OceanMaiden
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello all, I just thought I'd share an amazing experience with you.
I was changing the water in my tank the other day and when I went to fill it up I did so slowly as not to blow the fish away with the python. Well apparently the water was a little colder than I had anticipated and I gave my loach a heartattack. He swam sideways , upside down twitched... and then he was dead . I grabbed my net and plunged my arm into the tank to scoop up my fish. My arm was wet all the way up to my shoulder, I didnt care. I took my little loach out of the net and placed him in my hand and examined him. His color was faded and he wasnt breathing. I ran to the other room where my ten gallon was with ready warm water in it for the fry. I held my loach carefully and gently gave him 5 to 10 cardial thumps with my finger. His mouth started moving!! I swished him in the warm water and massaged his chest. His gills moved! Again and again, he was breathing again!!!! His color was coming back!! IT WAS ALIVE! OMG I just couldnt believe it I was in tears. I put the net in the water and put him in it so he could rest while he recooperated without being pestered by fry. As of today he is back in his big tank (nice n warm water now!!) fine and dandy he is swimming eating and playing like it never happened. I hope my mistake helps others to avoid it. Keep VERY CLOSE attention to water temps as not all fish are so lucky as my loach.
I was changing the water in my tank the other day and when I went to fill it up I did so slowly as not to blow the fish away with the python. Well apparently the water was a little colder than I had anticipated and I gave my loach a heartattack. He swam sideways , upside down twitched... and then he was dead . I grabbed my net and plunged my arm into the tank to scoop up my fish. My arm was wet all the way up to my shoulder, I didnt care. I took my little loach out of the net and placed him in my hand and examined him. His color was faded and he wasnt breathing. I ran to the other room where my ten gallon was with ready warm water in it for the fry. I held my loach carefully and gently gave him 5 to 10 cardial thumps with my finger. His mouth started moving!! I swished him in the warm water and massaged his chest. His gills moved! Again and again, he was breathing again!!!! His color was coming back!! IT WAS ALIVE! OMG I just couldnt believe it I was in tears. I put the net in the water and put him in it so he could rest while he recooperated without being pestered by fry. As of today he is back in his big tank (nice n warm water now!!) fine and dandy he is swimming eating and playing like it never happened. I hope my mistake helps others to avoid it. Keep VERY CLOSE attention to water temps as not all fish are so lucky as my loach.