(Kris) wrote in
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I have a 50 gallon tank with angels, otto's, apistogramma
cacatoides, a figure eight and bleeding heart tetra's.
since 2-3 months, every two weeks one fish dies. I've lost 1
Boekhlei, 2 angelfish and one apistograma that way. They have
no symptoms untill their last hour. Then they sink to the
bottom, start havy breathing ans then they die.
They eat well. I've noticed light coloured stool with a bit of a
slimy aspect. I thought about hexamita but then again, they
don't have hole in the head symptoms and they did not lost
weight and eat well, and they are brightky coloured.
Can hexamita be the reason, killing them one by one without
others symptoms? Should I give them something like hexamita(R)
from 'Esha Labs'? I don't like to do it because Apistogramma's
dont't love medication... But if that's what I got to do...

nay help is appreciated

greetz

You might try metronidazole which you can purchase at online pet
stores. It seems to have few side effects on fish, though I have
not tried it on the fish you have here. I really do not know what
the problem is, but that seems worth a shot.

Meph