Still sick

agpoel

Large Fish
Nov 17, 2002
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#1
Well, my swordtail after a week is still not eating (he takes the food in his mouth and spits it back out). He is still scraping against the gravel/ornaments and still shows no outside signs of disease. I have been treating with Quick Cure and have done 10-20% water changes per day. I also have cleaned my gravel twice in the past 4 days. I have added salt. Any ideas on what could be wrong?
 

depthC

Superstar Fish
Feb 24, 2003
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Itching could be signs of ich, but if you dont see any spots then im not sure possibly a parasite that is bothering him. First i would do a 50% water change to get out all those chemicals and salt you put in the tank. Then i would raise the temp to 83d F and add maracide. That chemical has done great wonders for me so i strongly suggest it.

- depthC