How to save stressed msobo?

I had 6 msobo in a 55 Gallon tank along with 10 Red Zebra. Several of the red zebra's were picking on the msobo. Now the msobo are slowly starting to die. They won't eat anything. I put 4 of the weaks one into another tank but they still will not eat anything and 2 have died already. What can I do to save the other 2 because they will not eat?

Try some live foods. In their new tank, make sure they have enough places to hide to help them feel comfortable.

Good luck!!

Don't feed them they are stressed and might be bloated. Put them in a quarantine tank and treat with jungle parasite clear... I have 16 msobos and 12 galireya reef in a 55 g and they do fine...put a lot of caves and rocks for them to hide next time.

Thanks, Khrister...I'll try that. Hopefully, they will survive the night.

khrister wrote:

Don't feed them they are stressed and might be bloated. Put them in a quarantine tank and treat with jungle parasite clear... I have 16 msobos and 12 galireya reef in a 55 g and they do fine...put a lot of caves and rocks for them to hide next time.

Put some jungle parasite clear in the tank. Checked nitrates, nitrites and everything shows save in both my 55 and 37 Gal Tanks. Hopefully, the msobo can recover. Does anyone know how long it should take before I see the msobo act better?

Read the instructions on the jungle parasite clear.
I think you can dose the tank 1 tablet per 10 gallon good for the next 48 hours.

If their condition does not get better after 48 hours do a 50% water change and do another dose . I would highly recommend a 1 tsp per 5 gallon dose of epsom salt as well to flush them out.

NO feeding for 5 days until their condition gets better.
At this point food will hurt them even more.

I second that. Good advice.

Thanks, Khrister. The msobo's appear to be a little better now that I've moved them to a different tank and treated with jungle parasite killer. We'll wait a couple of days to see if I need to treat it again.

Are thos msobos from the auction...if so they were mine or used to be mine

I got these msobos from Kory.

It doesn't look good for another 2 msobos. They are swimming at the surface with their heads up. They will probably die soon. Why is it the msobo are the only ones dying? They seem to be less hardy then the zebra or red jewels that I have in the 55 Gal tank.