Nandus Nandus problemo

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kody929

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Ok so I would not post and ask for help unless I went through every basic solution to my problem. That being said I have an Asian Leaf Fish Nandus Nandus that is acting extremely unusual. He is sunk on the bottom of the tank, sideways without any movement for 5 days now!! I figured he would be dead by now but he is still breathing and when I put worms in front of him he attempts to expand his jaw to grab some. It is truly like he is paralyzed from the head down. I can pick him up by hand and nothing will remove him from his comatose. Ive tried a number of things including: adding salt, 3 water changes, water temp. variations, picking him up and rubbing him, add extra oxygen, and building small stick stabilizers to keep him up right. I feel really useless and would love any suggestions to help me with my problem. Thanks
 
Try a methyline blue bath in a container of tank water. 1 teaspoon per 5 gallons and 1 tablespoon of salt.
 
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