and Praziquantel as one compound for treatment. Intestinal infections end within six days Accept my high respect and appreciation for your honorable person Gabe Posada
Muy buenos aportes Gabriel muchas gracias. Quisiera saber cuando un el pez disco lo dan como descarte , en que tengo que mirar para darme cuenta. Muchas gracias y saludos Gabriel 👍
I was gonna take a shot of metro for coronavirus, but now I think I'll pass! Great content, as always, Gabriel! Your videos have some of the best, most practical, real-world fish-keeping advice out there!
Thanks for this and other great videos... just starting out with Discus and learning so much from you!... Have a question with the Metronidazole... it seems I cannot buy it where I am.... I see its an antibiotic.. would other antibiotics also work? Like Amoxil?
🤣🤣🤣🤣 shipping yeyo in metronidazole containers great idea 💡..someone somewhere is going ...Mierda why I no think of this??? Que vaina..great stuff I love watching your vids Gabe . You inspired my wife ,she wants discus..very beautiful 😍
Wow! First time I’ve heard about frozen bloodworms causing parasites in fish! Is this for all brands or just specific ones? I thought that the bloodworms are sterilized first before they are frozen.
You're channel is brilliant. You are very knowledgeable and so passionate about this hobby. I wish I lived in the USA because I would be able to buy my discus from you. I have a question. In the UK we can't easily get hold of metroidazole. However, we can use dimetridazole. Or commonly known as Waterlife Octozin. Is it OK to use this at the same rate as metronidazole? Any tips on helping it dizzolve in water? As it doesn't do this well.
@@riverp9019 you are trying to use waterlife octozin? If so, it doesn't seem to have the same affect on the condition as its so diluted you'd have to spend a lot of money to use it at the same dosage rate as what JW suggests. If you have fish with Hexamita I would recommend trying to actually buy some metro somehow. You can get it from some specialist Discus breeder/sellers in UK or vets.
Great informative video. Quick question..For preventative treatment mixing the metro with the food, how long is the treatment done for and do you also add it to water or just mixing the food in is fine?
Mr. Gabe, if only for prevention 3 days in a row when my fish are eating the beef heart mixed with metronidazole, if for treatment must 10 days, am i getting it correct? Thank you 🙏
Hi, this is Amit from India. Thanks for this video and treatment tips. I have been facing this issue for some time. My discus keeps on getting infected once moved into main planted tank post treatment in hospital tank, so thinking of treating main tank. You have clearly mentioned that this treatment won’t impact biological filters but wanted to check if it will impact plants and soil. Plz help with that. Thank you so much in advance! Regards
Hi Gabe Sir, Any chance of doing the DIY vitamins water video? Also if you treating in food or tank as a preventative or every 3 months do you still keep 10 days or just for 3 days treatment? Can this medication be used for angels as well. Thank you for sharing. Awesome advice 👍
Great info, thank you. Can I ask what the relationship is between parasites and frozen bloodworm? My understanding was the frozen bloodworm is radiated so no parasites. Is it to do with high iron levels suppressing immunity? Thanks in advance
Hi Gabe, Im Joseph from India, What about the beefheart mix that is frozen and how do we mix it with metro powder, The bhm which I purchased is not solid like yours and more like paste, so when we defreeze it, it becomes like liquid and how do i mix the powder? Should i freeze it back and then give? that would be a hassle…
@@JackWattleyDiscus ok i filtered all the water and added some crushed pellets to form a thick consistency, I'll try defrosting it tomorrow to add the powder..
Awesome advice Sir 👍👍👍👍👍 Thank you for sharing. I just want to clarify that if treating the whole tank you only do daily single dosage for 10 days or do you redose every 8 hours? Also when doing the treatment what how you recommend in terms of water changes? Volume of water removed and is it Daily vacuum or weekly?
It’s one dose per day for ten days. That is the treatment time frame. You DON’T want to dose every 8 hrs because the medication is very strong, and will cause liver damage to the fish if you overdose! For water change just follow your normal schedule but be sure to wait 8 hrs after dosing before you perform water change!
