Petco rescue, two tangs

SDK · Apr 20, 2019

Mjrenz said:
@SDK, I just checked on the grindal worms you sent me and I've manged to keep them alive too!

Hahaha, that’s a good thing. If you can’t keep the Grindals alive those two tangs are in trouble ;)

Keep up the good work!

Frtdrmrose7 · Apr 20, 2019

Cohibaman said:
Good job bringing these guys from their Petco tank of death. What a great thread!

Welcome to R2R!!!!

Cohibaman · Apr 20, 2019

Frtdrmrose7 said:
Welcome to R2R!!!!

Thank you! Long-time reader/lurker and this thread made me made sign up.

Every time I lose a fish it takes a tiny part of my soul with it. So glad to see someone (in fact all of you) pulling together here to save these two tangs.

Kudos to you Mjrenz!

ckalupa · Apr 20, 2019

@Mjrenz

Call Joe. You will like it but need to coordinate with him. It’s all been covered to make this happen.

All: we have a 8month old complete setup from a manufacturer rep. Joe at Fish World in VA was excellent to work with and is coordinating this for us. It is a complete 75 set up. Support this guy- he is the real deal!

If you would like to contribute to this set up please pm me. I will get a list of donors when this is completed for Matt.

Thanks all.

Mjrenz · Apr 20, 2019

ckalupa said:
@Mjrenz

Call Joe. You will like it but need to coordinate with him. It’s all been covered to make this happen.

All: we have a 8month old complete setup from a manufacturer rep. Joe at Fish World in VA was excellent to work with and is coordinating this for us. It is a complete 75 set up. Support this guy- he is the real deal!

If you would like to contribute to this set up please pm me. I will get a list of donors when this is completed for Matt.

Thanks all.

You guys are awesome! Thank you!

ngoodermuth · Apr 20, 2019

Mjrenz said:
I do have a question about treatment, yesterday was the 7 day mark since the first dose of prazi and I only had it in the tank for about 3 hours before last night's emergency. Will I need to do another two rounds of prazi?

I think you could wait another 5-7 days (after the antibiotics are done) and do a third dose as a precaution. Prazi works pretty quickly, so it’s likely good anyway.

Mjrenz · Apr 20, 2019

@JBKReef, thank you for the thoughtful gift!

Edit: unfortunately all the Swedish fish seem to have arrived dead, I think they may have suffocated in their individual wrappers;Dead lol. They are one of our favorite treats and we all appreciate them a lot!

Mjrenz · Apr 20, 2019

I've never had anything like this happen to me before, it's so surreal to have such great support from such generous people!

Mjrenz · Apr 20, 2019

ckalupa said:
@Mjrenz

Call Joe. You will like it but need to coordinate with him. It’s all been covered to make this happen.

All: we have a 8month old complete setup from a manufacturer rep. Joe at Fish World in VA was excellent to work with and is coordinating this for us. It is a complete 75 set up. Support this guy- he is the real deal!

If you would like to contribute to this set up please pm me. I will get a list of donors when this is completed for Matt.

Thanks all.

This is all so unbelievable! I started this just because I thought it was the right thing to do and I thought I could make a difference. My wife's company closed her office last year and she lost her job as a result so she decided to go back to school and my income is all we've had since then. I've really been wanting to upgrade my tank for a while but disposable income is something we don't really have any longer. We can still pay our bills so please don't offer to send money, I couldn't accept that, I just want everyone to know how much this means to us. Thank you for everything each one of you is doing!

Edit: under normal circumstances my pride wouldn't allow me to share this information but this experience has been very humbling. I truly can't find the words to express how I feel

That Crusso Kid · Apr 20, 2019

ckalupa said:
@Mjrenz

Call Joe. You will like it but need to coordinate with him. It’s all been covered to make this happen.

All: we have a 8month old complete setup from a manufacturer rep. Joe at Fish World in VA was excellent to work with and is coordinating this for us. It is a complete 75 set up. Support this guy- he is the real deal!

If you would like to contribute to this set up please pm me. I will get a list of donors when this is completed for Matt.

Thanks all.

Whoa! Now this is the best news of the day!

Frtdrmrose7 · Apr 20, 2019

Mjrenz said:
@JBKReef, thank you for the thoughtful gift!

Edit: unfortunately all the Swedish fish seem to have arrived dead, I think they may have suffocated in their individual wrappers;Dead lol. They are one of our favorite treats and we all appreciate them a lot!

I’m guessing there wasn’t an arrive alive guarantee

Mjrenz · Apr 20, 2019

Frtdrmrose7 said:
I’m guessing there wasn’t an arrive alive guarantee

I tried a fresh water dip and everything but they were already gone...they taste a little funny after the methelyne blue bath, though

Cohibaman · Apr 20, 2019

Mjrenz said:
@JBKReefThey are one of our favorite treats and we all appreciate them a lot!

Sans tangs, right? (At least until they’re better!) ;)

Mjrenz · Apr 20, 2019

Not the best pics tonight but everybody has 75% fresh saltwater and some biospira to boot. Baby Dory is done with her antibiotics and Mr. Yellow Tang has had 2 consecutive doses of prazi with 24 hour exposure. Let me know what I need to watch for with the infection to make sure further treatment isn't required and anything else I may need to be aware of too. @ngoodermuth @Frtdrmrose7. Thanks!!!