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Sick GSP
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:04 am
by strike2
Well I wake up this morning (thinking my GSP is sleeping) except is he slightly on his side. Then I notice him try to swim and he spirals up to the surface and back down to the substrate (uncontrolled). I immed. take the water params. and they read:
Amonnia-0
Nitrates-0
Nitrites-5
Temp-76
SG-.002 (just started his marine salt a few days ago)
There seems to be a bulge under his beak, here is a pic.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:23 am
by Pufferpunk
I'd up the temp to 80 & add Melafix for now. I'd also up the salt to 1.004.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:32 am
by strike2
Will do. Thanks.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:27 pm
by strike2
Well I did all those things before going to work, and when I returned he was gone. I think I am done with GSP's for now...just going to focus on my F8 and community tank.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:52 pm
by Pufferpunk
Sorry for your loss...
. Not really sure what happened to him.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:56 pm
by strike2
Pufferpunk wrote:Sorry for your loss...
. Not really sure what happened to him.
All I can figure is he was in freshwater way too much of his life. He was huge, when I got him and only recently started on brackish water.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:09 pm
by Apocalyptictoast
That sucks. I had bad luck with DPs for a long time before I got ones that would stay alive. The pic doesn't work btw. Its a car crash picture.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:23 pm
by Boxermom
What's a car crash picture? His picture in his first post? I see his puffer.
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:55 pm
by Apocalyptictoast
Ahh. Thats bizarre. The first time I looked it was the smashed up front end of a red car. Now its a puffer. Oops.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:31 am
by Hilly
Sorry to hear that strike2
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:56 am
by DanaD.
Sorry about your GSP.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:59 am
by gagned
Sorry about your loss.
Dan
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:24 am
by strike2
Thank you all, I am now saving for a 180 gallon for a fahaka. This tank has two black curved pieces of plastic in the back corners any idea what its for?
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 11:36 am
by jake_vdb
strike2 wrote:Thank you all, I am now saving for a 180 gallon for a fahaka. This tank has two black curved pieces of plastic in the back corners any idea what its for?
Those are overflows for a sump.
Probably like this?
http://all-glass.com/products/aquariums/megaflow.shtml
Sorry to hear about your GSP.
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:10 pm
by strike2
Yep thats it, I wont need this for freshwater, will I?