@@demonslayer8085 Yes Sir I too was in your shoes so to speak when i started with discus. I'm still novice but learning is one aspect. You need to get your hands wet only then you will understand the do and don't. Not everything will work in your situation as each case is different. Need to observe fishes and make decisions. However rule of thumb is buy from reputable sources. Don't mix petstores discus with other sources. Match water parameters and temperatures. Do quarantine and feed varieties of high quality foods. Keep it simple. Best of luck
Gabe - Thanks very much for this fish life-saving how-to. Quick question... Do we keep the temperature high (86F-88F) for the whole 10 days? Or, can we drop the temperature down to 84F after each 8hr treatment? I'm concerned for the non-Discus livestock that may not be able to endure the 86F temp. Thanks in advance.
Raising and lowering the temperature during the treatment period makes the environment change for the parasite, which makes it weak resistance So raising the temperature by one degree for a day or two and then gradually lowering it will have a good effect with treatment
Good morning, Thank God for your video!! I have angelfish that had it, and I treated it once already with metroplex. The female got it again and isn't responding to the metroplex. She's not eating maybe 1 brine shrimp . I'm using metroplex in food. I just received metronidazole, how much do I use for a 29-gallon tank? Please help me I don't have direction on how much. I will need to treat the tank and then after she eats how much do I treat?
Thank you very much for your information i fellow you from Algeria, and i have a question pls , how much the TDS of your water of your discus displays tank (not breeding tank i know it’s low ) thank you boss
Hi it looks like fenbendazole is similar and is allowed in NZ where Metronidazole isn't allowed. I can also see it can be added it food but I would like to know if it has an 8hr water life as well?
You are the man! You have helped my girlfriend more than you know my friend. Keep up the good work and thank you!
Yes Thank you Gabe!!! You’re the best!
Hi Gabe I’ve been keeping tropical fish since 1961 and first bred AND raised Discus in the 1970’s. What I love about the hobby is that you never stop learning. I love your enthusiasm and enjoyed this video. Thank you for adding to my knowledge bank - the 8 hour metro info was new to me 🤓👍
My pleasure. Nothing wrong with learning. We all do it on a daily basis
GABE....thanks for YOUR time to educate all of us less knowledgeable. TIME is precious and not redeemed....the most appropriated gift.....is that of YOUR time.....PEACE OUT ✌
You are one of the reasons i recently purchased my discus
Hi gabe is it possible to show a close up video of your overflow system
@@mohamedfaiqhamid5830 there is one.
I thought you were going to say the flow of the inlet rate when water changing. Slowly
Agree his knowledge and passion is infectious !!! In a good way !
Had to do a 3 month preventive treatment so re-watch ed the video to make sure I don't miss any notes 📝.
Like button is already pressed, lots of thanx.
Gabe ! Seriously you have taught me so much about fish keeping with your educational videos towards discus. The majority of this is information is pretty general for all fish . Your the goat 🐐 Gabe. Thanks for the effort you put into these videos.
Comes from the heart. It's the hobbyist in me. Thanks for watching.
Gabe Posada
Really sir it is very much informative thank you very much
My fav discus youtuber by far! I miss your video's man....
Big thank you to you Gabriel. I think everybody was waiting for this video and I was very happy when you said that metro doesn't target beneficial bacteria.
Hello Sir i hv cichlid fishes & i was facing same internal parasite issue from last 4 months due to this issue my 3 fishes died i was thinking that its constipation but after watching your video i got confirmed about internal parasite. i also had cichlid fries in same 90 gal tank in net breeding box, but as u said treat complete tank so before i was worried about fries but as i did't hv any other option so i did 10 days treatment (from 26 July to 4th Aug, 7am to 5pm) with 10 tablet of Flagyl 400 mg (10*400=4000 mg = 4 grams for 90 gal tank) daily change 20% water, last day on 4th Aug changed 50% water, also i hv added very little medicine in feed after every 2nd day as my 1 fish was not eating which was more ill other all was eating, Thanks GOD all fries and fishes remain safe & all became normal. Thanks for your detailed & effective video.
