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Post by novemberjamie on Apr 27, 2009 20:49:00 GMT -6
So i was reading about the skin problem with the pleckos and was curious how other people end the suffering of there sick fish?
toilet?
just let it die?
freezer?
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Post by titansfever83 on Apr 27, 2009 21:57:34 GMT -6
Freezer is the most humane way I think, though always try your best to treat them.
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Post by jon carman on Apr 28, 2009 6:36:03 GMT -6
I use the freezer as well.
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Post by pattycakes on Apr 29, 2009 22:15:24 GMT -6
yes the freezer is the only way to go. but if you have got sick pleco mabe I can help you out.That is what I do help with sick fish.
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Post by novemberjamie on May 1, 2009 9:20:26 GMT -6
oh no i dont have a sick pleco... its my green terror. but im trying to help him, the lady im suppose to get another tank from has been slow and lazy about me meeting her, so its been a few more days with him and his bloat. i get it today though so hopefully i can still save him, hes still doing the same thing... swimming around... not eatting... and his poop is whitish clear. he hasnt eatting for almost 2 weeks. crazy.
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Post by angel on May 1, 2009 9:27:51 GMT -6
How are the oscars? If they show ANY signs of not eating or being by themselves more than usual treat the entire tank. It's been a while and that stuff is contageous. My tropheus tank got infected. But they're better now! I did treat them all.
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Post by novemberjamie on May 1, 2009 9:49:50 GMT -6
no there acting fine... they have eatten twice today already. sometimes i dont think theres much they cant handle.
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Post by fishme on May 1, 2009 9:52:55 GMT -6
Oscars seem to be moody rascals anyway. I've had friends with oscars who say they will from time to time almost lay around on the bottom as if they're bored and waiting on something exciting to happen.
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Post by novemberjamie on May 1, 2009 10:06:02 GMT -6
mine do that sometimes, there my fav fish. i did just buy enough meds online to treat the whole tank... that costs a pretty penny! so by treating the whole tank none should die from the meds right?
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Post by fishme on May 1, 2009 10:31:20 GMT -6
It's very unlikely the meds will have a bad effect on any of them. The biggest problem with treating the whole tank is the expense. If you move the sick fish to a small tank it takes much less to do the trick. If you're concerned that all the fish in the tank could be affected by the problem this one has, then by all means go ahead and treat the full tank. If it's not a big tank to start with, then there's no reason not to do it. Just be sure to remember to remove the charcoal or carbon from your filtration while treating because it will neutralize the medicine.
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Post by novemberjamie on May 1, 2009 10:48:10 GMT -6
ahhh ok i didnt know that. thanks!
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Post by angel on May 1, 2009 11:48:32 GMT -6
If it's a large tank, here's a tip I got from Jon for treating the entire thing: take the water down to 50% or so and treat for half the size of the tank. That way it doesn't cost as much. That's if the others end up seeming sick. If not, the hospital tank is the way to go.
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Post by novemberjamie on May 1, 2009 14:08:56 GMT -6
ahhh ididnt think of that either. well the others dont seem sick, but they have been in there with the sick gt for about 2 weeks. so what would you do?
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Post by angel on May 1, 2009 14:18:49 GMT -6
If they don't seem at all sick then don't bother treating them. Just watch them.
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Post by jgentry on May 1, 2009 18:20:00 GMT -6
I use the freezer method as well but only as a last resort. Some people use clove oil also.
As far as your GT. If it has white stringy poop it has internal parasites. Use something with praziquitile in it to treat it. I have used parasite clear several times with good results and it is cheap. I would up your water changes as well and test your water to make sure nothing is out of whack.
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