How should I handle this?

So about a month ago I bought a goonch catfish from a well known and reputable vendor on here and spent a good chunk of change on it as well. The fish arrived in horrible condition! Extremely thin and couldn't even swim. It just wiggled around. I notified the vendor right away and kept him up to date on it for the first week. It ate everyday and I soaked it's food in prazipro to kill off any internal parasites and I thought it was making a full recovery. We stopped making contact with eachother when I thought it was doing ok but he entire time it still couldn't swim. Well today it took a turn for the worst and I found it upside down struggling to flip itself over and it wouldn't eat. I contacted the vendor again this morning, no response yet. How should I handle this? I have never received a fish in such horrible condition before. Should I ask him for a refund so long after the purchase? How would you guys handle this? Thanks

Edit: I won't name the vendor just yet. I'm going to see how emails with him goes first.

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Ya I mentioned it in my original thread in the disease section. I was more concerned about gettin the cat in perfect health first but I don't think he will make it


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That's what I was thinking as well because of the time frame. For the record though I did notify him about the condition it was in when it arrived but I was so concerned about the fish I didn't mention anything about a refund. Only a possible exchange of it died. It's still alive as if this morning so hopefully it still is when I get home after work

Edit: he still hasn't responded to my email so if he doesn't by tonight I am releasing his name to you guys. He shouldn't have sold him to me in the condition that he was in when he arrived

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You think it's too late to ask for a partial refund bc I did notify him about how concerned and disappointed I was when it first arrived. I have the email still on record


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This is true. I did ask him about possible replacement if it died but he said he could not because this was the only 1 he had at this size. His other 1 was 5" larger and a good $200 more


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