Hi All,
I posted about Finley a week or so ago and he is still no better. On the 23 "Finley" stopped eating and hasn't touched anything since. He did have a couple of days there that he would lunge at the bloodworms I tried but never managed to get one in his mouth??? Now he pays no attention at all to anything I try. I have tried flakes, pellets, bloodworms, lettuce and green peas with no luck. Unfortunately his diet was mostly bloodworms before I found out they would cause a problem. He alternated between lying half on his side on the bottom and hanging at the waterline. He is almost in the shape of an "s" and not straight bodied like he used to be. The only other thing I see is one gill doesn't close completely and he has turned a wierd gray color under his belly/gills. I treated him with Tri-sulfa just in case it was gill disease but the gill area never looked inflamed so I probably did more harm than good His personality has totally changed, too. He was a VERY social fish and always came to show off at the front of the bowl when you came in the room. He went through a spell that he hid any time anyone came in. Now he will sometimes come to the front but just sits there sideways at the water line. When I change his bowl he does these unreal laps around the bowl. I didn't know a fish could swim that fast! He makes 3 or 4 laps hugging the side of the bowl and then settles down and goes back to the top and hangs there. I know he is starving to death and don't know what to do... Can anyone offer any help or is euthanasia the next step? I have only had him about 6 months so I doubt he is too old...but who knows? Thanks!
I posted about Finley a week or so ago and he is still no better. On the 23 "Finley" stopped eating and hasn't touched anything since. He did have a couple of days there that he would lunge at the bloodworms I tried but never managed to get one in his mouth??? Now he pays no attention at all to anything I try. I have tried flakes, pellets, bloodworms, lettuce and green peas with no luck. Unfortunately his diet was mostly bloodworms before I found out they would cause a problem. He alternated between lying half on his side on the bottom and hanging at the waterline. He is almost in the shape of an "s" and not straight bodied like he used to be. The only other thing I see is one gill doesn't close completely and he has turned a wierd gray color under his belly/gills. I treated him with Tri-sulfa just in case it was gill disease but the gill area never looked inflamed so I probably did more harm than good His personality has totally changed, too. He was a VERY social fish and always came to show off at the front of the bowl when you came in the room. He went through a spell that he hid any time anyone came in. Now he will sometimes come to the front but just sits there sideways at the water line. When I change his bowl he does these unreal laps around the bowl. I didn't know a fish could swim that fast! He makes 3 or 4 laps hugging the side of the bowl and then settles down and goes back to the top and hangs there. I know he is starving to death and don't know what to do... Can anyone offer any help or is euthanasia the next step? I have only had him about 6 months so I doubt he is too old...but who knows? Thanks!
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The lfs sold me a product called "General Cure" for the velvet and as soon as I put it in his water he went to the bottom and that is where I found him this morning. I don't think he ever moved again! I am really upset. He seemed to be perking up and was even coming to the front of the bowl yesterday... I feel like he trusted me and I killed him. It's a horrible feeling and I miss him. Thanks for everyones help,
