is my foxface ok

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Furnish as much oxygen as possible

how would you recommend i do that

 

[vetteguy53081]

how would you recommend i do that

Easiest is air pump with air stone
Walmart sporting goods sells a battery operated version that comes with airstone and tubing for about $13. Also good to have in the event of power outage.

 

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Easiest is air pump with air stone
Walmart sporting goods sells a battery operated version that comes with airstone and tubing for about $13. Also good to have in the event of power outage.

is that the only thing that might be able to help him

 

[fishguy242]

if you have air pump can put in half bucket of tank water ,hoping that helps

 

[KingTideCorals]

Not looking ideal... any way you can isolate in a QT?

Here is a upload I recently made on setting a QT up and how I run one when I have it..

 

[vetteguy53081]

is that the only thing that might be able to help him

Right now yes- There is no additives or other that you can administer

 

[Qasimja]

leave the lights off in the tank and room and hope for the best theres nothing you can do at this point

 

[attached]

just an update to say that he unfortunately didn't make it

 

[BeltedCoyote]

just an update to say that he unfortunately didn't make it

very sorry for your loss. It’s never easy

 

[pseudorand]

Float bag 20-25 mins, then Compare salinity (tank and bag salinity), then release fish into

I'm no chemist, but isn't the problem that pH rises rapidly, converting NH4+ to more toxic NH3, as described here. If so, how do you measure salinity the the bag? Your fish gets ammonia burn rapidly after opening it to get a water sample.

 

[fishguy242]

1 question ,did he look bad on arrival?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I'm no chemist, but isn't the problem that pH rises rapidly, converting NH4+ to more toxic NH3, as described here. If so, how do you measure salinity the the bag? Your fish gets ammonia burn rapidly after opening it to get a water sample.

Its not about matching but many shippers run st hypo-salinity and the goal is to compromise to get it to tank salinity.
Easier would actually call shipper and ask what salinity they are shipping at

 

[scdigby]

just an update to say that he unfortunately didn't make it

i'm sorry.

 

[waynel]

just an update to say that he unfortunately didn't make it

So sorry for your loss. I have a foxface, one of my favorites, but also one of the most skittish/timid fish I've ever cared for. Hides a lot and goes into camo a lot. I was very concerned when I brought him home from the lfs, went from the typical foxface color and patterns to almost completely gray and I was thinking he wouldn't make it. But he did, and very fun to watch.