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ShadowStryder

ShadowStryder

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I noticed a few days ago that my prized female Trombeta Marm was acting
kinda funny so I kept an eye on her. Yesterday morning I noticed her hiding
in the top corner of the 125 with white string poo hanging out of her anus.
The first thing that comes to mind is Internal Parasites. OK, I pull her out
and put her in a 10 gallon quarantine tank. Treat with a heavy dose of
Metronidazole and 1 tbsp of Epson Salt. Turn off light and cover with a
towel to reduce any stress. Came home last night, checked her and everything OK.

This morning I wake up to check her and the first thing I see when I come
downstairs is a food container laying on floor by her tank. I knew something
was up. I run over and pull towel and no Marm in tank. She jumped ship.:eek:
I frantically look around and can't find her. So by chance I look in the trash
can that is close to this tank and wa lah. There she is. No w I am figuring
she is already dried up. I pick her up and no movement. Then I see a gill
move so I hurry up and put her back in the tank and work her back and
forth to get good flow over her gills and she starts breathing harder.
She is currently laying on her side breathing heavily.
I don't know if she is going to make it. :(
But we will see.
 
My heart sank when i read this. I hope she pulls out. Keep us posted
 
been there done that.:irked:
i really hope yours has a better ending than mine.
 
Man thats terrible.I hope it pulls through.I guess a good habit to get into would be securing tank lids regardless of inhabitants!
 
Oh man I'm sorry Don!! I know how much you cherish that marm!!!! Definately made me feel sick to my stomach when I saw the thread title. Almost didn't want to read it becaues I was afraid of what I would see. I'm really sorry bro. I guess lately a lot of us haven't been having good luck with our pikes. :(

I hope it all turns out for the better. I've had pikes jump ship onto a concrete floor and thought all hope was lost, yet they pulled through and turned into magnificent fish. Don't give up on her! ;)
 
major bummer man hope she pulls through
 
Well good news so for. She is no longer on her side. She is still sitting on bottom but breathing normally.:)
Looking a little rugged. So maybe she will pull through.
Can a fish get brain damage from lack of oxygen?:(
 
Not sure about brain damage. Might be possible though. If she has a limp fin later on you know why. How are her eyes though? It seemed like if any of my pikes would fall it would damage at least one of their eyes. Almost look like it was popped. Drove me crazy. It would eventually heal itself and fill back out, but it took a looooong time.

I'm glad that she is doing better man! Hopefully there will be a happy ending to this story after all!! :)
 
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