8 days after treating with Metro

[DR.V]

8 days after treating with Metro my discus still wont eat, what should i do ?
treat again with metro ??

Thanks all

[weird]

Sorry if I missed your other posts, but how big is your tank and how much have you been treating them with ?

I had a drama that lasted over 3-4 weeks ... but after getting the dose right ... about 3 treatments ... last one a very heavy treatment ... everything came right eventually but gee tough period.

LadyRed should be able to fix you up with the dosage, also there is a very good link that is searchable on the site, that provides excellent information in regards to the treatment ... sorry I don't have it on hand but someone may be able to add it here.

[Dee]

Hi,

I think this may be the link Dave is refering too - http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/spironucleus.php

It's a good informative read regarding Hex (spironucleus), well worth reading.

HTH

Cheers,

Dee :)

[weird]

Thats the one Dee ! ;) Thanks.

Discusforums and that article being pm'ed to me ages ago (thankyou !) was a real turning point for me with the very successful upkeep of discus =)

[DR.V]

my tank is 90L , and i treat 3 tablets a day for 3 days. since day 1 till day 10 i do daily w/c 35%.
Yet my discus still not eating?? should i double the dose and treat with metro again ??

Thanks

[Merrilyn]

Are they showing any other signs, other than not eating. Like dark colours or white poos?

See if you can get some live brine shrimp to tempt them to start eating. Once they start, there will be no stopping them.

[dreamer]

sometimes it takes couple of days to get their appetite back ...just keep an eye on them for now

[DR.V]

the poos are back to normal, like black stuff
no other signs, they just look normal now, swim around in the tank where before , they just stay in one corner.

Thanks all, i'll try and get some brine shrimp today

[DR.V]

sometimes it takes couple of days to get their appetite back ...just keep an eye on them for now

Yeah, its already 9 days since the treament finished and yet they still wont eat dreamer .. hm ... ???

[dreamer]

maybe its time for another treatment with double dose.

for last resource you could try to force feed them powdered tetrabits+metro with syringe, not very fish friendly method and can cause lots of stress to the fish. i tried this once and it worked ...maybe im just lucky :)

[Merrilyn]

Owwwww dreamer. That really would be a last resort. I'd rather have a vet inject them.

[dreamer]

i dont think vet would perform any better as we all aware there is pretty much none vet that deal with fish. as i said do it gently ... and at your own risk :)

[DR.V]

HEH ?????? tetrabits+metro with syringe to its mouth ???? sounds scary ....

[Benny]

and how many miligrams per fish woud u give?
coz surely 200mg in a fish would kill it, or not do it much good @ all?

[DR.V]

maybe disolve 1 tablet in 1L water ?? or less ?

[dreamer]

of course without the needle !!!! get those little syringe from chemist cost about $0.50. i remember vaguely 1gr metro for 100gr food. crush tetrabit n metro and mix well and dilute some with water and yes ...inject slowly through the mouth! this way fish get both food n med

[DR.V]

how long should i do this dreamer ??
how often in one day ??
Thanks...

[dreamer]

i did 3x a day for 3 days... start with a little (2-3ml food/med + 5ml water according the syringe) as you dont want to upset the empty stomach with food/med.

disclaimer. do it at your own risk ... like i said i might be lucky that my fish made it :)

[DR.V]

hehe...i'll try with the cheaper strain first

[ctvu]

Hi Dr V

Mine took almost 2 weeks to start picking food (BW only) now (3 weeks) she started picking colourbit but still hides in the corner thou. HTH

ctvu

[DR.V]

Thanks for the info ctvu,
Im just afraid that the discus will die for not eating for so long :P Glad to hear they still survive after 3 weeks LOL

[chris]

How many were or are you treating at the moment.
I had one pass away this week recovering from hex , in her final week she was with one other fish and not showing any signs of hex although she was pale and thin, but I feel she may have gone a bit better in a larger group :!:who knows :?:
I couldnt get her to eat.

[DR.V]

I got four in one tank now.
One of them is getting very very very skinny now.
The other 3 just look slightly skinny. Two of them are white butterfly pair, and i dont wanna lose them !

[ctvu]

Hi Dr V

Yesterday she started coming out but still very shy and stays in corner still, and she looks very very skinny compare to her partner and guess what they are a Whtie butterfly pair what a coincident!

ctvu

[DR.V]

Hehe are u serious ??
So you've done one treatment only ??

[goldenpigeon]

why do so many pplz fish have hex atm? is it sumthin in the water? hope i dont get it in my tank!

[Benny]

all my discus had Hex, post treatment only my pearl pigeon has whitish poo's, yet they all eat healithily? Its very strange?! I gave them a feed of BH just then, and there was a mainly normal lookin poo 5 mins later from my pearl....

Go figure? but i think the fish is recovering :)

[DR.V]

all 4 of mine start to eat tetra bits slowly....
YAY ...and the poos are red now

[dreamer]

did you force feed them ?

[chris]

Great work It must be a great feeling and a bit of a relief.
:wink: 8

[DR.V]

i put a tablespoon of tetrabits into the tank, and i also turn off the filter so no food get sucked. I leave them off for one hour and come back with a few bits left.

[ctvu]

DRV

that is great! phuu I like to hear that. Well done DR V
Oh yes only 1 treatment.

ctvu

[weird]

That really good news mate, well done ... and a special discus jiggle all round =)

[DR.V]

thanks for all the support guys

[Merrilyn]

That's good news. Glad to hear they are eating again.