Would prazi work?I suppose you're right, but we still don't have a confirmed diagnosis so it's still probably worth a shot. Too bad NLS is discontinued though
Is my flowerhorn fading?
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Ok, last post - I'm not going to go any further beyond this. My time here is limited, if you want to save this fish pay attention to the small details.
I have kept several FH over the years, I have authored more than a few stickies on this forum, a couple of them on FH, and one specifically on treating sick FH.
From everything described thus far, IF your fish is sick (it definitely appeared stressed) , it is most likely pointing in the direction of spironucleus, commonly referred to as Hexamita. Or just piss poor water quality, and will improve with improved water quality. Has it? Who knows, this has been like one big guessing game, with little info supplied via the only person that can, which is you. FH don't just suddenly wake up one day with worms - so Prazi most likely won't help at all, and neither will Paraguard (it's designed to killl ectoparasites, as in parasites on the "outside" of your fish)
And neither will salt, aka sodium chloride.
IF your fish is sick, a big IF at this point, the greatest odds from everything posted thus far from you, which ain't much, is pointing in the direction of spironucleus, which many healthy fish carry internally, only to surface when a healthy fishes immune system has been compromised. Piss poor water quality could be enough of a trigger to bring on stringy white feces in a FH. That's typically the first sign of spiro/hex. If that is the case, your fish will soon stop eating so I suggest you speed this up.
NO - Not all "salt" is equal. epsom salt = magnesium sulfate Magnesium sulfate | MgSO4 - PubChem (nih.gov)
Follow the info that I linked to with the epsom salt treatment. (twice now)
If your fish does have spiro/hex, your time to react is limited, so the more time that you waste going in circles the greater the chance that your fish doesn't survive. Don't use any products with surfactants/soaps/fragrances in it. It will kill your fish. Walmart carries pure epsom salt aka magnesium sulfate.
Good luck.
If epsom salt solution or hex shield doesn’t work and it quits eating… time for a stronger medication used by FH keepers…CZ clear using epsom salt solution injected directly into the mouth and into the gut. Lots of FH youtube videos on how to do this
Just finished a water change and he’s instantly going bonkers and obliterating the pellets I’m feeding him.
I can’t believe I’ve been neglecting daisy and the tank for this long. I feel so bad but I’m happy to say that daisy is now acting like the hyperactive moron that he used to be. He’s even letting me touch his sides and touch his kok. Thank you guys for getting me back on track. I’ll still do the epsom salt and distilled water on the food for about a week.
He's looking nice just keep an eye on his poop.
The bigger he gets you know the less trimac I see in him and more vieja I see in him, it's crazy how much they change.
That first quote was from just a few months ago.
Think of a fish tank like a toilet, now imagine that you were forced to live in that toilet that you used every single day, but someone (not you) only got around to flushing it when they felt like it. Not a pleasant thought, is it? Well if Daisy could talk, that's what he would be telling you. And in actuality Daisy was letting you know how he was feeling, you simply didn't clue in to the signs he was sending you.
Like most things in life, I think that you will find that you will get out of this hobby what you put into it. Hopefully this was a lesson that you never forget.
Good luck with Daisy
