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09-17-2013, 09:06 PM
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Harlequin tusk sick :( Help ASAP
My harlequin tusk has been sulking for the past 5 days, I have tried to encourage him out for food with very little success.
he appeared today and I noticed his vent appears to be very inflamed, and the lower portion of his tail is a little raw from sitting on the ground in his cave for so long. Any ideas what could be wrong with his pooper and how to make him better? All water peramiters appear to be great, I am running zeo vit and doing weekly water changes, the only thing that appears off is the Kh is a little low (around 8) and the nitrates are still a little higher than I would like, (less than 5, but certainly not zero) I have been dosing the food that I can get him to eat (raw prawns) in selcon and garlic guard. And I have also upped my dosage of ammuno vital Any other recommendations? Here is the best pic I could snag of his poor little vent. http://i.imgur.com/UuinPqL.jpg Any help would be greatly appreciated, he is my favourite little guy and I would hate to lose him  
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#2
09-17-2013, 10:22 PM
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Looks like he is a little constipated. Do you feed exclusively on prawns? If so then that might be the problem. I alternate between algae pellets and prawns with my tusk and he's doing really good. For now I don't think there is much you can do but wait it out. Just keep your water extra clean to be on the safe side. They are quite hardy once established and those parameters you have shouldn't have much affect on the condition.
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#4
09-18-2013, 07:17 PM
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I have no clue if this is even relevant, but back in the day when I had freshwater fish, we were always told to feed a few peas to a constipated fish. Regular old processed peas from a can.
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09-18-2013, 09:49 PM
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Ok, so he just came out of his hole and was swimming in a dizzy motion so I nabbed him while I could and popped him in a quarantine bucket in the sump, I noticed his anus is leaking blood.
So now I am thinking maybe he has a parasite? and if so what would be the best course of action?
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