Help!!!!!!

[vishboy]

My golden Headed Sleeper just stopped eating (eating great for 1 1/2 months strait). What food is recommended? I put him on frozen, uncooked shrimp recently, and he kind of like it. I will go back to the old food and see if he eats again.

Any other suggestions (favorite foods, etc.)

Thanks
Vishy

 

[techigirl78]

Have you tried using garlic on the food? The fish I have had that have been hard to get eating, always liked the garlic.

 

[marrone]

What are your water condition? You may want to check as this could be a reason for the fish to stop eating.

Try feeding different foods, like Formular I & II and some pellet and flake.

 

[vishboy]

I put some of the old fod in yesterday, but didn't see him eat it. And he's looking worse today. I have been treating him with Metrodinazole and Focus for about a week and a couple days. Would that make him feel bad?
Should I do a water change? The temp is good (78), and the salinity is 35.

I don't know what the nitrate or any of that is cuz I don't have a test kit for it.

Thanks

 

[techigirl78]

If your treating him in a QT tank, you likely have an ammonia spike. Have you tested that yet? I would do a water change.

 

[vishboy]

I think that goby is going to die. Man, I am going to beat myself up over this for not asking here sooner. I just thought that he didn't like the shrimp.

Right now he's in the basement and while I was doing the water change I was watching him and he was barely swimming and rocking back and forth like he couldn't ballance. if he survives I will post again.
I did a pretty big water change (almost 50%). Is there anything else I can do for him?

Thanks