Hi there, what med. was used + how long ? Did he fight it when you gave it to him ? He's probably just stressed from the ordeal and/or his tummy is not feeling too great. Just give it some time, in the meanwhile you can offer non dairy soy yogurt as a pro biotic. Be sure he's hydrated too.
My vet called the parasite Coxie. I tried googling it, but couldnt find anything so i assume its an abbreviation. The medicine was Sulfatrim.
He was treated for a week, than had a week without treatment where his appetite was coming back. Tested his poop again and there was still remaining parasite, so we had another week of treatment.
He's hiding in darker areas of his tank and curling up like hes trying to sleep. Has me a bit worried.
That would be coccidia. The sulfa drugs are harsh and they often wipe out the appetite. If you ever have to deal with coccidia again go to a vet that will prescribe toltrazuril [ ponazuril ] It usually works in 2-3 doses at the most. Try the soy yogurt for now and a little bit of squash baby food. He should get his appetite back after a while. Keep him hydrated because the sulfa drugs are hard on the kidneys.
The sulfa drugs are pretty tough on their system. He could definitely be upset from them. Definitely try to get some probiotics in him and some hydration if you can.
It was most likely coccidia that was found. But there are better treatments for coccidia imo.
Manuka honey wont really have the probiotic benefit that the soy yogurt or other non dairy probiotics would have. The goal is to restore the good gut flora to hopefully help his tummy start to feel better again.
Baths will only be good for hydration if he drinks in them, if he doesnt drink in the bath, you'll want to try dripping water on his nose to get him to drink. Or spray his salads down well.