Help problem with Naso

[beapeams]

My naso has developed what looks like he has bubbles in his belly or cottage cheese. I have never had a fish with Air problems and I am wondering if this is what it is, since I was pumping air in the tank during the power outage. Also, he is eating just no as heartily as he was. Please Identify and inform of possible remedies.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Chelsey]

Could be intestinal parasites? Maybe check the fish forum until someone can come along and give you more help, I'm not much good when it comes to this kind of stuff

 

[Reggae Fish]

Metronidazole

Works great on internal and external parasites and a lot of bacterial diseases...You can pick it up at most of the LFS's

About $10 but should last you a long time...Since it's eating, I would advise mixing a bit of flake food, minced FRESH garlic, a bit of RO/DI water, and the metro...You can treat the whole tank however, it's best if you can get them to eat the treated food

I don't knwo where you're at nor do I know if it will make it till tomm. but if you need some, I think I have some here if you need it immediately...I'm in ballwin

 

[beapeams]

I keep met on hand. Have not had to use it in a while. I will give it a shot and see if it helps him.

 

[Reggae Fish]

well good luck...Keep us posted...I would really try to mix it in food if it's eating...Much better than trying to treat your whole tank.

 

[beapeams]

Update

Update

Well I don't know what to think. I don't believe it was parasites, or he would most likely be gone by now. After the power outage he was just not eating well. So either he was starving from not eating almost a week (even though i was feeding) or he had air in his gut. His body is looking normal again, and not only is he eating, he will now take food from my hand, which he did not do before. Primarily he is eating the seaweed, once I see him eating mysisd and pellets again, I will do a five day treatment with Metronidozole, just in case he has parasites and is just keeping up with them now.

Thanks for all of your suggestions.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

Start feeding your Naso small frozen krill ASAP.

 

[beapeams]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7884642#post7884642 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Gary Majchrzak
Start feeding your Naso small frozen krill ASAP.

He just looks at it. I feed Krill from time to time becuause my Marine Betta and Emperor Angel eat it, My Moorish Idol use to as well(RIP D*%n power outage). He just ate spectrum pellets for the first time today since the outage. I just can't believe it took this long for him to start eating regularly again. I guess the 5 days of air in the tank and no lights stressed him out.