Green Terror Not Quite Right

[Nic_Corleone]

My green terror was moved to a hospital tank after I noticed his eating habits wernt as regular.

In the hospital tank I noticed that he also had stringy feaces. He will eat some blood worm sometimes but chooses to ignore any other food.

I added a bit of salt and raised the temp. Then went on to try some parasitic medicines from the LFS, but to no avail.

There isnt really much colouration difference and he seems active enough but the stringy feaces and loss of appetite seems to indicate parasites. Something like Hexa?

I hope its not something I will need Metronidazole for as I am in the UK and cannot get it without a prescription!

 

[crisper]

This seems to be a very common problem with gt's. Many believe it is a intestinal disorder rather than disease or a parasite.
I am trying to treat a gt with the same symptoms. I have tried metro,prazi and so far no success. He still has no appetite the only thing he will touch is blood worms. Which is the only thing i have heard them eating when they have these symptoms. Keep us updated on your gt's condition. Good luck.

 

[Nemesis]

I'm having the same exact problem. I don't know what to do???

 

[Sab_Fan]

you can't get Metronidazole w/o prescription? not even for fish? odd . . .

well, having lived in Scotland and England (briefly), I know you can get peas; I believe cooked peas are are supposed to help in these situations

also, maybe you can be a medicated fish food that contains metronidazole? or maybe praziquentel? either of those should be of help

 

[Alexxxxsv14]

i GIVE MINE PEAS when it poops clear

 

[Lupin]

Why not try levamisole hydrochloride, fenbendazole, flubenol or flubendazole? I believe UK has flubenol for cases like this. If the fish doesn't want to eat, try mixing the frozen food particularly shrimps with praziquantel powder and then garlic.

 

[hondas3000]

I use to have 4 green terror and 3 of them have this symptom. At first I thought its parasite or internal since the fish is not eating and white stingy always stick out plus the belly really flat in. What to do? NOTHING, just give the water clean and just ignore it or feed it blood worms if they eat and soon it will be back to normal. I have 1 that I try to treat with everything and I never see it eat not even black worm for a month and yet it is still survive and eating normal again. Some how GT get this a lot just don't panic with it. It also because other fish bully it and it start loosing its appetite too.

 

[Nic_Corleone]

Why not try levamisole hydrochloride, fenbendazole, flubenol or flubendazole? I believe UK has flubenol for cases like this. If the fish doesn't want to eat, try mixing the frozen food particularly shrimps with praziquantel powder and then garlic.

I will have a look into them. Thanks. I should be able to find some flubenol 15 in the UK.

 

[Nic_Corleone]

I use to have 4 green terror and 3 of them have this symptom. At first I thought its parasite or internal since the fish is not eating and white stingy always stick out plus the belly really flat in. What to do? NOTHING, just give the water clean and just ignore it or feed it blood worms if they eat and soon it will be back to normal. I have 1 that I try to treat with everything and I never see it eat not even black worm for a month and yet it is still survive and eating normal again. Some how GT get this a lot just don't panic with it. It also because other fish bully it and it start loosing its appetite too.

He has eaten blood worm and was doing so for about a week, but wouldnt take any other food. I didnt want to leave him just eating blood worm so I am trying to give the GT a couple days to see if he will take normal food. I will hold on any meds for a little while longer.

 

[hondas3000]

He has eaten blood worm and was doing so for about a week, but wouldnt take any other food. I didnt want to leave him just eating blood worm so I am trying to give the GT a couple days to see if he will take normal food. I will hold on any meds for a little while longer.

There is no medication for this symptom, and moving it to med tank will make it getting worst. Just leave it the way it is and feed the whole tank normally and soon it will be back to normal. None of my fish have die from it, but it sure is weird for green terror though, I almost get rid of them all because of this but lucky I got hope in them .