I am so sorry for your loss. It sucks when there is nothing you can do.
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It’s a hard lesson. Hoping I don’t lose him or others in the meantime. Thank youI am so sorry for your loss. It sucks when there is nothing you can do.
Update: Engineer goby still not looking great. Other fish are not showing signs. I did FW dip and I did see some stuff floating but it kinda just looks like dead skin to me kind his current peeling looking skin. He’s still eating. I set up a temporary ten gallon for a Qt and meds are on the way. Currently cycling it with a live rock. Hoping goby makes it in time to at least try to really medicate. He did well in FW dip it made me super anxious but he was ok.
If your alkalinity is very high it will burn your fish's skin. To low of alkalinity will raise acid and lower ph
Still eating is a really good sign - most fish, when feeling even a little off, stop feeding.
Thank you so much. I’m really in knots over it. Just hoping he pulls through.
I’ve got both of my engineer gobies in a QT tank that I’ve medicated based on recommendations above. The other engineer goby had started to look a little off so I put him in with his buddy. They both look fairly decent the really rough looking guy does seem to be improving! I’m hopeful.Any updates?
Seeing any improvement in the fish?
Yesterday they looked amazing no peeling skin really at all. I’m so hopeful now. I was thinking one more week in QT? Any thoughts on that?
Yesterday they looked amazing no peeling skin really at all. I’m so hopeful now. I was thinking one more week in QT? Any thoughts on that?
Okay! Thank you so much!!!Typically, I hold any fish that has had a disease for a minimum of two weeks after the symptoms go away, with no medications before moving them back to a DT, just to ensure they don't relapse. If you think the DT has an infective agent (like the flukes we discussed) you should wait at least 30 days for flukes, and 45 days if it was ich. The only time I would consider moving fish out sooner is if the QT is unstable, so that holding them there is risky for the fish.
Jay