My titanium has been floating for about 2 weeks now. HE still eats fine so I fed him nothing but green peas for a few days and then I fed him nothing for a few more then I added epsom salt then dosed the tank with metro then added a little meth blue. still floating still able to eat but I think his stomach is starting to become distended. I did all this with 25% wc's every three days. SHall I watch him slowly die or can I do something better?
FH with Float
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I'd dose the tank with Epsom (leave the other stuff out) and don't feed him anything at all for about a week. Won't hurt him a bit. Sometimes things like this are genetic (like with certain Goldfish) and nothing seems to help.
Ok sounds pretty good. Whats a good dose of epsom for a 5" FH in a 20 gal tank? He has eaten nothing but peas for about a week already and nothing at all for two days. Would another week be alright?
1-2 TBS per 10 g is what I've always seen quoted. The dose I've used in the past with Goldfish is 1 TBS per 10 g water. I didn't realize he'd already been 2 days without anything at all, I think I'd stick with a couple peas a day if he'll eat them. None of the other meds though. And make double sure his 20 g quarantine tank has no ammonia or nitrites in it (since I'm assuming you just put him in there to heal). I hope he makes it.
No this is a troublesome fish. He was in there because of a columnaris attack aka ducklips which I treated and cured. He seemed perfectly healthy for a month or so and then this came up. I think he is a bit genetically deficient. None of his tankmates have ever had any problems.
That's the trouble you run into with hybrids of any species. I hear a lot about FH's having problems with bloat. I worry about mine but just hope for the best.
Columnaris is that cotton fungus disease. "Ducklips" is something I've heard a few FH people talk about but it's my opinion it's like "the plague" in Discus. Just a made up name to blame something on 
So you're confusing me a bit. I know with columnaris it is recommended to keep temps down. Assuming bloat is the problem with your FH now temps shouldn't make a difference. Keep in mind if he's got a genetic swim bladder disorder then nothing you do may help.
So you're confusing me a bit. I know with columnaris it is recommended to keep temps down. Assuming bloat is the problem with your FH now temps shouldn't make a difference. Keep in mind if he's got a genetic swim bladder disorder then nothing you do may help.