New srd, meet "swim shady" ...

[Andy woods cichlids uk]

Well no improvement, he is wasting away, former image of himself.
Dosed with the closest thing we have to metro in the UK, waterlifes octozin, no change, not eaten for a week.
It doesn't look promising, just done a 95% WC now I'm adding Esha 2000.
The lemon fin barbs and pleco in there are un affected it seems, not sure what else to try after if this fails.

I put Epson Salt' solution into the gut 3 days on the trot. Waited 2 weeks than repeated another 3days. You can make a very sloppy paste by mashing in some food.
Worked with my Beani and Flowerhorn.

 

[justarn]

Cheers Andy, I will go back to Epsom salts aswell then. Thanks pal.

 

[justarn]

I used a pipet and administered Epsom salt as well as some mashed UK hikari pellet to him directly.
Also added a vitamin c dose to the tank.
I really hope he pulls through this, the Esha 2000 should fight of most problems, I forgot I had it so hopefully the next few days see an improvement.
I have him floating in a little slotted breeding tank ATM so he is easy to catch, do you think he will be ok in there for a few days or would that add extra stress....?

 

[justarn]

Well I don't think he is gonna make it, listless today, eyes are sunken in.
I can lift him up with my hand, he is swimming about a bit but death looks imminent.
Poor little guy, I've dosed two meds for internal parasites and used Epsom salt direct to the gut.
Any more ideas?
Salt and meth blue bath maybe.... I dunno.

 

[justarn]

He died... Rip little dude.
That's one of the worst experiences of my fish keeping history, watching him waste away.