What are my synos doing to the dragonblood??

[howmanyds]

I've occasionally seen this before but only at nighttime. The dragonblood bends over sideways while one or two synos scratch him maybe?? Then he zips away until they find him again and go to town. The dragonblood is the boss of the tank and three times the length of the synos. Is this good or bad?


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[Anthonysafricans]

Looks like cleaning to me...probably just picking off dead scales or parasites

 

[howmanyds]

This morning the dragonblood is hanging out in the top corner colored down a bit. No one is chasing him. Is this an indicator of anything?


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[howmanyds]

He looks pretty chewed up. Fungus maybe? What medicine should I use?


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[howmanyds]

Do I isolate?


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[Anthonysafricans]

I usually do stress cost and primaflex

 

[Anthonysafricans]

My troops right now are fighting off a fungus outbreak

 

[howmanyds]

Horrified to see the guy today:

Getting into the hospital tank now.


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[howmanyds]

Advice?


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[Anthonysafricans]

Water changes, salt during the change and stress coat, primaflix, metaflix

 

[howmanyds]

Does Prime work as a stress coat sub?


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[Anthonysafricans]

Isn't prime to help cycle a tank

 

[howmanyds]

No it's for water changes: it detoxifies the water and it says it "provides slime coat."

But the question is moot now: my dragonblood is gone.

I don't get it. Three days from completely healthy king of the tank to belly up.

Doesn't seem fair. Don't even know what I should have done differently.


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[Anthonysafricans]

It's hard had to flush one of my trophs today cause his mouth was completely rotted

 

[PNOY]

I'm sorry about your loss. Try saving the others. Do salt therapy (3 tsp of salt in every 5 gallons.


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[howmanyds]

How long do I keep the salt in there? Do I increase over time?
I already have epsom salt in there all the time - is it okay to add aquarium salt?


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[PNOY]

I usually use salt therapy for 10 days. Salts are effective and natural way of treating many fish diseases.


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