redneckgearhead
Active Member
Great fish but I am warning you they hate flashlights...lol
Been awhile since I've been in here, I'm caught back up though. I liked the "swim through" video awhile back and the appollos and new rockscape are outstanding! Your tank has progressed a great deal, kudos for that. Keep it up!
Hope the new addition pulls through for ya. I do need to say though, if he was lethargic in the store you should have passed on it.
Built347 said:Sorry guys.. when I got home from work he was floating upside down... had what looked like stings on his side.. he was still breathing and I couldn't take it anymore so I put him in a cup and dosed him with clove oil.. it was quick.... lfs guy said the marks were ammonia burns.. he explained how that happens and it made no sense to me... he was only in the bag for 30 minutes.. and acclimating for another 20... they ordered me another one...
Built347 said:heres what i was told.... hopefully someone steps in and corrects my trailerpark science... he said that fish expel nitrogen that bonds with the hydrogen in the water. blah blah. this mixed with slow ph drop in the bag creates elevated levels of ammonium.. ( i think) when you drip acclimate you are raising the ph back up and turning the ammonium back into ammonia.. which can burn the fish. especially tangs because of there sensative slime coat.... he recommended using prime while in the acclimation bowl from now on..... i dont know if this is totally made up or what.... i assumed that 30 minutes in the bag was not long enough for anything to happen because when you ship a fish its in there a lot longer than that.... I dont know.. i wish i knew more.. i hate losing fish..
Built347 said:your probably right dude.. the only strange part is that the marks werent there in the store.. they appeared between the store and the qt... i should have payed more attention.. i dont know when exactly they popped up..
heres what i was told.... hopefully someone steps in and corrects my trailerpark science... he said that fish expel nitrogen that bonds with the hydrogen in the water. blah blah. this mixed with slow ph drop in the bag creates elevated levels of ammonium.. ( i think) when you drip acclimate you are raising the ph back up and turning the ammonium back into ammonia.. which can burn the fish. especially tangs because of there sensative slime coat.... he recommended using prime while in the acclimation bowl from now on..... i dont know if this is totally made up or what.... i assumed that 30 minutes in the bag was not long enough for anything to happen because when you ship a fish its in there a lot longer than that.... I dont know.. i wish i knew more.. i hate losing fish..