For Randell; Petrochromis Macrognathus "Zambia"

[myjohnson]

hey thai....
when bloat...
do the fish not eatting first...or they have white string poop first?

This is what I notice...Fist they act less active. Then they don't eat as aggressive, then white poo, then it spreads, then they may or may have scales popping out, then death. The earlier you hit them the better.

cuz i see like 1 or 2 of my ikola with kinda white poop hanging...its like a part of it is normal and a part of it is a little white...

Keep an eye on them. I have seen this before and don't think it's blout.

they all eat really good tho....and i dont see any fish trying to hiding in the corner or acting weird...
i hit some metro and some epson salt just in case...

If you have started metro, treat for at least 5 days.

They will be fine.

[myjohnson]

hope you lose none...Im considering that beat up female as an investment; seeing how that started this drive for the macro greens.

I'm trying man. They are getting the best care I know how to provide for them. They are still all alive so that's the good news.

[newb]

right right...keep it up.

[madugo]

If you have started metro, treat for at least 5 days.

They will be fine.

thanks for the info man...
i think i will do metro for a week then...
i mean metro is not really gonna harm them right...
should i do epsom salt together with metro, or just metro alone....and how many mg per gallon do you recommend... i think i dropped like 4 or 5 250 mg tablet in the 75 today...
should i do a water change in the treatment or do one after the week of the treatment...
they all look normal...i guess i just dont want to take the chance lol..

[myjohnson]

thanks for the info man...
i think i will do metro for a week then...
i mean metro is not really gonna harm them right...

Metro is no that strong, so it's not going to harm them that bad. But I would only do 5 days if they are 100% better but then.

should i do epsom salt together with metro, or just metro alone....and how many mg per gallon do you recommend... i think i dropped like 4 or 5 250 mg tablet in the 75 today...

I always use epsom salt with my metro for clut treatment. If you have the pill form of metro just use one pill per 10g.

should i do a water change in the treatment or do one after the week of the treatment...

I like to do daily water change when treating with metro....but I have done one WC every 3-4 days and it still came out with good results.

they all look normal...i guess i just dont want to take the chance lol..

Yeah, smart move. Better to catch it early then late. Keep us updated.

[tbui1178]

Good luck Thai, keep us posted.

[myjohnson]

Yup, thanks man.

At least the all still alive!

[geoff_tropheus]

Madugo, sometimes if you have sand the fish will have white poop, with normal mixed in, which is all fine.

What you got to watchout for is white stringy like skinny glass worms or something.

Thai, hope all these fishes come out for you. We need more fishes!!

[madugo]

Madugo, sometimes if you have sand the fish will have white poop, with normal mixed in, which is all fine.

What you got to watchout for is white stringy like skinny glass worms or something.

Thai, hope all these fishes come out for you. We need more fishes!!

thanks geoff...
it looks a little transparent, and they hanging pretty long...so that worries me a little...
but they all look fine this morning...i dont see any stringy poop i think...
so if they bloat...do you often see stringy poop for a few days or sometimes just a day??

[madugo]

Yeah, smart move. Better to catch it early then late. Keep us updated.

ok i will do a 5 day treatment then...my weekly water change is tomorrow...so i think i will go ahead and do a water change...then by wednesday next week, i will do another one after the treatment...sounds about right??
so 1 pill for 10g....that means i should throw in like 7 and a half pills then?
also...can you pm me a good place to get metros...i am running low...lol...
thanks dude..

[myjohnson]

thanks geoff...
it looks a little transparent, and they hanging pretty long...so that worries me a little...

If it's the long thin kind of transparent poo then this might be blout. Are they act normal? Like being super aggressive with eatting?

but they all look fine this morning...i dont see any stringy poop i think...
so if they bloat...do you often see stringy poop for a few days or sometimes just a day??

Some times one day, some times for a few days. If I see white poo and less activity I hit my fishes ASAP.

[myjohnson]

ok i will do a 5 day treatment then...my weekly water change is tomorrow...so i think i will go ahead and do a water change...then by wednesday next week, i will do another one after the treatment...sounds about right??
so 1 pill for 10g....that means i should throw in like 7 and a half pills then?
also...can you pm me a good place to get metros...i am running low...lol...
thanks dude..

I have metro in powder from. 5 grams treats 165g. I have 500g. Let me know if you need it. I will bring it to the apartment for you.

If you use the pill just put 8 in there.

[myjohnson]

Thai, hope all these fishes come out for you. We need more fishes!!

Thanks man. I'm trying. More improvements today.

The ones that are eating are being more aggressive with the flakes so that's a good sign.

Just still got this one girl not eating and just hanging out in the corner.

I'll take the treatment up until Monday. Hopefully by then she will be eating something.

Hard to tell if it's blout or she just don't know how to eat the foods I'm providing her.

[geoff_tropheus]

I never tried this, but I have seen them do with it Fronts where they force feed.

Petros might be stalwart enough to handle it.

[myjohnson]

Yeah, I've read this on some European sites.

There has been some reports of people doing this on the east cost also, I believe it was a friend of Sharah's but I can't say for sure.

Never tried it or seen it in real life.