6" Green Terror in 150g mixed planted cichlid tank (African and Central Americans). Fish looks healthy, very active but won't eat and has white stringy poo. 8 fish in 150 and they've been together 8 months
No tank changes other than standard conflict with same size Dempsey
Started pooing white so I treated entire tank150 with API General Cure as per instructions. Two full doses over a 48 hour period followed by water change
No Change
Tore tank apart but finally got Terror out and into 5 gallon quarantine. Started treating with salt, 1 tablespoon in 5 gallons with 50% new clean salted water every day for a week
No Change
Next I mixed Seachem Furan2 (full packet); 1 measure of Kanaplex and one measure of MetroPlex into the 5 gallon quarantine. Waited 36 +/- hours and dosed again, waited another 36 and changed 50% of water.
No change, refuses to eat and still white poo. Even after three weeks of no food this fish looks good and he's active enough to flare up when he sees fish in main tank (right next to quarantine)
Gave the fish a week’s rest and then did a regimen of Clout. Full strength day 1. ½ strength day 2, nothing day 3, replaced water and full strength day 4
This fish is no longer pooing because he hasn’t eaten in more than a month but he still looks good.
I want to put him back in the main tank, I’m starting to think that he needs normality to stop stressing and it’s breaking my heart to see him in that little tank.
Opinions?
Thanks
No tank changes other than standard conflict with same size Dempsey
Started pooing white so I treated entire tank150 with API General Cure as per instructions. Two full doses over a 48 hour period followed by water change
No Change
Tore tank apart but finally got Terror out and into 5 gallon quarantine. Started treating with salt, 1 tablespoon in 5 gallons with 50% new clean salted water every day for a week
No Change
Next I mixed Seachem Furan2 (full packet); 1 measure of Kanaplex and one measure of MetroPlex into the 5 gallon quarantine. Waited 36 +/- hours and dosed again, waited another 36 and changed 50% of water.
No change, refuses to eat and still white poo. Even after three weeks of no food this fish looks good and he's active enough to flare up when he sees fish in main tank (right next to quarantine)
Gave the fish a week’s rest and then did a regimen of Clout. Full strength day 1. ½ strength day 2, nothing day 3, replaced water and full strength day 4
This fish is no longer pooing because he hasn’t eaten in more than a month but he still looks good.
I want to put him back in the main tank, I’m starting to think that he needs normality to stop stressing and it’s breaking my heart to see him in that little tank.
Opinions?
Thanks
