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Posted by BaBeL FiSh on March 15, 2005, 1:13 pm
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> Hi!
> I would put him in a hospital tank with a heater and see if the heat perks
> him up.
> Another thing i would dois add 1/8 tablespoon of epsom salts (not naCl)
> per 5 gallons. I did that with my fish that was floating.
>
> I have heard of using a needless siringe (sp?) filled with mushed up peas.
> They put the tip of the siringe into the fishs' mouth past the gills and
> slowly inject....can be messy.
>
> To tell if your fish is off food, put some chopped up coctail prawns
> (shrimp) near him. If the fish eats, then the problem is less serious. A
> constipated fish does get turned off food.
> HTH
Thanks for that.
What temperature would you recommend the water be put at?
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> I would put him in a hospital tank with a heater and see if the heat perks
> him up.
> Another thing i would dois add 1/8 tablespoon of epsom salts (not naCl)
> per 5 gallons. I did that with my fish that was floating.
>
> I have heard of using a needless siringe (sp?) filled with mushed up peas.
> They put the tip of the siringe into the fishs' mouth past the gills and
> slowly inject....can be messy.
>
> To tell if your fish is off food, put some chopped up coctail prawns
> (shrimp) near him. If the fish eats, then the problem is less serious. A
> constipated fish does get turned off food.
> HTH