HITH worse with treatment ?

[tdonnab]

Twice now this has happened. The first time my angelfish got so much worse that he died. This time my angel was healthy except for the telltale signs of HITH. so i put him in a QT and he underwent 3 doses of metroplex and kanaplex. after third dose, the next day he now has an actual hole and the QT was full of stringy poop. I removed him and put him back in the 55 gallon with his mate. I feel he is going to die too. At this point I’m thinking medications for HITH are useless. Anyone have actual experiences with curing it? The first pic is the new hole. The second is before treatment.

 

[A201]

The two main weapons against HITH is upping the water change volume and changing up the menu.

Metronidazole seems to work better when laced in food.

The only real experience I've had curing HITH was with a Jack Dempsey. This was done by upping the WC volume from 25% to 50% weekly.

 

[jdhef]

I'm sorry to hear your fish are sick.

Is you tank cycled? Have you check the water parameters recently. Generally HITH is caused by poor water quality.

Usually stringy poop is a sign of internal parasites. It is best treat with medicated food (see A201's post above). If you can't get mediacated food you could try looking for a med that treats internal parasites that just gets added to the water.

Best of luck!

 

[tdonnab]

I'm sorry to hear your fish are sick.

Is you tank cycled? Have you check the water parameters recently. Generally HITH is caused by poor water quality.

Usually stringy poop is a sign of internal parasites. It is best treat with medicated food (see A201's post above). If you can't get mediacated food you could try looking for a med that treats internal parasites that just gets added to the water.

Best of luck!

Thank you. Is it possible that the metroplex caused the stringy poop, like a purge? he didn’t have it until the third dose. Another weird thing. when i saw the spots show up initially, i did a 50% wc. Then did it every 2 days. after each water change the spots disappeared but then came back. i figured i should start meds since they kept coming back. He is in a 55 gal with his mate. just the 2. She is fine.

I'm sorry to hear your fish are sick.

Is you tank cycled? Have you check the water parameters recently. Generally HITH is caused by poor water quality.

Usually stringy poop is a sign of internal parasites. It is best treat with medicated food (see A201's post above). If you can't get mediacated food you could try looking for a med that treats internal parasites that just gets added to the water.

Best of luck!

Thank you. The tank is cycled and has been in use for over a year. i checked the water and everything is within normal ranges.

 

[jdhef]

I've never used Metroplex, so I cannot speak to any effects it may have, Hopefully, someone with experiance with Metroplex will see this and chime in.

 

[A201]

I think the Metronidazole is recommended to treat (Hexamita) which is an intestinal ailment that often accompanies HITH.

Hexamita might not be an issue in this case.