Suspected Hex-infected flowerhorn.

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SN4RE

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Hi Guys, so ive done a bit of research and i suspect my FH has hex. The white/transparent poops hes been pooping out lately were ignorantly ignored by me as he was mostly acting normal and eating well.
Well Today its gotten worse, after unexpecting having to move house (neighour had a housefire, it spread to our place), adding that the move was more stressful for him than it shouldve been (he had out grown his net.. and all i had to transport him was a glass friggen jar).
Hes almost completly stopped eating, (i left food in tank and he eventuallu ate), still pooping white/transparent and mostly stays on the bottom of the tank with occasional flashing.
I read the sticky post about treating hex and plan to try medicating pellets with epsom salt from the grocery store. I wouldve done it today but being easter all the shops were shut. Im kind of afraid he may not make it through the night. Is there anything i could do to maybe he get him through the morning? Pic below.
Cheers guys.

PS sorry for the bad photos, my S8s camera is having focus issues..

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He wouldnt eat the medicated pellets right away so i decieded to leave them in the tank. I come back a few hours later to find a few pellets have gone missing. Hes swimming around a bit more and looking like hes recovering. He seems to have no interest in pellets initally but i think hes eating them while im not looking. Hes interested in live mealworms though. I would rather be certain that hes being medicated.
Is there a way i can medicate the worms or should i just force feed ?
 
Can make a paste with the hex and seachem focus and Epsom salt and inject into the worms. Add some metronidazole to the tank as well. Hope it continues to improve.
 
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