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- Dec 10, 2012
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Okay so I got this guy about a month ago off Kijiji, and he's never actually eaten in front of me but I know he's eating a little bit because he is pooping, but I end up removing most of the food because its untouched, and the poop is not stringy or discolored. He also is very skittish around me. For the first while I chalked it up to getting used to a new owner and home but now I think it has something. He is alone in a 55g except for 5 otos that evaded capture when I removed the previous inhabitants, and they are fine. The GT even leaves them alone. The tank params are fine, as is evident by the otos being healthy. I use a fluval 206 and a fluval U4 for filtration. He has a few red lines on his face and scales, and yesterday I noticed the base of his pectoral fins is very red. No bloating seems evident, but he seems to prefer swimming with his head down for the most part but seems to have control because he levels out all the time too. Here's some pics I took after he got caught in a plant and was too weak to get out. I helped him out with my hand and that seems to have earned some respect with him because he's not as skittish around me now. His pectoral fin is curled at the top as well. Thanks for any insight you can provide. I'm treating the tank with a broad spectrum antibiotic, cant remember the name but it treats septicemia , dropsy and fin rot. Figured I should start trying to do something