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Hi,

I ve bought 2 L46 but one is dead this week.. The other is thin.. He don't eat so much. We have try to give him differents food.. but its hard.. He eat a little artemia and Brine Shrimp..
Actually he is on a hospital tank with two ground pots, an air pump and a filter.

Setting of tank:
PH : 7
GH : 7
KH : 4
T° : 29°C / 83.2 °F

Here two pictures..




If someone know what can i do .. :/
Thanks

Is there anyway to return the other one.
When buying baby zebra fry, make sure you know when they are born. Fry younger than 3 months are a very risky investment because many can unexplicably die for no reason. They require special care. It's not supprising for an entire batch to go on a hunger strike and all die for no reason. So it's better to buy your zebra fry at 6 months old as that is a much more safer investment.
The bottom picture, that one desparately needs help. Looks like it's been starving for a week or more.
Try feeding with baby brime shrimps, liquid fry from Wardleys, and crushed sinking brime shrimps pellets from Wardleys. These are very cheap food that you can get at any Wallmart (Wardleys food).
You can go back to more nutritious live food once they get bigger.
It will take weeks to rebuild their health back.
Good luck

hi,

We have seen he eats baby brime shrimps. Is there a good idea or not to add other L46 with them because i find 5 to buy ?

Thanks for your council.
Elsic

Aw bless, he's so skinny! I certainly would not add any others to the tank he is in, if they are stronger then he will not have the strength to get to the food! Please try and get this one fed up before adding others to the tank! Although you say he is the hospital tank, surely you'll be using a quarantine tank to add any others anyway?

ok i let him alone in his hospital tank. If we buy other fish, there is a free tank for them.
I hope he will eat.. I hope he don t have parasite :/

Thanks for council

My guess is internal parasites. I would try Metrodinazole treated food if it is still eating. If not I would try either levamisole or flubendazole which will work dosed in the water. These are the names of these meds in the USA where all are available. I don't know what is available there.

Hi !

I don't have nitrites but a little ammonia.. It's strange because i use cycled water.. same for filter.. The tank don't smell ammonia.. But test kit detect ammonia... So i've test cycled water, and i dont have ammonia..
I dont know why i have ammonia on a naked tank..

Elsic

A question... can i use preis coly treatment ?
Url of product : http://www.preis-aquaristik.com/eng/hei ... ntrat.html

As well as the water changes (as suggested above), do you think giving him a little place to hide might help? It might also be stressful being exposed like that. He might feel a little more secure if he had something to tuck up under. A little piece of wood, or slate or something?

hi..

I've a bad new.. He s dead yesterday I look on him and i've seen a bacterial attack too

Thanks for all council

Sorry for your loss

So sorry for your loss Elsic.