Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Lethargic

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He is growing out in a 20 gallon with some ember tetra and cories, until he is big enough for the 90 gal. I saw him a few hours ago just sitting in the bottom of the tank. I did a 60% WC but there was no change in him. I have had him about a week and a half.

 

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Waiting on water tests.

 

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Ammonia and nitrite both @ 0 and the nitrate is at about 10 ppm.

 

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He can swim, but doesn't like to. Didn't react like usual when I came up to the tank. I can move him to a 5.5 to treat him if needed.

I added Prime and Stability just in case, but I also have stress guard and aquarium salt if necessary.

 

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He is opening his mouth more than usual and flapping his fins a bit as well.

 

[Wills]

Are they eating? If you’ve only had them less than two weeks it could be some kind of parasite

 

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Are they eating? If you’ve only had them less than two weeks it could be some kind of parasite

Yesterday but not today. Would a paraguard dip do him some good?

 

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Or would adding aquarium salt to the tank be better?

 

[Wills]

I'm not really upto date on what the best meds are at the moment. I hear good things about Esha brand though.

I think the timing of him being in the tank a few weeks makes it a contender for parasite or bacteria to have been kept at bay in salted/medicated breeders/wholesalers/LFS tanks and then develop into an issue once you get them home.

 

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I'm not really upto date on what the best meds are at the moment. I hear good things about Esha brand though.

I think the timing of him being in the tank a few weeks makes it a contender for parasite or bacteria to have been kept at bay in salted/medicated breeders/wholesalers/LFS tanks and then develop into an issue once you get them home.

Then I will try salt tonight and add an airstone.

 

[Wills]

Its probably worth mentioning too that when EBJD where first introduced to the hobby they were mass bred and some weak strains came into being with a number of fish being kept in perfect conditions not making it past 12 months. Yours does look otherwise healthy so I think it is an illness rather than genetic though but just wanted to give you a heads up.

Wills

 

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Unfortunately, he was dead before the pet store even opened this morning. This is the worst. I had just started to get attached too...