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Hey Folk,
I recently found a tusk on divers den. Sold as a phillipine HT. However, I am 90% certain it is an Australian. I received it two days ago. I did a three hour acclimation into a 29gallon QT. Salinity is 1.025. Thanks has enough filtration for a 120gallon - HOB and sponge. Well established about 6 months. Nitrates are about 3ppm. nitrates and ammonia are undetectable. I did have copper in this tank but did a 60% water change the day before arrival. CU now reads .12ppm.
The fish came in highly stressed, maybe slightly more than I normally see. After the acclimation I released it and watched it for a few minutes. I twas breathing very rapidly and hard. I turned the lights out and waited overnight. The next day the fish is considerably less stressed but still breathing hard. It was mostly sitting on the bottom of the tank. It eye were alert and the fish showed signs of anxiety when I approached. Today the fish is lying on its side, eye are not as alert and the signs of anxiety are gone. The fish is lass alert. That is my assessment.
I did a quick dip in methylene blue, but I found i my dose was way too small for a dip. What I want to do is treat the tank to a level of 3ppm as recommended for poisoning.
The issue. There is still a little copper in my tank. I think another water change might be just too stressful forthe fish. Can I treat the tank with MB while copper is still present? advance for the help!!!!!
Thansk
I recently found a tusk on divers den. Sold as a phillipine HT. However, I am 90% certain it is an Australian. I received it two days ago. I did a three hour acclimation into a 29gallon QT. Salinity is 1.025. Thanks has enough filtration for a 120gallon - HOB and sponge. Well established about 6 months. Nitrates are about 3ppm. nitrates and ammonia are undetectable. I did have copper in this tank but did a 60% water change the day before arrival. CU now reads .12ppm.
The fish came in highly stressed, maybe slightly more than I normally see. After the acclimation I released it and watched it for a few minutes. I twas breathing very rapidly and hard. I turned the lights out and waited overnight. The next day the fish is considerably less stressed but still breathing hard. It was mostly sitting on the bottom of the tank. It eye were alert and the fish showed signs of anxiety when I approached. Today the fish is lying on its side, eye are not as alert and the signs of anxiety are gone. The fish is lass alert. That is my assessment.
I did a quick dip in methylene blue, but I found i my dose was way too small for a dip. What I want to do is treat the tank to a level of 3ppm as recommended for poisoning.
The issue. There is still a little copper in my tank. I think another water change might be just too stressful forthe fish. Can I treat the tank with MB while copper is still present? advance for the help!!!!!
Thansk