my ritteri has arrived
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M Woodhill
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big big thanks
yup, i don't set up a light for it. just the bathroom light
but how frequent and much am i supposed to change the water?
every day entire changed?
or twice a day entire changed?
or what?
M Woodhill
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it even stopped eatin. guess antibiotics bath probably helps.
M Woodhill
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how much, i guess, it's kinda a random decision
i'm 160 pounds and i guess its around 1 pound
the doc said a person can survive an overdose of 30 times so
1/160*30=3/16
M Woodhill
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changin water without any anemone's exposure to the air is kinda a hard job
i gotta figure the way out
i gotta figure the way out
M Woodhill
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well, this mornin it just folds up, so the mouth becomes unseens--but i'm pretty sure it must still be open--probably not as wide as before
and it's most demount from the rock---the part was blown by the current
1/2 tentacles got half inflated---probably a good sign
the water becomes a little bit cloudy than it was last night
and it's most demount from the rock---the part was blown by the current
1/2 tentacles got half inflated---probably a good sign
the water becomes a little bit cloudy than it was last night
AD87
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Well the trick is to put a Tupperware bowl or container that you can put the anemone in if its unattached. if its attached you can flip your rock upside while holding it underwater and have the anemone hang in the water in the container while the piece of live rock is exposed to air. The trick is to have an extra hand.
Let me know if that makes sense....
If i were dosing i would have used between 20-50 mg per gallon of anti-biotic in the water. Its always good to have a gram scale around the house.
Let me know if that makes sense....
If i were dosing i would have used between 20-50 mg per gallon of anti-biotic in the water. Its always good to have a gram scale around the house.
M Woodhill
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if so, i guess it's much less
for human use antibiotics, it's more convenient to check the weight. one capsule contains 0.25 mg penicillin
seemingly i need to dose much more
OrionN
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Dose the tank, not the anemone. You need to consider the whole tank as the animal because the antibiotic just dissolves in the whole tank. If the water weight 1/2 you, then give it1/2 the dose you would take.
Heater is essential for the treatment tank.
Use Baycol. Penicillin is too narrow in spectrum. If you have the outdated Baycol, just use that.
I would not change all the water. Just part of it. How much your guess is as good as mine.
Heater is essential for the treatment tank.
Use Baycol. Penicillin is too narrow in spectrum. If you have the outdated Baycol, just use that.
I would not change all the water. Just part of it. How much your guess is as good as mine.
AD87
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If you don’t change all the water your ammonia is going to rise through the roof! Believe me i have gone through this before when dosing Doxycycline.
Enrofloxacin which is Baycol may be a better choice but dont the effects of high ph in a reef tank may make is less effective.... We need an expert to confirm.
Enrofloxacin which is Baycol may be a better choice but dont the effects of high ph in a reef tank may make is less effective.... We need an expert to confirm.
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Pinkskunk
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hey mate, it really irritates me alot when i read someone trying to tell you to do this and that to a very stressfull anemone. I am sure they all have good intention for your anemone, but you need to ask yourself this question sometime:
when you are sick and your environment constant go through changes, does that make you feel better or worse?
i have more success with my new anemones by just let them be than to worry and do all kind of things to the tank or the anemone.
when you are sick and your environment constant go through changes, does that make you feel better or worse?
i have more success with my new anemones by just let them be than to worry and do all kind of things to the tank or the anemone.
M Woodhill
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the water is only 6 gallon so am i supposed to change water more frequently
the penicillin is called amoxicillin, the doc said it's wide spectrum and more powerful than efflorancixin--spellin right?
he also gave me some cephradine as back up. he said this is more powerful
BonsaiNut
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He had 5 or 6 people telling him to leave it alone and he couldn't. The photos looked fine to me and "dark pellets" mean it was expelling zooxanthellae - which is a common reaction when you introduce a clown anemone to a new environment.
As soon as people start experimenting on their creatures with medicines I have to duck out because I have no idea what they are doing (nor do they).
Oh well, better luck next time.
M Woodhill
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how'bout erythromycin instead of enrofloxacin?
AD87
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There is a huge difference between people that have experience in this case dosing with antibiotics and people reading a thread on doing so.
Not sure if your comment was directed at me....
AD87
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Im not sure on that one buddy. Again IMO if I was at that stage where I was treating with antibiotics I would use Doxycycline.
M Woodhill
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all the words r nice so i don't guess there's any targets
hey, who am i to judge but i do appreciates the kindness of all of u to share your knowledge and experiences
and i understand all the reactions a nem is supposed to have during settlin down. but i guess this ritteri is sick. pictures can't tell all
once i had a very sick rbta that unfortunately failed. all the same with what i'm seein now. but even that sick, it could catch shrimp chunks
so that's my guess
M Woodhill
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i kept some enroflaxacin---it becomes not only expired but big chunks
so i'm afraid
yet with 30-50 mg/gallon, the doc's medicine could be consumed up within 1 day
i'll be tryin some guys to get some enroflaxacin
BonsaiNut
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No my comment was not directed at you. And I want to make sure that I don't make someone feel bad who is only trying to take care of his animal as best he can. But I think he is panicking and is throwing a lot of stuff at the wall to see what sticks.
He is chasing symptoms now instead of causes. And sadly, I think he is creating many of the causes himself.
But I wish him the best and let's see how things turn out!
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