Illness/Sickness: Epic weight loss!

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My poor beautiful moomin has suddenly lost a hell of alot of weight. His ribs are showing and his back end is floating.

I've lowered the water as you do, he's still eating one block of blood worm a day though he did go off his food. I've got him some Wax worm to try and bulk him up but he's a snob n wont eat them lol!

Any other ideas for me? any thing i can put in the water?
 
Can you give us some more details please?

Water temperature, water peramiters, substrate. do you use a de-chlorinator. I don't understand why you would lower the water..

Floating is usually gassy build-up, related to temperature. Hope it passes as normal.

Really can't suggest anything without any more details though.
 
Thanks for your help mate, it turns out he had cancer, no helping him :( he died
 
sorry for your loss :( its always so hard to loss pets, its always a genuine heartbreak
there's not much anyone could say to help except at least he is no long in any pain =/
 
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