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Okay....I moved my GSP with the pink growth on his fin into a hospital tank and medicated him with the correct amounts of both Melafix and Pimafix.

He's twitching every minute or so, as if to shake something off his skin and every once in while he makes these big gulping motions. I'm wondering if this is normal...do they feel the medication inside and out and just get irritated or do you think I have a bigger problem?

Should I take him out and put him back in the big tank?

He didn't puff while I moved him. He is grey and swimming up and down the sides of the tank [he does this a lot anyway].

Sounds like he is stressed. What is the SG of the tank he is in ATM? What size is the main tank he was in? How about the QT tank?

The SG is the same as the big tank....I used the water from the big tank to fill up the small one. It's at 1.010 in both.

The big tank is 65 Gallons and the hospital tank is 10 Gallons.

All water tests come back fine except the Ph was a bit low. I increased it in both tanks just slightly to about 8.0.

Did you cycle the tank?

kristine - you should post this in your other thread to keep everything together so everyone can follow it more easily. it'll save a lot of time and double posting information.

see the original thread here: http://www.thepufferforum.com/forum/vie ... ght=#41756

OMG isn't the tank already cycled if I used only the same water and substrate from the established tank? I also took some sponge material and put it where the carbon usually sits.

Please let me know, as I'll move him back ASAP.

Sorry, I'll post into the same thread next time....not sure how to move it now.

Don't worry about it. I'll reply to your questiosn in your original thread and lock this one.