Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Tried my best to get photos but they are quick! 77 degrees 0 ammonia & nitrite 5 nitrate They have been through a few courses of levamisole/praziquantal. I have been treating a different fish in their tank with parasitic symptoms, but the embers have not displayed any symptoms. They eat well, as you can see, and are highly active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 It could be egg bound or have something internal going what I would do is fast for a couple of days and follow up with Epsom salt baths 1 table spoon for 1 gallon for no more than 15 minutes for 5 days if your seeing no improvement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 10:42 AM, Colu said: It could be egg bound or have something internal going what I would do is fast for a couple of days and follow up with Epsom salt baths 1 table spoon for 1 gallon for no more than 15 minutes for 5 days if your seeing no improvement What about feeding freeze dried daphnia? Wouldn’t the “husks” help clear a digestive tract (if that’s the issue)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Frozen or live work best you could try freeze dried 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 2:48 PM, Colu said: Frozen or live work best you could try freeze dried The fish seems less swollen today; I did not feed. And the fish is doing mating dance with the male. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/18/2023 at 2:39 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: The fish seems less swollen today; I did not feed. And the fish is doing mating dance with the male. More than likely full of eggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastie Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 Most likely fat. All of my embers are super fat cause they eat food that is NOT for them and they will eat food anywhere and a combo of ember tetras and slow eaters like corydoras is a death sentence Look at my females 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/18/2023 at 5:55 AM, beastie said: Most likely fat. All of my embers are super fat cause they eat food that is NOT for them and they will eat food anywhere and a combo of ember tetras and slow eaters like corydoras is a death sentence Look at my females LOL! I saw her eating stuff off the sand when the light came on. I think she is scattering the eggs and eating them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 The Weight Watchers program helped her out. She has gone down one pant size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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