TriniStylez
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Is this possible with fish and if so, is there anything I can do???
My Puffers are both in separate QT's while I get their new bigger home ready. They are both in 24G nano cubes which are pretty small for them but I have been doing daily 50% water changes and using amquel to keep everything in check. I had a slight ph problem but otherwise, everything has been good. No ammonia, nitrites and just the slightest nitrates that I believe come directly from the tap water I use.
Anyways, I came home today to find both gasping heavily and on the bottom of their respective tanks! They both looked very bad. I immediately thought water conditions had gone wrong. Quickly changed 75-80% of the bigger ones tank water and moved the smaller on to a 5G bucket of brand new water. Not much change. The bigger guy was actually at the surface gasping for air. He looked terrible. I changed a little more water to lower the salinity a tiny bit and he has now settled down a bit. He is still gasping but not nearly as much. I do use a calibrated refractometer so Im sure the salinity is right on.
The smaller guy in the bucket still looks horrible and has now thrown up his food. Which is the only other thing I can think of...Since the water checks out and should be fine, the only other thing they have in common is they both ate the same squid last night.
This Squid was frozen but I have had it frozen for a good 3 months. Could it have been bad??? I have no idea how long it lasts in the freezer but never really thought much about it. Just assumed it should be fine. They have never eaten this kind of squid before. It was fresh when I bought it and never had anything added. I guess it still could have come into contact with something bad though.
Does anyone have any ideas??? Im kind of lost for what is causing this besides maybe the food...
BTW, they have been in QT for about 3 weeks now and have been great until this.
Thanks!
My Puffers are both in separate QT's while I get their new bigger home ready. They are both in 24G nano cubes which are pretty small for them but I have been doing daily 50% water changes and using amquel to keep everything in check. I had a slight ph problem but otherwise, everything has been good. No ammonia, nitrites and just the slightest nitrates that I believe come directly from the tap water I use.
Anyways, I came home today to find both gasping heavily and on the bottom of their respective tanks! They both looked very bad. I immediately thought water conditions had gone wrong. Quickly changed 75-80% of the bigger ones tank water and moved the smaller on to a 5G bucket of brand new water. Not much change. The bigger guy was actually at the surface gasping for air. He looked terrible. I changed a little more water to lower the salinity a tiny bit and he has now settled down a bit. He is still gasping but not nearly as much. I do use a calibrated refractometer so Im sure the salinity is right on.
The smaller guy in the bucket still looks horrible and has now thrown up his food. Which is the only other thing I can think of...Since the water checks out and should be fine, the only other thing they have in common is they both ate the same squid last night.
This Squid was frozen but I have had it frozen for a good 3 months. Could it have been bad??? I have no idea how long it lasts in the freezer but never really thought much about it. Just assumed it should be fine. They have never eaten this kind of squid before. It was fresh when I bought it and never had anything added. I guess it still could have come into contact with something bad though.
Does anyone have any ideas??? Im kind of lost for what is causing this besides maybe the food...
BTW, they have been in QT for about 3 weeks now and have been great until this.
Thanks!
