Bloating Severum - 911

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chrisb01

chrisb01

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May 21, 2012
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Lakeland, FL.
One of my Severums is bloated. I did a treatment with Levamisole HCl Powder, and scheduled the second treatment for three weeks later, which is this coming Thursday, August 8th.

But now I've noticed this guy is bloated. No he was not bloated when I did the first treatment. I did the treatment due to a worm coming out of the side of one of my Angelfish.

I should of just sacrificed the Angelfish, but I was afraid I had camallanus worms in the tank.

HEEELPPP...
 
Epsom Salt Bath: Dissolve 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt per gallon in a bucket of tank water. let the fish sit in the bath for 15 minutes. Carefully monitor the fish and remove if they show signs of distress. Do a 50% water change during the bath so that the fish will have clean water to recover in. This treatment can be repeated once in a 24 hour period but if repeated, the duration of the bath should be shortened to 10 minutes. This will help the fish pass the blockage.

Pictures of the fish might be helpful.
 
Aquanero said:
Epsom Salt Bath: Dissolve 1 tablespoon of Epsom salt per gallon in a bucket of tank water. let the fish sit in the bath for 15 minutes. Carefully monitor the fish and remove if they show signs of distress. Do a 50% water change during the bath so that the fish will have clean water to recover in. This treatment can be repeated once in a 24 hour period but if repeated, the duration of the bath should be shortened to 10 minutes. This will help the fish pass the blockage.
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Thanks a lot. I'll do the Epson Salt bath, sounds like a good idea.

I'm not that good at pics., but I'll do my best.
 
Well, my Severum lost the fight with bloating today. I hated to lose him, he had been with me for a long time. I'm grateful for the many hours of enjoyment he gave me watching him, and for the many years he put up with me.

R.I.P. Buddy...
 
Sorry to hear your Severum didn't make it. You tried and that's all you can do.
 
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