Strange predicament

sanababit

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Hello guys, where to start, first i am not new to this, been at this for some years now and have gone thru several fish diseases like ich, velvet, pop eye, soars, fin rot, fungus, etc, but this time i am stumped, it started with a clown, it was eating and swimming just fine but as the days progressed it started acting different, it swam downwards or with head down, sluggish and gradually stopped eating, and died, this fish i had for 6 years, then. It happened to a purple tang, he acted the same except this one got thinner, then to a wrasse who was just fine, stopped eating, got sluggish and died, now its happening to a clown tang, altough he has been with me 2 weeks, he was doing fine, eating very well, and yesterday it started acting just like the others, i have a feeling that he is not going to make it to tomorrow, he ate and ate and got thinner and thinner, he looks consumed, i checked all the fish and they had nothing on them, no spots, not even a blemish on their skin, so what would cause a fish to loose interest in living, first acts funny, swims funny, stops eating, get really thin and die, any ideas?

Sana
 
Hmm, is there a treatment, its to late for the clown tang but if i see another fish acting like that i want to give it a chance

Sana
 
I think your best bet would be API General Cure (in a QT). I'm not a big fan of Metronidazole, but from what I read in your OP; what do you have to lose?

You can usually find it in most LFS (even Petco/Petsmart). Or buy it online here. (When you go to that link, click on "MORE INFORMATION" and read what it says after "Waisting Disease")

Edit: If you can't find the above, try Prazipro. I don't know how effective it is against intestinal worms (I mainly use it for gill flukes), but it might be worth a shot. Plus, prazi is reef safe; API General Cure is not.
 
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