TwoTankAmin said:Prime causes false ammonia reading because it neutralizes ammonia making it non-toxic. You need to test very soon after dosing the Prime into a tank to get a decent reading. The way prime works and the way the test kits work cause the false reading.
As far as I can tell the only chance you really had was to try the meds I suggested. Those would work in the water and do not need to be fed.
Have a read here which is the site I linked you to above. there are two articles there relevant to the meds and your prblem.Here is a quick quote from one:
from httpThe hydra-killing Flubendazole that I used in my office aquarium to eradicate hydra led me to a larger realization. The “wasting” fish in that tank seemed to become cured when I added Flubendazole to the water. Whoa! This was quite a remarkable revelation. My intent was to remove the hydra and any possible nematodes and, to my surprise, the disease I have found to be associated with a particular protozoan species was cured./www.inkmkr.com/Fish/FlubendazoleArticle.pdf
Read this one as well http/www.inkmkr.com/Fish/FlubendazoleTreatment.pdf
Fluval-1200 said:Have you bare bottomed the tank yet?
looking-glass said:from that picture he looks like hes improved so fingers crossedat an un educated guess i would imagine the pinks skin is a good sign, just like when a scab first come of our skin or something like that
AshleyNZ said:Really hoping he gets better... all the best![]()
Unfortunately my beloved Old Man River passed away this afternoon.. He was alive this morning but I just got home and checked him and he's gone. I had just gotten Flubendazole from the man that TwoTankAdmin recommended to me but it was too late.. Too many failed attempts at wrong medications and not being able to pinpoint what exactly was wrong with him.. I'm in tears. My poor fighter.looking-glass said:super plecjust need him to start eating now
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Not your fault, I thank you for your help.. In fact, which I found very strange, the man/website you recommended to me.. After emailing with him, I found out he actually was in the same area as me.. St. Louis,MO! He's about a 30 min drive from my home. I found that very odd. I'm glad I know about him now for the future!TwoTankAmin said:Sorry to hear it it, jackie- I wish I had posted sooner and been more emphatic, might have helped.