Hi Gab. I'm waiting on that 'vitamin water' video. Looking forward to seeing it. Thanks for all the great info.
We cannot buy metro in Canada but thankfully I can order it online from the USA
"Last thing I want is to have long hair and be shipping out white powder..." LMAO!!!!!!
👍😂😂
😂🤣
😂😂 such a good sport
Can anyone explain the joke to me? I don't get it... Wanna laugh too please
What an idiotic comment 😕
Amazing video that has saved my angelfish pair 😍 thanks for sharing your information
Got your Meds. Thank you Gabe!
You are awesome!!!! Thank you for helping me❤❤❤❤🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟😁🥰
Excelente video -Tutorial Gabriel.. es lo mejor que he visto en la RED!!.. FELICIDADES!!!.. gracias por compartir con los que no tenemos experiencia. Saludos.
Excellent video! You are so kind and a great teacher.
Me encanta su difusion, muchas gracias!! Podria tambien hacer este video en español! Muchas graciass!!!
Hey Gabriel , its a great pleasure watching your videos . They are so informative . Thanks for bringing up these videos
Stay safe Gabe! Enjoy your videos!
Excellent video 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 thank you
Ordered it. Thanks Gabe. Hope it works for me.
thanks for the info did discus for many years and i am thinking about doing them soon
Hey Gabe, was waiting on this good info. Stay safe
Thank you so very much!
You're getting better each time.that's why i follow you
Hey Gabe, maybe you can create playlists on your youtube channel - one list for medicating fish videos, and another for breading fish. That way it will be easier to find videos since you have so many. Just a suggestion. And thanks for the videos and the knowledge. You're doing a fabulous job.
Great idea!!! ❤
Is feeding them the medicated food for 3 days preventative and verified sickness??
I love your videos. I learn so much.
Sería bueno recibir la información en dos vídeos uno en español y otro en inglés y publicarlos en RUclips al mismo tiempo
Hi Gabe happy new year from belgium
Sos un genio Gabriel.
Todo muy claro y se nota la pasion que le pones al tema. Realmente me ayudó muchisimo con mis peces este, y todos tus videos.
Excellent video, thank you for the information... you have lots of fans here in Iraq
Great to see you Gabe,,, stay safe!!! Love from Down Under
You as well my friend
Sometimes the infection is severe and metronidazole does not work for it, so I use metronidazole with acriflavin and Praziquantel as one compound for treatment. Intestinal infections end within six days
Accept my high respect and appreciation for your honorable person Gabe Posada
And thank you for sharing your research. We all learn together.
Hello,what if you go more then ten days???
THANK YOU, ARE YOU THE MAN!
Mil gracias Gabriel, ojalá que puedas grabar el video en español, saludos
Excellent video, thank you for the information. Stay safe
Excellent video and content! I'll be ordering from you soon!👍
Good info Gabe, well done. Hope to hear more tips from you soon.
Bonjour je vous remercie pour votre aide ❤❤❤❤
Bro good to see you bro keep the videos coming
Excelente Información muy buen video pero de verdad le agradecería mucho si lo pudieras repetir en español 1000 gracias
Best of the best video
A mi también me gustaría,que realizarlas más vídeos en Español,ya hace mucho tiempo que no haces ninguno.
Gracias amigo.
Great video sir. Thanks
Nos ayudaría mucho realizando lo en español también de antemano muchas gracias
Do you ever add garlic guard to the frozen bloodworms as well?
Muy buenos aportes Gabriel muchas gracias. Quisiera saber cuando un el pez disco lo dan como descarte , en que tengo que mirar para darme cuenta. Muchas gracias y saludos Gabriel 👍
I was gonna take a shot of metro for coronavirus, but now I think I'll pass! Great content, as always, Gabriel! Your videos have some of the best, most practical, real-world fish-keeping advice out there!
Lol chill man
Muchas gracias
Todos tus consejos son muy valiosos. Cuídate al igual de tu familia en esta época de pandemia.
Saludos
Sprinkle lightly like the video shows
Very important info.
How many times to feed deworming with feeding? Onze Day or more?
Respect from heart sir good information
Podrias aser el video en español grasias........
