Question for Snorvich
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Deinonych
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Make sure you are aerating that water really well with a powerhead or airstone. Formalin will deplete the dissolved oxygen quickly.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/vm/vm06100.pdf
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/vm/vm06100.pdf
avandss
I'm hooked
in the bucket? i would mix it with a stick for one minute before introducing the fish, he does not look in distress or trying to breath on top, is that ok?
and my qt has a aqua clear with a waterfall and a powerful powerhead, i think thats ok?
That is correct. Fine bubbler is best.
Deinonych
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Yes, in the bucket...especially since it is a small volume of water with a higher concentration of formalin. Like Steve mentioned above a fine bubbler/airstone would do the trick.
The QT should be fine.
avandss
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well, lets say i am beyond upset right now, i decided to give them a sheet of nori that had some selcon on it..... BAD REACTION to formalin. water went cloudy after 2 hours, i noticed heavy breathing so i did a 50% WC and added some carbon and 2 air stones to try to take everything out of the water, 2 hours later i open the lights and it appears both tangs are blind....!!@@
i am doing a 90% wc now to see if i can save them
if not i am throwing in the towel at this point.
i am doing a 90% wc now to see if i can save them
if not i am throwing in the towel at this point.
I've never heard of Selcon causing a reaction with formalin before. Why do you say the fish have gone blind?
avandss
I'm hooked
It was either selcon, garlic guard, mysis or nori
Something had a really bad reaction and turned the water murky even after a 50% wc
Then I noticed the blue hippo trying to hide on its side anywhere in the tank and the naso banging into everything, I put the net in right in front of them with zero reaction.
I did an emergency 95% wc and they seem to have regained vision, however this is becoming a nasty experience that makes you want to just give up on everything, now I am terrified to add formalin to the qt...
And my naso is starting hlle I think, it was getting worst
Worst part. 3 week old twins crying all night in the middle of this fiasco!
I have no idea any more and can't even imagine ever putting them in my dt...
Something had a really bad reaction and turned the water murky even after a 50% wc
Then I noticed the blue hippo trying to hide on its side anywhere in the tank and the naso banging into everything, I put the net in right in front of them with zero reaction.
I did an emergency 95% wc and they seem to have regained vision, however this is becoming a nasty experience that makes you want to just give up on everything, now I am terrified to add formalin to the qt...
And my naso is starting hlle I think, it was getting worst
Worst part. 3 week old twins crying all night in the middle of this fiasco!
I have no idea any more and can't even imagine ever putting them in my dt...
avandss
I'm hooked
ok guys i need some help.
here is my problem, after almost loosing both of them yesterday to what seems to be a unknown problem thats is not common, i have to decide what to do
the blond is showing obvious signs of inflation and small holes in the head, it must have something to do with the copper metro and now formalin treatment, now that i did a 95% wc and running carbon they seem to be doing amazing, eating and vision seems to be 100% back
should i add the formalin bath to the qt at this point? the hippo has some 3 dips and will be doing his next one tomorrow (day 5) and the qt had 3 full days of 25ppm formalin?
i dont know what to do!
here is my problem, after almost loosing both of them yesterday to what seems to be a unknown problem thats is not common, i have to decide what to do
the blond is showing obvious signs of inflation and small holes in the head, it must have something to do with the copper metro and now formalin treatment, now that i did a 95% wc and running carbon they seem to be doing amazing, eating and vision seems to be 100% back
should i add the formalin bath to the qt at this point? the hippo has some 3 dips and will be doing his next one tomorrow (day 5) and the qt had 3 full days of 25ppm formalin?
i dont know what to do!
DasCamel
Active member
Place them in a fresh QT after at least one more dip with Formalin. Don't bother adding Formalin as a bath in the QT anymore. Just make sure everything is clean and sterile in the new QT. That way they can heal and be fed a little when they recover from the bath. Good luck.
avandss
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DasCamel
Active member
I would get a plastic 20g container, mix and aerate saltwater for another container/QT. They are cheap at most hardware stores. W/o it being dry for 24 hours, not sure how sterile it would be. .25 ppm might just suppress and not eliminate, tough call.
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