Gulper catfish trio, ~7"

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IDK why but running into 2 huge problems - no hiding, very hard to feed:

 

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A first for me in 20 years of fish keeping. 10x gulpers came with gills packed with fish lice. I've never known lice hide in gills and never known so many lice can hide in gills that fish struggle to breath:

 

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9 days on Dimilin X
5 days on the prazi treatment
no change (no change in the swimming behavior, nor in the poor feeding response)
but 4th died, might be prazi OD
down to 6 left

 

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3 more gulpers from Wesley Wong for comparison:

 

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Minus 3 more. 6/13 live. 3 thrive. 1 begins to hide a little.