Diagnose the doo

[squint]

Do you pre-soak the pellets before feeding? They absorb water and expand quite a bit and can cause fatal bowel obstructions.

 

[AWildMarowak]

I do not, they are relatively small plus, while he is eating he probably expells 1/3 of the pellet through his gills. Messy messy boy. I just got home after work and he’s super lively and ready to party. I’ve got some focus/metro soaked bloodworms in the freezer for dinner. I threw a couple pellets in to see if he would eat them and he gobbled them up like a little piggy.

Seems like what I’m doing is working, going to continue to soak bloodworms and treat the water periodically. I appreciate all the feedback guys, thanks.

 

[Brettnewell4454]

I use api aquarium salt. It's super cheap on amazon.

 

[aria]

He has hex. Never feed live feeders to fh. Get cz clear.

 

[AWildMarowak]

So, I’ve finished off the bottle of metroplex I had purchased. Overall he’s looking pretty good, haven’t been seeing white poops or anything like that. It’s hard for me to tell if he is back to 100% though so I’m wondering if I should pick up another bottle of metroplex and continue to dose the tank for precautionary measures.

Does this seem like a good idea? Any harm that could come from it?

I’ve been doing daily water changes and have also started salting the tank.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rocksor]

If he is eating, get him to eat NLS Hexshield. You can also make your own batch by making an epsom salt solution (1/2 cup of distilled water + 3/4 teaspoon of epsom salt), fully saturate a floating pellet, then add the Seachem focus with Seachem metroplex. Drop one pellet at a time to make sure that he eats the pellet. I do find gel based foods the best way to add this mixture of medication.

I forgot to mention that the epsom salt is used to kill Spironucleus Vortens in the digestion system, which generally causes hexamita.