Just keep trying. I know I grow attached to my fish and would hate to lose one I had for 3 years. Good luck! Hope he gets better.
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Will my spotted gar be ok?
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Well it has been 3 days and no improvement. He lays on his side and can only move his front fins which tells me he is most likely paralyzed. He breathes heavily on his side but is clearly still alive and seems not to be suffering. Do I keep letting him live his days out or do I euthanize him somehow? I just dont think I can do much more.
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If anyone has any experience with clove oil I would appreciate it. I have read alot but not sure of the dosing for such a big fish. Around 10 drops/gal is what I am understanding to put him asleep then 5-6x that to be fatal. Should this be enough?
If he's lasted this long and no one is picking on him give him a little more time. You never know there is still a chance of recovery.
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Ok. The only problem he has no desire to try and eat and i have not seen him move his body this whole time...he just shakes his head extremely fast which i hope isnt a sign of pain...he cant keep himself balanced at all and just falls to the bottom on his back
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If you have a spare tank transfer him , set up a heater and fill the tank about half way of maybe a quarter size ,not to low but low enough for him to get air , add salt and just add small rosys reds or 1 or 2 gold fishes . Not to many . Mine healed up fine after a week or so ! Give it time!
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Hi mate I've got a gar that done the same thing as yours mine was about 20 inch he hit the side of tank one night and found him laying on the bottom of the tank in the morning. I went throw the same as u did not no weather to end it or not but decided to leave him it took 3 weeks for him to start swimming again. all he down in this time was lay on his back and flip every now and then.now 6 weeks later he's back up and swimming around and feeding.
So if I was u I would really give him a chance mate before u do anything u regret mate.
So if I was u I would really give him a chance mate before u do anything u regret mate.
Ok I think I will keep allowing it to heal. He just shows no body movement or anything. Would it be best to put him in a separate tank? If you guys have had miracle stories of them healing then I would feel horrible putting him down. He hasn't even showed signs of ability to open his mouth or to even chase a fish around to eat.
