Lillypad101
Fish Fanatic
Hi everyone!
I saw this poor guy at the pet store and felt really bad:
He was in one of those tiny cups…
I brought him home and tested the water in the cup… the ammonia was off the chart, I even checked it twice. It was over 8, I’d guess around 12. Red tipped fins makes me think fin rot. He’s currently in a 1.4 gallon quarantine (have a bigger tank when he gets better, or may re-home him), heated at 72 degrees and steadily rising to 80. I tried to give him bug bites and frozen bloodworms (picking up extras) but he refused to eat them. I last tried live baby brine shrimp and he did start to eat those. The quarantine tank has a sponge filter and I started treating him with salt and API fin and body cure yesterday. My water parameters are in check at 0ppm ammonia and nitrites, and 10ppm nitrates. No tank mates. I added tannins with Indian almond leaves and driftwood.
Any and all advice appreciated!!!
I saw this poor guy at the pet store and felt really bad:
He was in one of those tiny cups…
I brought him home and tested the water in the cup… the ammonia was off the chart, I even checked it twice. It was over 8, I’d guess around 12. Red tipped fins makes me think fin rot. He’s currently in a 1.4 gallon quarantine (have a bigger tank when he gets better, or may re-home him), heated at 72 degrees and steadily rising to 80. I tried to give him bug bites and frozen bloodworms (picking up extras) but he refused to eat them. I last tried live baby brine shrimp and he did start to eat those. The quarantine tank has a sponge filter and I started treating him with salt and API fin and body cure yesterday. My water parameters are in check at 0ppm ammonia and nitrites, and 10ppm nitrates. No tank mates. I added tannins with Indian almond leaves and driftwood.
Any and all advice appreciated!!!
thanks for your advice.
