Another Honey Dyding

[BETTY BOO]

im not sure why but my 2 male honey gouramis have died the same way.i lost 1 3 weeks ago then got another and ive lost that one today.they just stop eating and lay on something.now and again they will get a bit of energy and swim off,then they end up laying on the ground or an ornament or plant breathing very slow.my waters fine ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10.not sure if its the cause but i have changed my gravel twice and both honeys have died a week after.i have been checking the water everyday sine tho and theres been no spikes that ive seen.they looked fine.no noticeable problems.

 

[afremont]

im not sure why but my 2 male honey gouramis have died the same way.i lost 1 3 weeks ago then got another and ive lost that one today.they just stop eating and lay on something.now and again they will get a bit of energy and swim off,then they end up laying on the ground or an ornament or plant breathing very slow.my waters fine ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10.not sure if its the cause but i have changed my gravel twice and both honeys have died a week after.i have been checking the water everyday sine tho and theres been no spikes that ive seen.they looked fine.no noticeable problems.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. I bet it's worms of some sort. How long from the time they stop eating until they die? Can you bring yourself to necropsy the fish? If it's worms, you'll see them with your eyes, but magnification is always helpful. Here's a guide on how to do it:
http/fishdata.siu.edu/vet/necropsy.pdf

I know it's gross, but it's the only way to know.

 

[BETTY BOO]

there normally like this for 2/3 days

im not sure if i could do that tbh

 

[afremont]

there normally like this for 2/3 days

im not sure if i could do that tbh

Yeah, it's hard I know. It's also hard watching one fish after another die while hopelessly guessing at the problem. It's so hard for me that I bought a microscope and have been able to positively identify two separate problems so far. In both cases, I had already treated the fish for that "category" of problem, but didn't cure the fish so I figured it was something else. One fish had chilodonella and was not exhibiting most of the symptoms. The others had nematodes, but they had already been treated with praziquantel, metrodonazole and levamisole. They had passed some worms and were pooping normally again, but hadn't cleared even half of the worms that were in them. Not to mention that larvae were still coming out of the fish alive.