BlueTurquoise
01-16-2003, 11:13 PM
Hi all,
this is a continuation of the post:
http://forum.simplydiscus.com//index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=5932
But on another topic, termination...
I have tried these things:
Metro for 4 days (400mg per 10 gal) and elevated temps - made no difference. She never had white feces or anything to start with, it was just my gut feeling that it was hex. I am wrong it is something else.
I thought since she took some food (very very little) she was on the mend and I added her to the main tank, after all, they were together in the same tank no more than 2 months ago. BIG MISTAKE. The other 2's appetites have gone downhill since then. I see alot of darting and lots of cuts and scratched. Regular breathing rates still though so I thought fluke of some sort or bacteria.
2 days of Prazi (is this for flukes? on the pack is sure says it is...) and elevated temps - The reason why I stopped this was becuase one of my Red Scribbles started acting funny towards medication (at rest it was like it was drunk, floating around missaply). So i did 80% wc and kept temps at 32. They stopped darting. It may be sometime before they heal and get back to normal. Meanwhile...
Salt - 2 tablespoons per 10 galon added 2 days ago. They are looking better but they won't eat anything still, they will peck at beefheart but they are not keen. Won't go near BW (their staple diet for ages) even though I purchased a new pack thinking maybe my worms were bad. Tetra bits are going to waste. Brine shrimp is not touched. This weekend I will try to feed them live black worms to see how they take to that... but I am scared as this is my last resort and if they don't eat these I will be in big trouble...
I sit there every night in front of the tank thinking what is wrong with you guys... Why are you punishing me... tell me how to make you better... I am thinking about ending the suffering in my blue and starting again from scratch. I feel that my constant vigilence and hard work is just not paying off. Daily water changes and tank scrubbing, not to mention twice weekly filter cleaning... I am losing sleep over my fish!!!
*sigh* I am scared that she will just kark it one day when I get home. She's my favourite. I need help. Al you said something about piping medications into their mouths? mmm may be a last resort thing But I think I am there now...
Chong :'(
this is a continuation of the post:
http://forum.simplydiscus.com//index.php?board=4;action=display;threadid=5932
But on another topic, termination...
I have tried these things:
Metro for 4 days (400mg per 10 gal) and elevated temps - made no difference. She never had white feces or anything to start with, it was just my gut feeling that it was hex. I am wrong it is something else.
I thought since she took some food (very very little) she was on the mend and I added her to the main tank, after all, they were together in the same tank no more than 2 months ago. BIG MISTAKE. The other 2's appetites have gone downhill since then. I see alot of darting and lots of cuts and scratched. Regular breathing rates still though so I thought fluke of some sort or bacteria.
2 days of Prazi (is this for flukes? on the pack is sure says it is...) and elevated temps - The reason why I stopped this was becuase one of my Red Scribbles started acting funny towards medication (at rest it was like it was drunk, floating around missaply). So i did 80% wc and kept temps at 32. They stopped darting. It may be sometime before they heal and get back to normal. Meanwhile...
Salt - 2 tablespoons per 10 galon added 2 days ago. They are looking better but they won't eat anything still, they will peck at beefheart but they are not keen. Won't go near BW (their staple diet for ages) even though I purchased a new pack thinking maybe my worms were bad. Tetra bits are going to waste. Brine shrimp is not touched. This weekend I will try to feed them live black worms to see how they take to that... but I am scared as this is my last resort and if they don't eat these I will be in big trouble...
I sit there every night in front of the tank thinking what is wrong with you guys... Why are you punishing me... tell me how to make you better... I am thinking about ending the suffering in my blue and starting again from scratch. I feel that my constant vigilence and hard work is just not paying off. Daily water changes and tank scrubbing, not to mention twice weekly filter cleaning... I am losing sleep over my fish!!!
*sigh* I am scared that she will just kark it one day when I get home. She's my favourite. I need help. Al you said something about piping medications into their mouths? mmm may be a last resort thing But I think I am there now...
Chong :'(