very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

[fishyladdy]

very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

well i bought a new fish about 5 days ago and when i got him home i realized his tummy was sunken in really bad i thought maybe he was just being under feed so ive kept him in a separate tank and been feeding him a lot of blood worms and doing lots of water changes he eats but doesnt look like he is getting any better :/ any ideas on what it could be? any thoughts would be great. thanks everyone for reading
fishyladdy

 

[lloyd378]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

What type of fish is it? There's always medicines...... But those can be a last resort

 

[Madness]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

Take a teaspoon of Epson salt mix it with a tablespoon of water to make a liquidy paste. Soak the food in it until soft, then feed. The Epson salts will clean it out, this usually works if the fish is still eating.

 

[fishyladdy]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

hes a red terror very pretty but just doesnt look healthy now. just ragular epson salt? like the ones u use in the bath?

 

[DMD123]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

Just regular, no lavender or anything like that.

 

[Madness]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

Yep Epson salts/bath salts. And red terrors are notorious for internal parasites do to stress and poor water conditions.

How big is it? Any pics? Where did you get him?

 

[Madness]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

Just regular, no lavender or anything like that.

Yes good call D, for got she is a she. LOL They tend to have the fufu stuff. LOL

 

[lloyd378]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

Madness, you can't own every red terror in Washington..... But I'd also love to see it

 

[DMD123]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

I had a fish that stopped eating and was sick, I didnt want to lose it so this is what I did. First the fish was large at 9" but the principle worked. I went to the pharmacy at Walgreen's and asked for a baby medicine syringe. I attached a length of silicone air line. I then crushed up pellets, mixed in frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp and liquid vitamin, Epsom salt & parasite meds and let it soak in. I filled the syringe, I caught the fish, held it in a wet towel and pumped the mixture down its throat. Yes it was stressful but It worked. The fish recovered in no time and I still have Pork Chop the Pearsei.

 

[DMD123]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

Just regular, no lavender or anything like that.

Yes good call D, for got she is a she. LOL They tend to have the fufu stuff. LOL

Yep thats what my wife has a Lavender oil impregnated Epsom salt.

 

[Madness]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

I had a fish that stopped eating and was sick, I didnt want to lose it so this is what I did. First the fish was large at 9" but the principle worked. I went to the pharmacy at Walgreen's and asked for a baby medicine syringe. I attached a length of silicone air line. I then crushed up pellets, mixed in frozen bloodworms, brine shrimp and liquid vitamin, Epsom salt & parasite meds and let it soak in. I filled the syringe, I caught the fish, held it in a wet towel and pumped the mixture down its throat. Yes it was stressful but It worked. The fish recovered in no time and I still have Pork Chop the Pearsei.

This is why you need to treat now while it is eating cause once he stops, this is what you have to do.

 

[DMD123]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

It was a hard core thing to do. Pork Chop took a long time to warm back up to me. It would hide when I approached the tank, while it would come up to my wife. The fish thankfully has no long term memory and totally forgave me.

 

[fishyladdy]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

i will take pics right now guys. and i will go buy some epson salt tomorrow.

 

[DMD123]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

The Epsom is a good natural method but PraziPro is the medication used in many cases for internal parasites. The hard part is the med works better in the fish than in the water. Sometimes you can buy med treated food that mask the taste and the fish will get their meds that way or try and make your own 'slurpy' like I did.

 

[fishyladdy]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

so im having issues with my camera but i will try and get some pics tomorrow

 

[Anthraxx]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

what kind of fish is it? i know my africans can get a little sunken belly action going but its nothing to be worried about. ive noticed it can take my previously holding females a week or two if not more to put a little heft back on. just my two cents GL to ya

 

[DMD123]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

what kind of fish is it?

hes a red terror very pretty but just doesnt look healthy now.

 

[lloyd378]

Re: very sunk in stomach on my new fish but hes eating fine. parasite?

How is your fish? I know from the few festae that I have owned that they don't seem to bounce back very well from illnesses until they get a solid four inches than nothing can stop them..... I hoping yours is doing well. I do really enjoy festae