best cure for mistreated fish?

[huntery18]

hello everyone yesterday i was at my lfs and they had a drop off, a electric blue jack dempsey, he was in very rough conditions, was brought in like 90 degree brown water with terrible color and tail bitten of, he store owner said he hasn't eaten in four days and if i want him i can have him for free, so i took him home and put him in my hospital tank, is there any recommendations you guys could give me to boost him back to health, he seems to just lay at the bottom 90% of the time.

 

[huntery18]

here is a look at the lil guy

 

[kno4te]

Clean water, food and reduce stress. Would wait and see if it recovers.

 

[RD.]

clean water, 78F or a bit warmer, turn lights off, add a pinch of salt to assist in osmoregulation.

 

[huntery18]

clean water, 78F or a bit warmer, turn lights off, add a pinch of salt to assist in osmoregulation.

Lights off? I can see how that would help, I’ll try that, permanently or just most of the day ?

 

[RD.]

It will help calm the fish. Just use room lighting, so not so direct.

 

[huntery18]

It will help calm the fish. Just use room lighting, so not so direct.

I’m headed to the lfs is there any solutions or cures you recommend I get?

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Keep in mind that many of these ebjd have trouble digesting pellets.
Yours also shows signs of severe stunting

 

[RD.]

As far as solutions and/or cures, start small, some kosher salt as I previously suggested. At this point adding meds, especially when you don't even know exactly what if anything you are dealing with, will just further stress your fish.

Keep in mind that many of these ebjd have trouble digesting pellets.
Yours also shows signs of severe stunting

I don't know where you get some of your info from, but EBJD do not have any problem digesting pellets - unless one is feeding them pellets full of low grade ingredients. What do you think importers/vendors feed their EBJD, crushed powder from unicorn horns? Jeff Rapps fed his commercial catfish crumble, with no issues, when I bought my first EBJD years ago. Pellets aren't an issue, but genetic weaklings among this species is very common, which is why one seldom sees 9-10 adult specimens. Most die before they reach those sizes.

As far as severe stunting, the only thing I see is a slightly enlarged or swollen eye, exophthalmia, which could be due to a number of factors, including the 90 degree brown water with terrible color that the OP found this fish in.

 

[huntery18]

Keep in mind that many of these ebjd have trouble digesting pellets.
Yours also shows signs of severe stunting

I went and bought some frozen shrimp for him in hopes he would have a better appetite for that