Moving Day

[Orange Crush]

They are looking really good Keith!

[Keith Perkins]

Well, I've had a setback. About 2 1/2 weeks ago I noticed I suddenly had leftover food in the tank. I did a PP treatment. Three days later it looked like no one was eating, saw some white feces/intestinal lining from one. I started with a treatment of standard dose metro. Next morning the reds had darkened up. Within 3 days I think they were doing a bit better, starting to eat. I did a big WC from a reservoir I discovered was 5 degrees colder than the tank and that seemed to set them back to square one. After 3 more days finally had one of eight eating. Upped the dose to 150% and upped the temp from 85 to 89. Finally tonight came down to do a WC and it appeared they were begging for food. Gave them a half normal ration of my beefheart/seafood mix, pretty much all I feed, except the occasional frozen or freeze dried CBWs. One by one, then suddenly a group almost all of them hit away at it tonight. I think I'm around the bend.

[Second Hand Pat]

Whew, great news Keith

[Trier20]

Glad to hear they are back to normal Keith! I would've hate to see these guys not make it

[Poco]

Close call, glad they made it. Like the goldens.

[DiscusLoverJeff]

Good news for sure Keith. Hope they all make it back to normal.

[Keith Perkins]

Whew, great news Keith

Thanks Pat, Indeed.

Glad to hear they are back to normal Keith! I would've hate to see these guys not make it

Thanks, I wouldn't quite say normal yet, but definitely way better than they were Brandon and hopefully back to 100% today or tomorrow. I had 8 fish that attacked food before, now I've got at least 5 or 6 feeding after a few minutes. I'd been feeding half rations, I started inching that up a little yesterday afternoon.

Close call, glad they made it. Like the goldens.

Thanks Poco, I really like the goldens too, and the red's aren't far behind. I work hard keeping up on WCs etc. hoping to avoid this kind of stuff because frankly I'm just not that confident in my ability to deal with sick fish. On top of that it seems I'm usually way too slow in reacting, sort of the opposite of the norm around here I guess. I'm really wanting to work with this line, so the possibility of losing many and setting back the rest wasn't exactly providing pleasant thoughts.

Good news for sure Keith. Hope they all make it back to normal.

Me too Jeff, thanks.

[Keith Perkins]

Well tonight I switched things around and fed the fish when I got home late from work. I tossed in a 75% ration and went upstairs to eat. Upon my return to do some WCs all food was gone. As I watched them as I did WCs on other tanks there was pecking order activity going on. I'm thinking most if not all of them are pretty much good.

[Second Hand Pat]

That is great news Keith. Super happy for you

[Bill63SG]

Good to hear.

[Trier20]

Glad to hear!

[Keith Perkins]

I used the same feed them when I got home, go eat dinner and come back routine again tonight. The only difference was this time I gave them full ration. At least 6 ate some of it before I walked away and it was all gone by the time I went down to check on them.

[Trier20]

Lets hope this continues!

[Keith Perkins]

Two more days of eating everything I toss in the tank. This morning I forgot to take heart out of the freezer so I asked my wife to feed them breakfast when she got going...she forgot. So I fed them two pieces of heart at about 5:30 and a few minutes ago I offered them a hunk of Dan's FDBW's with tetra bits...they hit it as I was reaching down with it to stick it on the glass.

[Bill63SG]

Good to hear,Keith.It sure can get frustrating sometimes.