How long will it take for a TS blenny to succumb from not eating?

[joec]

I have not seen him eat in 11 days no matter what I try. I treated for Prazi resistant flukes once after FWB with Fenbendazole bath and he has not eaten since before the freshwater bath 11 days ago.

This sucks

 

[Big G]

Is his belly showing any bloating or unusual bump?

 

[Justfebreezeit]

Hmmm he would survive in a mature tank off the algae. In a qt I'm not sure

 

[joec]

Is his belly showing any bloating or unusual bump?

 

[joec]

Not that’s obvious. He’s mostly staying in one spot but I do see him move around the tank during the day a bit. I’m wondering if he might be picking at food at night but I think probably not. I’m prepared to euthanize. He’s not really breathing heavy or in obvious distress. I thought he would have been gone by now

 

[Big G]

Sometimes the internal parasites (worms) that meds kill, will ball up in the fish keeping them from eating. Dosing the water with epsom salts 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons of tank water and feeding boiled peeled green peas can unclog the fish.

 

[joec]

Hmmm he would survive in a mature tank off the algae. In a qt I'm not sure

His favorite has always been hikari algae pellets

 

[RazorD]

Are you certain he’s not eating when you’re not around? I had a WT bristletooth tang that I swore wasn’t eating for over a week in QT. I set up a camera and found out he’d only eat I. The dark when I wasn’t around.

 

[joec]

Sometimes the internal parasites (worms) that meds kill, will ball up in the fish keeping them from eating. Dosing the water with epsom salts 1 tablespoon per 5 gallons of tank water and feeding boiled peeled green peas can unclog the fish.

I have a pink streaked wrasse with him who is fine. Them Epson salt won’t do any harm ? If not will try

 

[joec]

Are you certain he’s not eating when you’re not around? I had a WT bristletooth tang that I swore wasn’t eating for over a week in QT. I set up a camera and found out he’d only eat I. The dark when I wasn’t around.

It’s possible but he’s always eaten. I’m not really seeing poop

 

[Big G]

I have a pink streaked wrasse with him who is fine. Them Epson salt won’t do any harm ? If not will try

No harm in dosing epsom salts at 1 tbl. spoon per 5 gal. It will raise the mg level in the tank a very little bit. Just make sure to use "plain USP Epsom Salts" with no perfumes, scents, etc.

 

[joec]

No harm in dosing epsom salts at 1 tbl. spoon per 5 gal. It will raise the mg level in the tank a very little bit. Just make sure to use "plain USP Epsom Salts" with no perfumes, scents, etc.

Ok done. All is I can do is hope for the best at this point