Need Help!! on my leopard

[Preeda_Lim]

Hi all,

I just got 1 leopard and 5 reddoll for 5 days, day 1 until day 3 he was an aggressive eater. But yesterday he just stoped eating and his color also bacame darker. The others still eating fine.

I've treated them all with metro but what can i do more than this..

Thanks
Preeda

[ReeferKimberly]

u may have treated too early. do you have an empty running tank available? it may be a good idea to separate him. it's hard to give a diagnosis w/out more info, but as a general cure many would advise adding 1tbls/gallon of salt to the quarantein (sp) tank and boot the heat to 90. make sure the params are the same or the fish may get shocked my the diff.
if you have any more info, or pics to share, it may be more helpful.
hth kimberly :-*

[Ardan]

Hi Preeda,
Are they in a new tank? Quarantine? Check ammonia and nitrite. Sometimes with new additions, the biological cycle will be affected.

hth

[Preeda_Lim]

Hi Kim,Ardan

They are in the new tank(10 gals) but old sponge filter and water from another tank.
Water changes everyday and only six of them(1.5&quot. Ammonia and Nitrite are not the prob. Until now i can't observe any white feces out of him. Just stop eating and darker, no bloating

Will up date more...

Preeda

[Ardan]

Hi Preeda,
Water quality can deteriorate rapidly in a 10 gal aquarium with 6 fish.

If you can , put them in a bigger tank, more aeration, temp 90 F and salt 2 tblsp/10 gal.

Could be stress.

hth

[Preeda_Lim]

Hi Ardan,

I just observed that he got white feces, however after treated with metro for 3 days he's starting to eat a bit. I might keep metro for another 2 days(total 5 days),temp 90.

Thanks
Preeda