Scienceman Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 I'm pretty sure the blue dolphin I posted about a few days ago has the early stages of Malawi bloat. Still not eating (5 days) and is keeping under cover by himself. He did taste some brine shrimp I tried to tempt him with but he blew it back out. Spoke to my LFS who is quite reliable and he said that all effective medications had been withdrawn from the market, mostly due to labelling issues and were unlikely to come back. Does anybody have any suggestions or do I just have to watch him slowly die? Current tank conditions: 26 celcius pH 8 nil ammonia and nitrite KH 120 mg/L GH 360 mg/L Will do a 30% water change tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hey Scienceman, It sure sounds like bloat to me. I would advice u to get some dimetronidazole from Auburn Aquarium ASAP and treat 1g per 50L! HTH Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart74 Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 There is a liquid form of Metro that you can obtain from your local vets I also agree with Dave I would treat the tank for bloat and Good luck!! Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 The liquid form is kept at an acidic pH so may affect the pH of the tank. But i find that dimetronidazole is more water soluble than the standard metronidazole (flagyl) u buy from the chemist and does not cloud the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted January 13, 2005 Author Share Posted January 13, 2005 Thanks for the info MoliroMan. Where do you buy the dimetronidazole from - LFS, chemist, vet? Is it OK to treat the whole tank or should the fish be quarantined and treated separately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chorrylan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Where do you buy the dimetronidazole from - LFS, chemist, vet? he already told you: Auburn Aquariums. They have a sponsors link on the left hand side of this page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Hi Scienceman, I buy my dimetronidazole from Auburn Aquarium (on Paramatta Rd, Domayne Centre). With my tropheus if there are any signs of bloat i will treat the entire tank. But it can be quite expensive if u have a large tank so u could catch the sick fish and treat it in a hospital tank and give the large tank a couple of doses to prevent spread of the disease. HTH Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoliroMan Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 Here is a useful link i found on the Cichlid forum for treating bloat aggressively. bloat treatment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted January 14, 2005 Author Share Posted January 14, 2005 Just called Alburn Aquariums and they will post me the dimet today. Nobody else on the Central Coast had any. Did get another suggested treatment for less severe cases, an Epsom salt bath for 1h / day to purge their system. The dolphin is coming out of his shelter and mixing with his mates and has perked up quite a bit and is even having a taste at feeding time so he seems to be on the mend. I should get the dimet on Monday and over the weekend I will try the Epsom salts to see if this does the trick. Thanks for all your suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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