xtlosx
Just Reefin'
Good to hear, and that is the best approach.. one day at a time.. Now that our purple has been in our care for three months, and the green is about half of that.. I'm starting to breath a cautious sigh of relief...
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Good to hear, and that is the best approach.. one day at a time.. Now that our purple has been in our care for three months, and the green is about half of that.. I'm starting to breath a cautious sigh of relief...
xtlosx
Just Reefin'
The purple I waited a little longer 1-2 weeks into the DT, while the green I knew was much healthier and he has been getting fed daily since being in the DT... Needless to say, feeding a gig everyday, he has now more than doubled in size.
xtlosx
Just Reefin'
raw.. I generally go to the fish market, get a scallop, shrimp, salmon, etc chop it up, put it in a bag and soak the food in selcon then freeze. Whenever I need to feed I take out a chunk, thaw it, and feed.
xtlosx
Just Reefin'
What happened? Pictures?
xtlosx
Just Reefin'
Sorry to hear that, good luck...
D-Nak
Active member
Definitely post photos. Sounds like it may be too late, but let's see if we can save it. A few things to note:
1. Don't feed it at all
2. Keep it in QT for at least a week, especially since yours is deflating
3. Make sure you keep up with water changes
A few questions:
1. Do you have any other gigs or other nems in your DT?
2. Is it possible to keep your gig in QT for two weeks? The reason I ask I because I suspect that there may be something in your DT that is also making your gig sick.
I also think these cut gigs don't die from the cuts themselves, at least not the ones we're getting. The few cut ones I've seen appear to be healing. The ones that were cut and were in bad condition most likely died at the exporter or wholesaler. I think the added stress of transporting them and acclimation is what takes its toll. It's like AIDS -- AIDS doesn't actually kill, what is brought on as a result is what kills. In many cases, it's infections such as pneumonia. This is where Cipro comes in, but as with all antibiotics it needs to be taken for the complete cycle, not just until the symptoms disappear.
1. Don't feed it at all
2. Keep it in QT for at least a week, especially since yours is deflating
3. Make sure you keep up with water changes
A few questions:
1. Do you have any other gigs or other nems in your DT?
2. Is it possible to keep your gig in QT for two weeks? The reason I ask I because I suspect that there may be something in your DT that is also making your gig sick.
I also think these cut gigs don't die from the cuts themselves, at least not the ones we're getting. The few cut ones I've seen appear to be healing. The ones that were cut and were in bad condition most likely died at the exporter or wholesaler. I think the added stress of transporting them and acclimation is what takes its toll. It's like AIDS -- AIDS doesn't actually kill, what is brought on as a result is what kills. In many cases, it's infections such as pneumonia. This is where Cipro comes in, but as with all antibiotics it needs to be taken for the complete cycle, not just until the symptoms disappear.
D-Nak
Active member
Definitely. I don't blame this on the LFS. Mine didn't know they were doing this, so they didn't know to look for it.
I have a feeling the wholesaler is a large one that a lot of the LFS use, so we will continue to see these cut gigs.
sberman
Active member
i remember when i fist got this guy someone said it looked like it was cut but i could not see it today is when i finally saw it and got in right in to the qt cant wait to get home and see how it looks
will get a pic in the morning and a update
thanks for all the help maybe one day we wont have to worry about this problem
will get a pic in the morning and a update
thanks for all the help maybe one day we wont have to worry about this problem
