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Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:09 am
by Pufferpunk
Poor fella... Yeah, let him sleep.
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:09 am
by Pufferpunk
Poor fella... Yeah, let him sleep.
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:00 pm
by xrayjeeper83
ya let him sleep. Light should be on for no more then about 8 hours a day
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:28 pm
by signnet
Well I got up this morning, he is still not good. He is black, hydrometer is at 1.000
Nitrate = 0, Ammonia = 0
I'm going down to Fish Emporium to get kit for NITRITES. Is there medication for that? If there is what do I get because I would like to have it on hand
If the nitrites are ok, then what.....what could be wrong. I have been doing water changes since Tuesday. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday 50% water changes........
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:38 pm
by signnet
Here's what he looks like now.
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:59 pm
by Pufferpunk
Does he have white spots all over him like salt specks?
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:01 pm
by signnet
I just looked, YES!!!!
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:02 pm
by signnet
I thought it was because he was in the sand
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:29 pm
by Pufferpunk
So this is the real cause of your puffer's behavior.
library/hospital/fwich/
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:35 pm
by signnet
I will ge the melafix.
It says to put 1 tablespoon of marine salt or every five gallons of water........do I do that now, which would be 9 TBS
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:52 pm
by Pufferpunk
Double that. Raise the temp too.
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:00 pm
by signnet
Malafix is in (1 Tsp per 10 Gal). Doubled the Marine Salt. All is a go right now
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 4:22 pm
by signnet
At 3:00PM all was in the tank. 18 TBS of Marine Salt. 4 TSP of Malafix. Two Airstones running full, second filter running full and the filter system that came with the tank.
He is no longer, after an hour and a half, sitting on bottom. I can see more yellow on him now. While I was at pet store I purchased a full kit for freshwater to est nitrites, nitrates, PH and Ammonia. But I don't think I can use it because now I have put Marine salt in the water. Am I right?
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 7:32 pm
by Pufferpunk
You can use it. The ammonia test may come out a little cloudy, is all.
Re: Labored Breathing
Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:54 pm
by signnet
Ok, he looked like he was doing better, now he is back on the bottom again and black again. How often can you use the Malafix. It says that you can use it daily for seven days.
On the link you gave the lady stated I can also use Primafix as well. The tank has the 18 TBS of marine salt. Should I be doing something else? I have two airstones running, an additional filter running, the tank's filtration system (No carbon, just blue filters).