Hex treatment

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jmolter86 said:
Don't let it dry. Use a dropper and drop like 2 or 3 drips of epsom/water mixture on each pellet and let it soak it up then feed him. Imo epsom salt in the water isn't going to treat hex. Chances are the hex is going to spread to your other fish since it's spread through fish waste. So plan on treating the whole tank. If the fish isn't eating your going to either force feed the flowerhorn epsom salt or treat with metro. I know you have the link for treating hex NY RD above. I suggest you throughly read everything in there and make a decision on how you want to treat. Either with epsom salt by force feeding or with metro in the water followed up by in the food with a combo of metro/epsom.

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I will try the metro version in the water first. Then force feed him if I have to. He seemed hungry when I woke up.


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jmolter86 said:
Prazi is used for parasites. Most commonly metro is sold by seachem it's called metroplex. Any decent lfs should carry it. If you can't find it go on drfosterandsmith.com and order it from them. I believe they ship out of ca so you should be able to have it by Wednesday if you order it today. Mix water and epsom salt and soak his pellets then feed them to him. The clear product isn't as bad as you think. The syringe goes down the fishes mouth with ease.

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What's lfs? Sorry


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jmolter86 said:
Don't let it dry. Use a dropper and drop like 2 or 3 drips of epsom/water mixture on each pellet and let it soak it up then feed him. Imo epsom salt in the water isn't going to treat hex. Chances are the hex is going to spread to your other fish since it's spread through fish waste. So plan on treating the whole tank. If the fish isn't eating your going to either force feed the flowerhorn epsom salt or treat with metro. I know you have the link for treating hex NY RD above. I suggest you throughly read everything in there and make a decision on how you want to treat. Either with epsom salt by force feeding or with metro in the water followed up by in the food with a combo of metro/epsom.

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As for the entire tank, I only had him in my big tank for 2 days and now he's isolated in a smaller tank. Should I still treat the bigger tank? I just did a water change too


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Lfs is local fish store. Keep him separated and treat him in that tank. Keep a close eye on the other tank for any signs of hex in the other fish.

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Okay so after reading what I could on my phone from the forum that was posted (link) I pretty much just need to soak a pellet of food in Epsom salt and then feed the fish? No other meds? I couldn't open up the full link with my phone :/ but what I took was that....Now as far as the oral part, I shoot the Epsom salt in his belly? Or do I don something else?


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I saw the information that was given to you in the other post..... honestly I don't know what they are talking about. Hex is highly contagious via fecal matter of infected fish. I don't know why prazipro was recommended to you for treatment. That is for flatworms. Metro should have been recommended to you. Treat in a separate tank but your gonna need to watch your main tank closely. Flowerhorns like warm temps. I keep my flowerhorn tank at 85. I would bump the hospital tank up to 88. Keep it well oxygenated. Treat according to directions entirely. Don't think because the fish looks better in a day that you should discontinue treatment.uploadfromtaptalk1430153182366.jpg

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You don't have to use other meds that's your call. If the fish isn't eating the soaked pellets then yes you will have to force feed the mixture into his belly. Watch that video on the clear again and do what they do except using the mixture.

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