Hi everyone! I apologize this is so long. This isn't the whole story.....but here is where we are. (All of my other fish died after acquiring a betta...who had worms....and popeye. Clem is my lone survivor)
Clem is 4, I got him at my local fish store. Before getting ill he was in a 40 gallon tank with filter, O2, heater. He is/was extremely constipated with parasites. After posting his tail was becoming increasingly red/purple. I tried metroplex (I had tried many others)
What I've also been doing and has slowly helped.....
epsom baths 2 x a day. Complete change of water each time. *(I did the epsom bath in the current water he was in....and i refilled a new bucket with fresh dechlorinated water and meds in it)
After a week in he wasn't pooping so i verrrry gently began slightly massaging his belly just a tiny bit in the epsom salt bath. It seemed to help however, his scales had been deteriorating (he was losing them)and he did lose a few on his sides. (I did not rub on his scales....)but it seemed to help him poop a little bit.
No food until 3 days ago.
Tonight....he's doing quite a bit better. He's swimming quite a bit.
food for the past few days:
He's eated a few peas and a few medicated pellets.
Tonight I mixed up some more of the Fendebendzole with focus and pellets and he ate a few. I also found these worms. I did use bloodworm liquid to mix the food....but I'm nearly certain I didn't drop any in the water.
Nothing looked alive except for this one little gross flea like thing......I'm currently researching.
Pics to come.