Hex or Internal Parasite
- Thread starter baxtor_lex
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Thank you again 
well i up'd the dosage of the interpet internal bact treatment he's still eating like a oscar! out and about, so a big improvement on yesterday ill hopefully find some salts, the person i ordered some from is posting today, so worst case ill get them tomorrow!
well i up'd the dosage of the interpet internal bact treatment he's still eating like a oscar! out and about, so a big improvement on yesterday ill hopefully find some salts, the person i ordered some from is posting today, so worst case ill get them tomorrow!
right iv treated the tank and i put some dilute in his mouth and soaked a few pellets (seeing as he is still eating) so fingers crossed! and RD was right the local chemist did have some
This should be an easy fix if he's still eating. For now I would stop all other medication, and stick with the 3% epsom salt infused pellets as described in the link previously posted.
For a 3% solution of Magnesium sulphate, add 1 level tablespoon (15 grams) magnesium sulphate to 500 milliliters of distilled water. Stir, and it's good to go.
Use an eye dropper or pipette to add to pellet food (or any other food that will readily absorb it), and stop dripping water once the pellets become saturated. Use only enough water to saturate the food, with no excess water, so that the water soluble vitamins in the food remain intact. Feed twice a day, for 5 days.
For a 3% solution of Magnesium sulphate, add 1 level tablespoon (15 grams) magnesium sulphate to 500 milliliters of distilled water. Stir, and it's good to go.
Use an eye dropper or pipette to add to pellet food (or any other food that will readily absorb it), and stop dripping water once the pellets become saturated. Use only enough water to saturate the food, with no excess water, so that the water soluble vitamins in the food remain intact. Feed twice a day, for 5 days.
the improvement iv seen just in a few hours is gob smacking! he's back to attacking the silver dollars (they will be removed later) begging for food! still dark in color tho, but still the change is amazing!
That's great news. You can see in the following link how bad off mine was when I got him, and in 48 hrs he was like a different fish. I kept presoaking his pellets for 5 full days, and today, 2 yrs later he is still as healthy as a horse.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?436561-Red-Diamond-from-Zero-to-Hero
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?436561-Red-Diamond-from-Zero-to-Hero
wow! the difference in him! i hope mine pulls through like that! defo had hex as the poop is exactly the same as what yours had coming out!
Yours is a stunner btw! very very nice FH
Yours is a stunner btw! very very nice FH
Thanks, and I hope yours responds as well to the treatment as mine did. I honestly thought that mine was a goner when I got him shipped to me.
I can imagine I think I would've written mine off if he had his bowl hanging out like that! I saw one in a pet shop with it like that once to, the first one iv seen in a shop here ever and you could see it was going to die at any point! Wish I had the room I would've tried to save him
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just a quick update, herb is very active today, begging constantly mostly at the front of the tank not hiding anymore still VERY dark, but seems to be doing ALOT better!
still VERY dark, but seems to be doing ALOT better!