sparks42 wrote:yes, he is acting much better today.
he also ate some bloodworms
That's good news! I must admit I didn't think he would make it. But I love to be wrong about those things! 
Chompers getting better... but one gill's closed ??
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Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
That's good news! I must admit I didn't think he would make it. But I love to be wrong about those things! Inger Anne
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
Good news! I'm happy for both of you! Keep us posted.sparks42 wrote:
Chomps ate a snail this mornin ! I'm so happy !
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
hope he's back to his regular self soon!
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
Good to hear!
How has he been acting?
How has he been acting?
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
well he finally ate a snail and some bloodworms last night so I thought all was well.
But then right before I went to bed, I saw him floating at the top completely curled up in a ball and he was floating sideways.
I touched him to make sure he could still move and stuff, and he swam for 5 seconds, then curled up in a bal and started floating sideways again.
Then he sank to the bottom and uncurled, and went to sleep like normal.
Right now he's sleeping like normal.
My guess was that maybe he had a tummy ache because he hasn't eaten for like a week, and then today he did?
But then right before I went to bed, I saw him floating at the top completely curled up in a ball and he was floating sideways.
I touched him to make sure he could still move and stuff, and he swam for 5 seconds, then curled up in a bal and started floating sideways again.
Then he sank to the bottom and uncurled, and went to sleep like normal.
Right now he's sleeping like normal.
My guess was that maybe he had a tummy ache because he hasn't eaten for like a week, and then today he did?
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
I have seen mine floating at the bottom of the tank tail curled floating slightly sideways asleep. Everything fine though I presume...It did give me a scare. I have not had any illnesses, thankfully with my puffers.
Your little guy and you have been through a lot. I wish him well. Keep up those weekly water changes and gravel vacs. It is their life line!
Your little guy and you have been through a lot. I wish him well. Keep up those weekly water changes and gravel vacs. It is their life line!
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
sparks42 wrote:Life Guard that GSP used, and Parasite Guard that I used are both made by Jungle...
is it possible we shouldn't be using jungle products ?
Chomps ate a snail this mornin ! I'm so happy !
Actually the life gaurd I used was from instant ocean.
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
How is Chomper doing? Is he getting better?
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
yes - he is almost all the way better !
he's still acting shy, instead of all excited when we come in the room and near his tank...
he is doing a bit of itching too.....
we've been giving him salt baths and melafix, seems to be helping a big bunch !
he's still acting shy, instead of all excited when we come in the room and near his tank...
he is doing a bit of itching too.....
we've been giving him salt baths and melafix, seems to be helping a big bunch !
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
That's great news! Glad to hear it!
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Re: Chompers not doin so well after fluke treatment...
Now it looks like his right gill is closed. it actually looks non existant.
what does that mean?
what does that mean?
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Re: Chompers not doin so well... one gill closed ?
So.... Chomper is now completely back to normal now.....well..... the way he's acting.....
But his right gill is still shut. Should we be concerned about this? Is there something we should do?... or just continue dong what we're doing?
If you look at his left gill, it's open and you can see it working....
on the right side, there's no hole... its so weird.
i kind of think it would be like only using one lung?
But he's acting good and eating good !
But his right gill is still shut. Should we be concerned about this? Is there something we should do?... or just continue dong what we're doing?
If you look at his left gill, it's open and you can see it working....
on the right side, there's no hole... its so weird.
i kind of think it would be like only using one lung?
But he's acting good and eating good !
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Re: Chompers getting better... but one gill's closed ??
Can you post a pic?
It might be something that you can't control and so long as he is acting normal you won't have to worry about it.
It might be something that you can't control and so long as he is acting normal you won't have to worry about it.
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Re: Chompers getting better... but one gill's closed ??
Last night we took him out of his tank and put him in a little container and my boyfriend opened his gill and now it's working fine.
He sad it seemed like it was scabbed closed... or like there was a layer of film keeping it closed.
So yea it's open now, and he's doing good, so we're just going to let him relax now, and continue water changes.
I can try to take a pic tonight....
He sad it seemed like it was scabbed closed... or like there was a layer of film keeping it closed.
So yea it's open now, and he's doing good, so we're just going to let him relax now, and continue water changes.
I can try to take a pic tonight....
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Re: Chompers getting better... but one gill's closed ??
Good to hear everythings working out!