shawmutt
Aquarium Advice Addict
OK, that's rather annoying...I just finished typing that whole thing and it erased my message.
Here's the gist of the message:
My fish that I said was dead is alive. He's emaciated and swimming listlessly on the top of the tank. He has some damage to his eye and side of face. He's eating, but only what's right in front of his face. The other fish are leaving him alone for now, except when I drop food in. I have a five and a half gallon I can set up as a QT tank. I'll explain in more detail about the fish and circumstances later (along with a few more questions), but right now I need to know what to do.
Do I QT? (I know it's a stupid question but I'm thinking optimistically he's going to survive and am thinking about the reintroduction)
If so, I have a few questions
Is there anything special I need to do to QT besides set up the tank, siphon water from the big tank in, and drop the fish in?
Should I turn off the lights, leave on the the lights, etc.?
Medicate or not medicate? There seems to be superficial damage, the eye seems scratched and right behind the eye, but no gill damage and no scales are missing.
Here's the gist of the message:
My fish that I said was dead is alive. He's emaciated and swimming listlessly on the top of the tank. He has some damage to his eye and side of face. He's eating, but only what's right in front of his face. The other fish are leaving him alone for now, except when I drop food in. I have a five and a half gallon I can set up as a QT tank. I'll explain in more detail about the fish and circumstances later (along with a few more questions), but right now I need to know what to do.
Do I QT? (I know it's a stupid question but I'm thinking optimistically he's going to survive and am thinking about the reintroduction)
If so, I have a few questions
Is there anything special I need to do to QT besides set up the tank, siphon water from the big tank in, and drop the fish in? Should I turn off the lights, leave on the the lights, etc.? Medicate or not medicate? There seems to be superficial damage, the eye seems scratched and right behind the eye, but no gill damage and no scales are missing.
In my tank, because I have around 50# of rock, my fish sometimes disappear. Sometimes I find a dead body, sometimes I just don't see them for a day or so. I don't want to move the rock around too much, because like in this case the fish may still be alive and I may move a rock and crush him. I just assumed since I didn't see him for a week and a half he was dead. It's happened twice before, and I just monitor the water parameters to make sure there's no ammonia spike. He's in the QT tank now, still swimming near the top. I put a few flakes of food in and he's eating though--so far the prognosis is good. I do have to run out and get some melafix though.
