A little guidance please.
I received a new Swallow tail Angel from DD yesterday and went straight into a 10 gal QT with some DT bio media yesterday routine acclimation SQ/temp match. Housed with a tank mate of a starki also from DD. No hostility. Both angel and starki even ate some brine shrimp last night.
tank param all zero since brand new fresh mixed water. Ammonia checker normal, manual test normal. QT dosed with prime.
both fish look healthy, fat and pristine
So this morning I notice the Angel has mild tell tale swim bladder symptoms.
struggling to get to the bottom. But not distressed
I’ve done a 5min fresh water bath (aerated 30min and temp matched). She took it in stride, no visualized pests after, no major improvement after return to QT.
so the true question
What next (I have all to be able to start)
1. Start getting Copper power titration up (If I recall CP is safe if I previously dosed prime)
2. Antibiotics, separate or with Focus. I have GC, metro, Kanaflex
3. Prazipro
4. Both Copper power and Prazi.
not my video but identical behavior for reference
I have always used Humblefish’s guides for QT and plan to do the same here, it’s been over 2 years adding any fish so my memory is rusty.
I received a new Swallow tail Angel from DD yesterday and went straight into a 10 gal QT with some DT bio media yesterday routine acclimation SQ/temp match. Housed with a tank mate of a starki also from DD. No hostility. Both angel and starki even ate some brine shrimp last night.
tank param all zero since brand new fresh mixed water. Ammonia checker normal, manual test normal. QT dosed with prime.
both fish look healthy, fat and pristine
So this morning I notice the Angel has mild tell tale swim bladder symptoms.
struggling to get to the bottom. But not distressed
I’ve done a 5min fresh water bath (aerated 30min and temp matched). She took it in stride, no visualized pests after, no major improvement after return to QT.
so the true question
What next (I have all to be able to start)
1. Start getting Copper power titration up (If I recall CP is safe if I previously dosed prime)
2. Antibiotics, separate or with Focus. I have GC, metro, Kanaflex
3. Prazipro
4. Both Copper power and Prazi.
not my video but identical behavior for reference
I have always used Humblefish’s guides for QT and plan to do the same here, it’s been over 2 years adding any fish so my memory is rusty.