6 hours until I find out if my breeding SRT's will make it or not ..

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hamfist;4614439; said:
Outstanding news that they have arrived at last !!!!!!!!!!

As for the sunken belly, treat with flubendazole. A lot of LFS stock a solution of it for Koi, mine is labelled as NTLabs Koi Care flukasol. Or the same stuff is available online (and a bit cheaper) as Discus Wormer Plus ... http://wormerplus.co.uk/retail_shop/index.php?productID=5

Its the best overall treatment available in the UK for internal and most external parasite and worms IMO. I have not had it fail yet.
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Fantastic!! Cheers mate for quick n helpful reply:D

It says too add into the aquarium, would adding it onto the food help as well or just stick with the aquarium method? Use to do both methods for my fahaka puff which i successfully treated twice with octozin. Still have some Octozin left but not sure if it would work for a green tex ....
 
sick08;4614460; said:
Fantastic!! Cheers mate for quick n helpful reply:D

It says too add into the aquarium, would adding it onto the food help as well or just stick with the aquarium method? Use to do both methods for my fahaka puff which i successfully treated twice with octozin. Still have some Octozin left but not sure if it would work for a green tex ....
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With flubendazole you just stick in the water, simple as that. No need to treat food. I use it, simply because IT WORKS ! I'm amazed it's not recommended more often.
 
sick08;4614374; said:
Well after waiting close to 4 n half months since paying for the Srt breeders they have arrived this morning!

Ok first thing i noticed was some water had leaked into the polystyrene box. Also there were 4 heatpacks taped under the top lid. Maybe a little overkill here since once i got into the srt bags and the oxygen was totally depleted. it was like someone had not properly sealed them and most of the air had gone out!!

Thought they were both dead just by looking how much air and water had leaked out ....

Opened the 5" female srt bag first and to my amazement she was fine, moving about and seemed lively! :DDDD

However next was the bigger 8" male green texas... noticed the bag was way too small no room for it too move at all and was on its side due to the size of the bag
and the little amount of water!!

More bag signs .... the green tex wasnt moving at all and barely breathing and very slowly!! I had put 2-3drops of prime water conditioner into both bags as soon as i opened them, this was from the aclimitasing larger fish thread on here :)

Moved them out into a big bucket each with my perfect clean 125g water,( 0 nitrates, 10% water changes every other day plus 40% water changes on weekend so 320% water changes a month!!) and female was very lively and could tell wanted out so put her into my 125g straight away and she started roaming the tank very happliy :DDD

However male tex was still no moving, on its side in bad shape :(((

I quickly grabbed the powerhead and pointed the water movement towards his mouth and gills ... 5 -10mins later he started moving and recovered quite quickly!!! A drastic change from 5-10mins ago ... wooo hoooooooooooo ... hes ALIVE!!! XDDD



As soon as he started moving i put him into the 125 and he was roaming about with the female SRT very happliy :)


Now 2hrs later they both seem very healthy and beautiful ofc ;D

I noticed the male tex is trying to swim around, into, over the small caves but hes too big so i will alter the landscape to fit his needs ... i got to say this male tex is a beast very strong looking and the pearls, shape and fins are amazing!! Top class :DD

Female is gorgeous as well so im chuffed tae bits!!


Will post some pics once they settle in ... but for now need some sleep as couldnt sleep a wink last night .. was constantly checking the tracking info .. hoping it wasnt returned back to the transhipper like last time!!
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sick08 finally! you must be made up!!

when i read your last post i was acting like i was getting them haha
so all in all you happy with them?

i cnt wait to see the pics of the srts :D
i will deffo buy some fry if and when they breed lol, it just makes you think that fish are more hardier than ppl think init.

anyway made up to hear that its all turned out fr ye mate
look forward to see the updated wen the srts are sttled!
 
AHHHHHH SICK FINALLY GOT HIS BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATS BRO. GLAD YOU WORKED IT OUT.
TIME FOR PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Thanks all for the kind words :D

Yeah well chuffed mate and defo ... cant believe he was still alive, a 8"inch big ole thick green tex stuck in a 10"bag, water leaking everywhere, the air totally depleted, 4 heatpacks causing it too be overheated and taking even more air out the bags, on his side and could not move at all due to tiny bag and little water that was left!!

Got too give some credit too transhipper for at least sending them late as possible in the evening and they were only in transit for about 13-14hrs all way from Germany:)

Another thing im surprised about is that the box was not marked as live fish, fragile or anything .. nada not a thing. This is the best bit, the actual box used too ship them was a used huggies baby diapers box LOL

Since they seem ok i can laugh about it now but man who uses a baby diapers box too send such expensive fish !!!

Also it was sent through Edinburgh airport where they dont accept live fish!! Lucky they did not spot it through the insta death Xray scans even tho there was a note that it went through the Xray... unbelieveable so much risk in this shipment ... dont think i will do this tranship thing again ... want to live alittle bit longer at least ;/
 
Alright, was gonna leave the pics until i get a better cam, a good m8 a mine is right into photography with one of those "rich folk" pro cams and need to get my hands on it .. like NOW!! ;D

Since this cheap pocket cam does them no justice but here goes ....

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Maybe its me but does the male green tex belly look abit sunken/concave ... im thinking ips so gonna get some of the meds hamfist suggested earlier ;(
 
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