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    Are the spots still there gro?

    It looks like some kind of parasite under the skin, in which case a PP bath will do the trick as ILLUSN suggested.

    After the bath, return him to a clean tank with one teaspoon of cooking salt per 40 litres of water to help rebuild the slime coating.
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    Here is a link to wherethe exact same thing has been discussed at length.

    http://www.forum.bidka.org/showthread.php?t=3570

    hth

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    well there are many ways to do the PP obviously...
    good news is i saw some comforting signs..so i held off the pp for a day or two..and each day things got a bit better...no perfect yet, have not seen him/her eat yet but the spots have reduced..still quite fat so hopefully will start eating soon....

    as for catching him i dont think i have a change...it has developed skittish behaviour and rapidly swims away even when i go near the tank..so i feel the PP dip will do more harm..?? altough thats just a "feeling" i have.

    he/she has had 3 see thru poos lately so thinking a general epsom dose accros the tank might be in order, someone said you can dose a comunity tank rather than a seprate hospital tank? but forgot the doseage.

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    forgot to mention,
    reluctant on the PP bath as the fish had a bloated eye, it looks like a bit of an air bubble...
    at the same time the spots have cleared dramatically to only a few!!

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    no more spots
    but a very cloudy eye....i dont think he can see...?????

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    Just keep up with lots of good water, the eye should clear.
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    thanks,

    poor guy's eye its is bloated but normal eyes are quite rounded so maybe it just stands out more because and very cloudy.....but all other sypmtoms are gone....

    is there a reason for it or it is just another bacterial thing in the eye gell stuff?

    hope he starts eating again soon......

    the funny thing is that all the fish are quite skitish at moment....

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    hows the water quality?

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    lost him....very sad....

    i guess playing with the anti-bac threw things a bit scew wif!

    fish are a bit lonely without him...thanks for all you feedback...one thing i have learnt is that just like the simple things in life are often the best....maybe the simple remedies are often the best......

    meaning - water changes.............

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    Quote Originally Posted by gro
    ...one thing i have learnt is that just like the simple things in life are often the best....maybe the simple remedies are often the best......

    meaning - water changes.............
    Often one of the best meds we can use. Sorry to hear you lost him.

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