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Post by mushu804 on Jul 24, 2009 23:34:55 GMT -6
can i keep him seperated in a plastic cd spinnel cover you know like those blank cd cover floating in the tank over night? so the other fish dont miss with him
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Post by angel on Jul 25, 2009 5:32:58 GMT -6
I'm not sure about keeping him in a spindle cover but if I decided to do that I think I'd punch some holes in it to try to get water flow. Just not so many that it would sink I guess. How does he look to you? Any marks on him? Is he swollen anywhere? Has he pooped?
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Post by mushu804 on Jul 25, 2009 11:54:24 GMT -6
nothin looked unsual except his stomach. his right side pops out more the his left
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Post by angel on Jul 25, 2009 12:39:21 GMT -6
If anyone thinks I'm off on this pls say so, but I'm suspecting bloat. Get the fish out of the tank. It's contageous in some way. If you have a 10 or a 5 put it in there, and get some Clout and treat the tank.
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Post by jon carman on Jul 25, 2009 14:48:24 GMT -6
Did you get the metro?
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Post by mushu804 on Jul 26, 2009 1:10:12 GMT -6
ok i got the metro and sepreated him into a 5 gallon bucket!! im going to do this for 2 days and lets see how he is when i put him back in after the water change and his cure . .
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Post by sirknight on Jul 26, 2009 8:33:11 GMT -6
I don't recommend a bucket for a treatment tank, Buy a 10 gallon tank for that purpose. You will need a filter (that has been in your main tank so the filter is cycled) and heater. Treatment for 2 days IMO will not cure the fish. I would do at least a week and do at least 50% water changes daily and replace the meds that were taken out by the water change.
Being in a bucket will most likely stress the fish even more.
Joe
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Post by mushu804 on Jul 26, 2009 15:25:51 GMT -6
well i dont know what metro product your using. im using the api GENERAL CURE and the directions says to add te metro in then after 48 hours add more metro in. Then wait another 48 hours do a water change 25% water change
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Post by angel on Jul 26, 2009 15:42:48 GMT -6
Metro comes in a full-strength powder. General Cure has a weak amount of metro in it. But it also has a parasite killer. It's definitely better than nothing and API are good products. However if this fish has bloat it'll take more than the cure time for velvet or hole in the head. It's about as serious a condition as a cichlid can get. So you probably won't be stopping at that point. Keep at it and do the water changes 30-50% is better because this stuff kills everything in the water that the fish use. Changing the water puts back the oxygen the nutrients the bacteria--everything that the medication strips out. Joe's a seasoned veteran at this. He's helped me through a couple of difficult situations I've come to trust him completely. He wont' steer you wrong. I hope this little guy makes it ok. I hate this stuff!
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Post by jon carman on Jul 26, 2009 16:13:06 GMT -6
If you have a quarantine tank I will give you enough clout to get you until you can get more Metro. Just don't put it in your main tank unless you don't care if everything gets stained. The API should keep things from getting worse- but not strong enough to cure them if its bloat.
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Post by mushu804 on Jul 26, 2009 16:16:36 GMT -6
I HOPE SO AS WELL right now i dont see him coming out of his rock i left with him in the bucket
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Post by sirknight on Jul 26, 2009 16:16:45 GMT -6
well i dont know what metro product your using. im using the api GENERAL CURE and the directions says to add te metro in then after 48 hours add more metro in. Then wait another 48 hours do a water change 25% water change All I can say is do what you want. It is obvious by your above statement you know a lot more about this hobby then I do. Last response  |
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Post by mushu804 on Jul 26, 2009 16:31:08 GMT -6
hey joe no need to get all crazy im just tellin you what the box says, oh yea jon which metro product were you tellin me to buy on big al's? ive typed it in and i could a few but dont know what to get.
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Post by jon carman on Jul 26, 2009 16:46:48 GMT -6
Hikari Metro Plus-3.5oz or Seachem Metronidazole 5 Grams(I would get 4 of them at that price)/ Joe's not getting crazy, he is giving his experience that the box is wrong, and I agree with that. If you do what the box says unless it is a very mild disease your fish will die. With bloat you must treat very strong, very fast. When I get the pure metro I do a double the recommended dose for 5 full days, even if they seem ok after day 2. The trick with the double dose is to add meds slowly. If not you will still have fish die and then you'll have to start all over with treatment. The API has maybe 5% metro in it. I would get a quarantine tank, get clout from me, then treat the rest of your tank with the metro once it gets in if anything else looks sick. I hope this helps and good luck.
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Post by mushu804 on Jul 26, 2009 18:50:05 GMT -6
ok since i cannot afford another tank i just drop another 2 doses in there let him sit in there for another couple day and watch him if he get out then i will drop him back in the main tank he is still swimming strong so im guessing he is getting better? lets see
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