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One is dying, he;s just being blown around in the current in the water, fins not moving at all

I'm afraid you may lose that one.

Pufferpunk wrote:I'm afraid you may lose that one.

He's vanished, cant find him anywhere oh i hate this

Probably dead behind something. You should get him out of there.

Pufferpunk wrote:Probably dead behind something. You should get him out of there.

He's still alive, Just about, he's by the filter

Sometimes they take a long time to die. They may even stop moving and appear to stop breathing. You might want to consider euthanasia.

purplecandle wrote:Sometimes they take a long time to die. They may even stop moving and appear to stop breathing. You might want to consider euthanasia.

He is trying so hard to swim, he;s got some fight in him thats for sure.....

Whats the best method for this?

Here is and article of fish Euthanasia - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18520

But, if he has still got some fight..have you tried a water change?

purplecandle wrote:Here is and article of fish Euthanasia - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=18520

But, if he has still got some fight..have you tried a water change?

I did a small one already, should i do another one?

The clean water may perk him up, might start his recovery...but be prepared for the worst. Once damage has been done, it is hard to un-do it. In other words, another water change would not hurt and is worth a try.

Sadly, about half an hour after the water change, my little baby pased away :-(

the other two are ok, still swimming about and acting normally, no less spots though

If they die I am just gonna strip tank and sell it, I can't go through this again with em

I figured that one might pass.

What's the temp now? Are you still adding salt with every water change? Add Melafix to help sooth/heal the skin damage done by the parasites.

Pufferpunk wrote:I figured that one might pass.

What's the temp now? Are you still adding salt with every water change? Add Melafix to help sooth/heal the skin damage done by the parasites.

Temp is approx 88...yes I have replaced salt with each WC.

How much Melafix, I'm scared of that stuff with these fish. I have removed about 5 litres of water to allow the filters to cascade into the tank so roughly 55 liters of water in there atm...

The other two are still going strong, they look almost a bit fuzzy today if that makes sense, still spotty but like a white mist around them...They have been hunting for snails this afternoon, such characters and a pleasure to watch, i just want them better x

I use 1 drop/g. Add an airstone or make sure there is good flow for O2 exchange.

There is already an air stone in there and judging by the way plants are moving there is very good water flow in the tank.

So I would add 14 drops?