Recent content by thegoldfishgirl

Salt is a great idea! Clean water is the best idea! If you're really really worried I would do 80 - 100% waterchanges the next few days and add a 0.39% salt concentration to the tank. This is done by one tablespoon of aquarium salt (sea salt) per gallon. Best of luck!

Clean water and more clean water! Also, you can dose Melafix safely in your main tank. We wouldn't want to stress Thanksgiving out anymore by moving him.

It sure has been a long fight!

I found this guy on aquavetmed! Hopefully his info is current!

So, you've treated him with a looooot of stuff. I would just take it easy on him. Change the water as frequently as you can. Add salt at 1 teaspoon per gallon. Let's give him a break with some clean water. I would recommend consulting an aquatic vet in your area.

Wow. Okay...There are a lot of problems going on all at once... Let's start with the largest! Water quality. While you have an awesome sized tank for your fish (assuming the plecos are still teeny) you have an ammonia problem. Your tank wasn't cycled properly when you first obtained it and...

Do large water changes for the next few days (80% - 100%). Clean water is key to an infection free future. Adding one tablespoon of aquarium salt per gallon will raise the salinity level in the tank to approximately 0.3%. This will help his normal bodily functions and thus allow his immune...

Are there any fake plants or decorations in your tank? Or do you have a hang-on-back-filter with a hard plastic in-take tube that looks "stabby"? This had to happen somehow...I would take anything fake out of your tank. I would also rubber band some filter floss around your intake tube (a...

Ohh! Interesting. Thank you for the update! I'm glad you finally got around to speaking to a professional. Us forum goers are here to help but, second opinions and people with lots of experience are always a good idea. Especially when the forum goers get the diagnosis wrong. Oxytetracycline is a...

Any updates? :D

I don't think you watched the entirety of the handling videos. He explicitly explains why nets should not be used to hold fish. He does give great advice in suggestions we keep the fish in water as much as possible. He says that his company has done studies saying that a Koi held out of water...

Okay...with Goldfish. That has been my experience. In small tanks (5 - 20 gallons) the ammonia goes up quickly. Even with only one Goldfish. Oh Mebbid. Why do we disagree on so much? The reason why I told Copplanes to change the water because I assumed she put in the concentration I...

-phew- haha

It needs to be an epsom salt dip! Not an all the time additive.

And believe me, you'll see his poop. Betta fish poop is pretty big for a small fish haha. As soon as he does poop please take a picture and describe any details that the picture may not be showing. Fish poop tells us a lot about what's going on!