Don't know what I can do for this poor little guy. He seems to want to eat, scoops up food chews on it but spits it all out. The other Bocourti I got with him eats fine and after 3 months is about twice his size now. This one is starting to look like a sleleton.
Poor little Bocourti just spits his food out.
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yeah he looks pretty skinny, have you seen his poo? is it possible he may have parasites and was just more stressed than the others so they affected him more?
Haven't seen him go at all. I fear he is going to either waste away or get taken out by one of the bigger fish. I don't think I could get him out now without tearing down the whole tank. He would just hide in the rocks. If he begins to get weak and hang out at the top maybe I will be able to net him.Sarah88;3932911; said:
oh ok yeah its probably either parasites, or he is just the least dominant one in the group and so is the whipping boy of the others, when there is a group of juvies growing up there is usually one weaker fish that they all pick on and keep away from the food
Food with metronidazole works best, perhaps try food and in the water of a quarantine tank.
if you can absolutely not catch him, try using some levamisole, it's usually used as a wormer but is also an immune system stimulant and can assist your fish overcome intestinal parasites.
I saved my GT using this and he had the white poo symptoms and would eat, chew and then spit out food.
Good luck.
J
if you can absolutely not catch him, try using some levamisole, it's usually used as a wormer but is also an immune system stimulant and can assist your fish overcome intestinal parasites.
I saved my GT using this and he had the white poo symptoms and would eat, chew and then spit out food.
Good luck.
J
yeah if you cant catch him then at least treat their food, then even if he spits most of it out he should be getting at least a little bit of the food/meds in him
