Hello all. First post here, please dont rip me apart. I'm only doing this to try and save my gar of over 10 years life! Please I dont wanna argue with anyone over stupid things!. I have a spotted gar in a 500. Water conditions are withing acceptable limits per my wife testing them once per month and a 25% water change one per month. We came home one evening after dinner and he was laying on the bottom of his tank on his side. Gills still moving. Nothing else. This is the strange part. His whole underside, is caved in! Its concave. The entire length of his underside is a concave v shape from behind his gills clear to his tail. He had eaten several large guppies a few days before and looked in excellent shape, now he looks famished like he hasnt eaten in years. Can anybody tell me what's going on? What I should do? He has several feeder fish in there with him that he hasnt ate. Water conditions continue to be fine. Could a parasite do this? Thank you for any help from anybody. I'm sorry I posted this here,if it's the wrong place. I'm sure there is someone who has asked this question before, and I just couldn't find it, and I'm a little short on time seeing as my gar looks like he could die at any moment..
EMERGENCY Gar help!!!!
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welcome to MFK.
No one is going to rip you apart here for asking a question.
It is always helpful to post actual water test results.
It would only be a guess on my part, but yes it is possible the gar has picked up a parasite from eating live feeders.
kno4te
is better with health issues maybe he can help.
No one is going to rip you apart here for asking a question.
It is always helpful to post actual water test results.
It would only be a guess on my part, but yes it is possible the gar has picked up a parasite from eating live feeders.
kno4te
is better with health issues maybe he can help.
He has the tank to himself. Other than a about 5 guppies a week that he eats. We get the feeders from a we love pets near the house. Have for 5 years. I havnt quarantined the fish before.
He wont eat. I can reach in the tank and pic him off the bottom and he just lays in my hands with dead weight. He cannot move. Other than his gills. Should I just put him down? God I hate to even say that. He is older than my children . Do you think it's too late for parasite meds? I'll get a pic for you guys. It very sad
I’d try some meds first in the tank and see if it responds. If not and just worsening then consider euthanizing.