High Nitrate in Jack’s cycled : ) tank

[heidigirl99]

Also wondering if I should use API General Cure because it covers both intestinal worms and internal parasites

 

[charliebankston]

I've had good luck with general cure. And also Prazipro. Debatable how much gets in their system just by adding it to the water tho. Making a medicated food with GC is the best, but since he's not eating.... put a couple of qts of water in a bucket/ container, so it's pretty shallow still. Add 1 pack of GC and a table spoon of kosher or aquarium salt. Leave him in there for 10 minutes, once a day. A suggestion I read said that during the thrashing around in the shallow water, they might swallow some of the medication. I'd try this first. It's worth a shot. If it's carry over from out of whack water parameters, then not much you can do, but he'll prob recover

 

[heidigirl99]

Thank you so much. I’m worried that he will stress out so much when/if I move him to another tank or bucket, but I guess it has to be done. Is there a point where he is so stressed that I should scrap that idea and go to plan B?

Also, should I use one or the other? I’ve ordered API General Cure, metroplex and I already have Prazipro.

 

[heidigirl99]

Wait... I’m guessing that the “thrashing around” is because it is a dark bucket, and this is good?

 

[charliebankston]

I don't have any experience using metroplex, but I think it's good. Prazipro is a good fluke, worm med. Gc is a good dewormer. I'd use the one that is more broad spectrum. The bath is stressful, but I've done it on a couple of fish and both healed fine.

 

[charliebankston]

If you can get him to eat some medicated food, that would be best

 

[heidigirl99]

Thank you!

We just did the bath and maybe I didn’t make it shallow enough because he wasn’t thrashing around, but he seemed to tolerate it well.

I think I added 7 gallons of water, and added one envelope of API GC and 1 tbsp kosher salt.

 

[heidigirl99]

How many days do I do this med/salt bath?

Also ... do you think this solution is strong enough?

I highly doubt he will eat anything medicated for me... even eventually, he has always been extremely picky. I did order TetraCichlid crisps though. [emoji846]

 

[heidigirl99]

@charliebankston I like the aquarium co-op.. I have gotten his med trio but I am kinda chicken to immediately use it on all my new fish [emoji51]

I really like your more cautious method. Can you tell when a fish needs their tank dosed versus just a med/salt dip?

 

[charliebankston]

@charliebankston I like the aquarium co-op.. I have gotten his med trio but I am kinda chicken to immediately use it on all my new fish [emoji51]

I really like your more cautious method. Can you tell when a fish needs their tank dosed versus just a med/salt dip?

I think it's prob the same. Your fish def has all the symptoms from that cichlid bros video

 

[heidigirl99]

Thank you so much- I can’t tell you how grateful I am. (Whatever happens)

I just took the plunge and dosed the tank with GC ????????*[emoji51].

I left the volume at 65 gallons because I realized how hard it would be to run the filters with lower water levels.

I have two big cartons of API Aquarium Salt... how much would you add?

 

[heidigirl99]

Update: After dosing Jack’s tank with GC, he started eating after the second day [emoji2][emoji2][emoji2] and I mean he was hungry! I just did a 25 percent water change and put charcoal back into his filter. I am likely going to wait 2 weeks, then dose again (re: Aquarium co-op advice), but so far so good. I am so grateful. Thanks to everyone for chiming in and helping me keep this fish alive : )

 

[heidigirl99]

Can anyone tell me what these spots look like?

 

[heidigirl99]

anyone ???

 

[Brookster123]

Water change, gills are agitated/burned

 

[heidigirl99]

Not quite! HITH

 

[heidigirl99]

Jack is doing so much better after bath treatment with General Cure and continued medicated food with metroplex (gained weight and the spots on his head/face have cleared up) but today I noticed redness/sores in his gill area. Any ideas?

 

[simmer9000]

Seachem alert patch. I just put in the pH and the Ammonia alert in tabk to help optimize cycle. Great product.

what is this alert patch?