BlueVelvet
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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Ok I understand the process a bit better now and appreciate you going through explaining that a bit more.
I didn’t know if I was dealing with ammonia or not bc they were similar symptoms at first. With process of elimination done, I knew to dose with meds at this stage, although I wish I’d done so sooner. To make sure we are on the same page, should I take the ammonia filter out while medicating? Carbon is already out before medicating. I was going to leave the ammonia filter in just until medicating was done but not sure after what you wrote.
He looks like he has a little bit of gill hyperplasia or something but his mouth doesn’t open as much and as heavy as he was breathing before. Just his gills flaring more then I’d like.
Since treating the 1st dose of Kanoplex, I’ll see how he’s doing Sunday morning as I dosed late last night (Thursday). He ate a few pellets yesterday too, so I won’t feed him til tomorrow. If he’s still on the bottom of the tank on Sunday, I’ll do a partial water change including partial gravel vacuum and give another dose.
I’ll also be treating the tank with a half cap of Stability. It was taking out the ammonia filter that I’m realizing made my tank cycle again. I know carbon can do that, but my foam and bio media are well established. I haven’t thrown any of them away and I always rinse in tank water in a bucket. So it had to be the ammonia filter backing up along with a bit of over feeding that caused this.
Needless to say, at least I’m learning
This is a video I just took of him breathing. The light reflection makes it hard to get a good view but I think you’ll be able to see him ok. Let me know what you think or if you feel to keep going as I am. Thank you.
I didn’t know if I was dealing with ammonia or not bc they were similar symptoms at first. With process of elimination done, I knew to dose with meds at this stage, although I wish I’d done so sooner. To make sure we are on the same page, should I take the ammonia filter out while medicating? Carbon is already out before medicating. I was going to leave the ammonia filter in just until medicating was done but not sure after what you wrote.
He looks like he has a little bit of gill hyperplasia or something but his mouth doesn’t open as much and as heavy as he was breathing before. Just his gills flaring more then I’d like.
Since treating the 1st dose of Kanoplex, I’ll see how he’s doing Sunday morning as I dosed late last night (Thursday). He ate a few pellets yesterday too, so I won’t feed him til tomorrow. If he’s still on the bottom of the tank on Sunday, I’ll do a partial water change including partial gravel vacuum and give another dose.
I’ll also be treating the tank with a half cap of Stability. It was taking out the ammonia filter that I’m realizing made my tank cycle again. I know carbon can do that, but my foam and bio media are well established. I haven’t thrown any of them away and I always rinse in tank water in a bucket. So it had to be the ammonia filter backing up along with a bit of over feeding that caused this.
Needless to say, at least I’m learning
This is a video I just took of him breathing. The light reflection makes it hard to get a good view but I think you’ll be able to see him ok. Let me know what you think or if you feel to keep going as I am. Thank you.
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