Gabriel por favor acuérdate de grabar el vídeo en español gracias desde España.
Thanks for this and other great videos... just starting out with Discus and learning so much from you!... Have a question with the Metronidazole... it seems I cannot buy it where I am.... I see its an antibiotic.. would other antibiotics also work? Like Amoxil?
No, not for internal. Only metronidazole for hexamita
@@JackWattleyDiscus ok. great.. thanks.. see what I can do to get some then, from somewhere... thanks!
really awesomw video m from india i just wanted to knw how the weekly medication can be done and can we use this same method for frys
I use metro in shrimp tanks and it is safe. Added bonus, it destroy also anerobic bacteria that harms the fish.
thank you for sharing sir !
🤣🤣🤣🤣 shipping yeyo in metronidazole containers great idea 💡..someone somewhere is going ...Mierda why I no think of this??? Que vaina..great stuff I love watching your vids Gabe . You inspired my wife ,she wants discus..very beautiful 😍
love those blue diamonds , are the blood worms carriers of the decease or is it because of bad freezing?
Very informative
Hi Gab many thanks the informative vids 😉. Quick one. Is it one dose every day for 10 days or a dose every 8hrs for 10 days? Thank you.
Can we use epsom salt to blood worms then feed them to the fish.
Can you use metro with Seachem Paraguard at the same time when receiving new fish?
Really very helpfull Sir 🙏
Is the duration also 10 days for medicated food?
great!!!
Every time I walk by the tank
The discus be like
DUDE WE NEED FOOD
every time
Hehe 😂
Please make a video on the filtration of your breeding tanks.
Agradezco tus videos son muy buenos puedes hacer mas en español se lo agradecería mucho, saludos desde Colombia
Can we use epsom salt to blood worms & tubifex and then feed the fish
Fantastic tutorial :)
Wow! First time I’ve heard about frozen bloodworms causing parasites in fish! Is this for all brands or just specific ones? I thought that the bloodworms are sterilized first before they are frozen.
Can i use prazipro ?
You're channel is brilliant. You are very knowledgeable and so passionate about this hobby. I wish I lived in the USA because I would be able to buy my discus from you.
I have a question. In the UK we can't easily get hold of metroidazole.
However, we can use dimetridazole.
Or commonly known as Waterlife Octozin. Is it OK to use this at the same rate as metronidazole?
Any tips on helping it dizzolve in water? As it doesn't do this well.
Same
Yea so brilliant he doesn't give dosage?! How much to use per dose if feeding it and how many doses?
@@riverp9019 you are trying to use waterlife octozin? If so, it doesn't seem to have the same affect on the condition as its so diluted you'd have to spend a lot of money to use it at the same dosage rate as what JW suggests. If you have fish with Hexamita I would recommend trying to actually buy some metro somehow. You can get it from some specialist Discus breeder/sellers in UK or vets.
@@joelohalloran200 No. No I'm not. I want to use metronidazole.....so how much to use and how often when mixed in food?
Pronto pasaré por su tienda a comprar Peces 🐠 Gracias 🙏
At 10:30 you were talking about vitaminic water... Any video about pls???
Great informative video. Quick question..For preventative treatment mixing the metro with the food, how long is the treatment done for and do you also add it to water or just mixing the food in is fine?
3 days
Mr. Gabe, if only for prevention 3 days in a row when my fish are eating the beef heart mixed with metronidazole, if for treatment must 10 days, am i getting it correct? Thank you 🙏
Hi, this is Amit from India. Thanks for this video and treatment tips. I have been facing this issue for some time. My discus keeps on getting infected once moved into main planted tank post treatment in hospital tank, so thinking of treating main tank. You have clearly mentioned that this treatment won’t impact biological filters but wanted to check if it will impact plants and soil. Plz help with that. Thank you so much in advance! Regards
If using this treatment it is a 10 day water coarse & u mentioned it’s a 3 month food treatment is that correct 🤘
How much metro do you mix with the food? Is there a specific amount you recommend?
