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hey! Everyone just kind of stopped talking to me about him! But thatnks for asking! Charlie is getting better. I have been doing water changes once a week and the flesh that was showing is now healing and skin is starting to grow back. His tail hasnt grown back yet though but he is swimming around a...

My GSP is named Charlie. He is about 2 inches long and the cutest thing! I got him from Walmart about 2 years ago when he was bearly 1/2 an inch!

I did a WC last night and Charlie seems to be doing better today. Hes eating and looking for food. I added instant ocean to the new water and gradually added to the tank KEEPING Charlie in the tank. I am worried about the skin on his tail though... it has peeled back more now and you can really see ...

I got the water tested and they are telling me that the water is at the normal levels execpt the amnonia seems a little high at .20. the nitrate is at 30, nitrite 0,alkalinity is 50 and pH7.6. Chralies flesh is actually showing now. Is it still safe to do the WC?

Thanks Nick! Charlies tail still looks bad but he was hungry this morning and gobbled up all the baby shrimp I put in! Thats the first time hes eaten in almost a week! So hopefully after I do the WC he will feel even better! :D Is the fuzzy stuff his skin peeling? Once I get the water tested I will ...

Is it better to use faucet water or reverse osmosis system water?

Before he got sick I was doing th water changes once a week. I try and vacuum the rocks as much as possible then take out about 50% of the water and replace it and he is usually in a bowl while im doing this. Yes I try and get the temperature back to where it was before he left the tank. I will get ...

Thank you Nick! I honestly didnt know there was a difference between aquarium salt and instant ocean. I will try and get some tonight. I am using the Quick dip 5 n 1 test strips by Jungle. Every time I do a water change he seems to freak out. He looks like he is breathing really hard and cant calm d...

Yes his tank has salt in it. I add about 2 tablespoons full of aquarium salt each time I do a water change. He is the only one living in this tank right now. I also have air pump putting more air into the tank as well. I usually keep him in a 25 gallon tank but im in the process of moving and cant k...

My GSP Charlie is sick. It started about 5 days ago he wouldnt eat and he was getting this fuzzy stuff around his tail so I checked the water and the water was where it should be, nitrate 0, nitrite 0, hardness 15, alkalinity 30, pH 6.8. I did some research on here and chaged the water then (I thoug...