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by ShinyLady
Fri Feb 28, 2014 5:02 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: New GSP and black belly
Replies: 6
Views: 1429

Re: New GSP and black belly

So it's been awhile, Flippy is eating, water is healthy (ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 10-20, PH 8, temp 80, salinity 1.005), but he is still very grey in the belly. He does swim around at times, he loves the bubbler, but is often at the bottom of the tank. The substrate is crushed coral (rinsing th...
by ShinyLady
Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:41 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: New GSP and black belly
Replies: 6
Views: 1429

Re: New GSP and black belly

The tank was home to a cluster of mollies for about 6 months, so while I did clean the gravel before putting Flippy in, I did not change the filter to preserve the bacteria. I have been using the drop/texture forms of the individual API tests for PH, Ammonia and Nitrate. Which kind of live worm? I'm...
by ShinyLady
Mon Feb 24, 2014 4:04 pm
Forum: Hospital
Topic: New GSP and black belly
Replies: 6
Views: 1429

New GSP and black belly

Hi I have a GSP that I purchased last week. He is in a 30 gal brackish tank (salinity o.oo8, nitrate 5ppm, ammonia 0, PH 8, temp 80). No tank mates. He is eating, but not much. Sometimes he will only take a few bites then ignore it. I have been giving him a combination of small snails, frozen bloodw...