Vitamin water video pls asap as said by u in this video sir
Awesome
Te agradeceré si me podes en español lo que te pregunte sobre la desaparición muchas gracias
Hi .. sorry one question
Can I use PRAZIPRO with METRONIDAZOLE ?
Yes you can
Before I buy this stuff, I need to know how much and how often I should use the Metro into the food
Watch and listen to the video
At what point do you say how much metro you put in the food? I've listened twice nice
This can also be used as a preventative method right Gabe?
hi where and how can I buy this medicine can it work with my african cichlids
Hi Gabe Sir,
Any chance of doing the DIY vitamins water video?
Also if you treating in food or tank as a preventative or every 3 months do you still keep 10 days or just for 3 days treatment?
Can this medication be used for angels as well.
Thank you for sharing.
Awesome advice 👍
Great info, thank you. Can I ask what the relationship is between parasites and frozen bloodworm? My understanding was the frozen bloodworm is radiated so no parasites. Is it to do with high iron levels suppressing immunity? Thanks in advance
UV sterilization and it cannot penetrate the shell
Hi Gabe,
Im Joseph from India, What about the beefheart mix that is frozen and how do we mix it with metro powder, The bhm which I purchased is not solid like yours and more like paste, so when we defreeze it, it becomes like liquid and how do i mix the powder? Should i freeze it back and then give? that would be a hassle…
That's loaded with water. That's why when you defrost it it turns into soup.
@@JackWattleyDiscus ok i filtered all the water and added some crushed pellets to form a thick consistency, I'll try defrosting it tomorrow to add the powder..
Awesome advice Sir 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for sharing.
I just want to clarify that if treating the whole tank you only do daily single dosage for 10 days or do you redose every 8 hours?
Also when doing the treatment what how you recommend in terms of water changes? Volume of water removed and is it Daily vacuum or weekly?
I'm really interested in too...pls Say us
It’s one dose per day for ten days. That is the treatment time frame. You DON’T want to dose every 8 hrs because the medication is very strong, and will cause liver damage to the fish if you overdose! For water change just follow your normal schedule but be sure to wait 8 hrs after dosing before you perform water change!
@@demonslayer8085
Thank you Sir for explaining details.👍
CrowntailHalfmoon No problem, I hope to one day own a large tank filled with discus so I’m trying to learn all I can before then!
@@demonslayer8085
Yes Sir
I too was in your shoes so to speak when i started with discus. I'm still novice but learning is one aspect. You need to get your hands wet only then you will understand the do and don't. Not everything will work in your situation as each case is different. Need to observe fishes and make decisions. However rule of thumb is buy from reputable sources. Don't mix petstores discus with other sources. Match water parameters and temperatures.
Do quarantine and feed varieties of high quality foods.
Keep it simple. Best of luck
Gabe - Thanks very much for this fish life-saving how-to. Quick question... Do we keep the temperature high (86F-88F) for the whole 10 days? Or, can we drop the temperature down to 84F after each 8hr treatment? I'm concerned for the non-Discus livestock that may not be able to endure the 86F temp. Thanks in advance.
I would also like the answer to that question. 86 for all 10 days??????
Raising and lowering the temperature during the treatment period makes the environment change for the parasite, which makes it weak resistance
So raising the temperature by one degree for a day or two and then gradually lowering it will have a good effect with treatment
Por favor mas videos en español
Hola cual es la temperatura ideal para los discos ?
Good morning, Thank God for your video!! I have angelfish that had it, and I treated it once already with metroplex. The female got it again and isn't responding to the metroplex. She's not eating maybe 1 brine shrimp . I'm using metroplex in food. I just received metronidazole, how much do I use for a 29-gallon tank? Please help me I don't have direction on how much. I will need to treat the tank and then after she eats how much do I treat?
Thank you very much for your information i fellow you from Algeria, and i have a question pls , how much the TDS of your water of your discus displays tank (not breeding tank i know it’s low ) thank you boss
Can i use the fresh garlic juice mix with metro in my dried food?
Hi it looks like fenbendazole is similar and is allowed in NZ where Metronidazole isn't allowed. I can also see it can be added it food but I would like to know if it has an 8hr water life as well?