Help! Sick fish (I think)

David L. Burkhead · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 26

My Sarasa Comet, Hoshi, is possibly sick:

Bulging eyes, constipation, and odd looking poop

Water parameters:
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 1 ppm
Nitrate: 20 ppm
pH: 8
dKH: 5
dGH: 11

So far, my treatment has been a very substantial water change (effectively
90+ percent), Amquel plus to detox the nitrites, and Salt at 0.3% (1 Tbs per
gallon).

I'm wondering if we should bring the new fish out of quarantine early so I
can move Hoshi to the hospital for tub to tub?

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/hoshi071125d.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/hoshi071125c.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/hoshi071125b.jpg
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/hoshi071125a.jpg

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David L. Burkhead · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 26

Since posting that, partly in response to requests made elsewhere, I moved
Hoshi to a 3.2 gal bucket (tonight, I'll move him to a 10 gal tub). With
the three containers, I should be able to do a "round robin" kind of deal
and finish the new fish's quarantine, while doing tub-to-tub on Hoshi.

I also started him on the Medi-gold this morning. He still has good
appetite so that augers well for his prospects.

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"David L. Burkhead" wrote in message@giganews.com...
> My Sarasa Comet, Hoshi, is possibly sick:
>
> Bulging eyes, constipation, and odd looking poop
>
> Water parameters:
> Ammonia: 0 ppm
> Nitrite: 1 ppm
> Nitrate: 20 ppm
> pH: 8
> dKH: 5
> dGH: 11
>
> So far, my treatment has been a very substantial water change (effectively
> 90+ percent), Amquel plus to detox the nitrites, and Salt at 0.3% (1 Tbs
per
> gallon).
>
> I'm wondering if we should bring the new fish out of quarantine early so I
> can move Hoshi to the hospital for tub to tub?
>
> http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/hoshi071125d.jpg
> http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/hoshi071125c.jpg
> http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/hoshi071125b.jpg
> http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g206/dburkhead/hoshi071125a.jpg
>
> --
> David L. Burkhead "Dum Vivimus Vivamus"
> mailto:dburkhead@sff.net "While we live, let us live."
> My webcomic Cold Servings
> http://www.coldservings.com -- Back from hiatus!
> Updates Wednesdays
>
>
>