It sounds like you are feeding plenty, but I can't tell how large he is. If you are feeding Fresh Mussels that could lead to parasite problems (internal) but is probably a long shot. How much Prazi did you Dose?
The mussels were fresh turned to frozen so no parasite should be alive in them.
I would defer to Jay here for technical understanding of what may be appropriate, but I think in the end it comes down to what you are comfortable with. I don't know that any of us can guess at his discomfort or yours. That you are asking means your head is in the right place and you are likely to arrive at the decision that works for both of you.I think my moral question is if there is no recovery for him at what point do I decide to do the humane thing and euthanize him? I hate to say it but I don’t have a lot of hope seeing his rapid decline over the past day and a half.
I will continue to update this thread.
I don't think this is totally true. The pelagic fish project took samples of fish and froze them for later dissection at a place I formerly worked. Those frozen fishes would wiggle alot after the frozen fish were thawed out, sometimes many months later.
So I disagree with this but also we are talking about something that is frozen for months that isn’t a fish and farmed. There is a reason sushi-grade fish while a marketing term is flash frozen and kept frozen in a very cold freezer. Of course any process including cooking isn’t always going to guarantee you kill 100% of anything as people still get food poisoning from cooked food. Also don’t think it has any cause or relation to Hewbie’s current situation. As I mentioned it is possible it isn’t parasites and an entirely different issue. As mentioned numerous times Hewbie has been treated and always been thing and slender even prior to his mussel diet. This cause I believe to be completely different.
We have not! Thank you for the encouragement and glad your tilefish healed.
He is trying so hard to swim and stay upright. Currently after being up for hours as I have been monitoring him and I have dosed various meds but stopped. He is now sleeping. I dosed kanaplex, metroplex, and first defense because his slime coat was slimy and I could see it. I also tried to force feed him while I burped him which I will not do again. I thought he may have had an air bubble but learned that is probably not the case. I don’t think it is air at this point and that is just added stress.
I have done this and it is a waiting because if I went that route it would mean waiting until Thursday and physically bringing him somewhere over an hour away which may not be worth it depending on how he is then. I am hoping for the best and that I don’t have to do that!
For the most part he is fin/tail up but when startled or if he tries he swims normally.
