Mini Mo is Crook ****UPDATED****

**Mattzilla** · Mon Nov 27, 2006, 11:34 PM

Mini MO (my young flowerhorn) is not doing very well at the moment. He/she is not eating and had white/clear stringy poos for a while. I have seen it doing small white/clear poos the last few days. It is generally inactive at the moment. I did a Prazi treatment on saturday and did a 35%w/c yesterday. when i put a prawn in the tank this morning to temp Mini MO he/she swam up to it like it wanted to eat it bu then did a wierd kind of head twitch....i also noticed the same behaviour a few days ago before the prazi treatment.

I plan to do another prazi treatment this saturday but i was expecting to see some improvement after the first treatment.

can anyone else suggest some treatments of the next step for me to take.

Should i consider a metro treatment after the next prazi treatment? am i on the right track with worms being the problem?

thanks very much for your help

matt

**samir** · Tue Nov 28, 2006, 12:07 AM

if its worms, levimasole would be a better way to go though I'd reach for the metro first. Hope it gets better soon.

**Mattzilla** · Tue Nov 28, 2006, 12:11 AM

can you give a source of metro in sydney? and what is the dosage again?? been years since i have needed it

**samir** · Tue Nov 28, 2006, 12:43 AM

400 mg / 40 litres every 8 hours after 40% water change for 3 days in a dark tank. I got metro from my GP but here's where you'll probably get it.

Dr Alex Rosenwax & Associates
BVSc(Hons) MACVSc(Avian Health)
Our bird and exotics clinic is at:
SHOP 3, BLOCK D, 1 HUNTER STREET, WATERLOO, 2017
(on the corner of McEvoy Street - just 500 metres from the Supa Centre)
Phone: (02) 9319 6111

**Mattzilla** · Tue Nov 28, 2006, 12:48 AM

hmmmm....i have him and another flowerhorn in a 500 ltr tank and i don't have a smaller hospital tank....that's a lot of metro i need.

**G-1000** · Tue Nov 28, 2006, 12:50 AM

Matt,

If you suspect HITH or early signs of hex then go and get octozin. Metro is good but octozin is great.

G

**Mattzilla** · Tue Nov 28, 2006, 12:51 AM

don't really expect that mate...not just yet. just think it has a case of worms

**samir** · Tue Nov 28, 2006, 02:31 AM

i've started using a bucket with an airstone when medicating, 3/4 full and floating in the tank, dunno if thats recommended but works great for me.

**Mattzilla** · Tue Nov 28, 2006, 02:32 AM

xtreme are coming to the rescue and sorting me out with a small hospital tank

cheers

**taksan** · Tue Nov 28, 2006, 03:31 AM

Octozin

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