Beaten up bad

[ozpkchris]

so i came home from vacation to find that despite my friend taking great care of my fish my convict got pretty beaten up by my green texas

the link to my setup can be found in my signature


and heres the pix of him

he looks bad, his head hump is gone and i found him hiding in the back of some rocks breathing heavy,

so i decided to pull him

he is currently in a 20 gal

Tx
i added plenty of salt,
stress zyme as recommended
melafix as recommeded
i will continue this course for 7 days then reassess

the temp is 80

he looks more stable and has eaten since moving to his new home

the tank is not cycled but i added some sponges from my sump to the tank,
i will monitor the parameters closely

so can any one think of anything i can do besides what i have all ready done

 

[japes]

Looks pretty bad but definitely recoverable. Be sure to keep a very close eye on his activity if you decide to return him to the tank with "the big boys", so it seems.

 

[Dmaan.]

he'll be alright.
if it's that beat up and still swimming, it's a trooper
and it will forsure make a recovery.
esp. with your good care.

 

[evojoey]

I wouldn't worry about anything. Con's are tough fish. He'll be fine with a little TLC. Good Luck!!

 

[woofy]

you seemt be doing everything i would do and have done. i have brought back tons of fish with absolutly no fins to perfect condition using just heat and salt. sounds like heal be ok. poor guy

 

[ozpkchris]

thanks guys

 

[Guapote]

Yeah, he should be cool.

I got some female Umbee that had the crap kicked out of them by an 8" male. After a few weeks in a "safe-zone," they are fine. Fins are back and now they are trying to find fish to pick on.

 

[ozpkchris]

well i just got home from work and he was dead at the bottom of the tank,
i guess he was just too far gone,
he was so big i couldnt even flush him so hes in th freezer and i guess ill bury him when i get the time
what a bummer he was like two years old
i guess thats the way our nature

 

[scottgeeze]

so i came home from vacation to find that despite my friend taking great care of my fish my convict got pretty beaten up by my green texas

the link to my setup can be found in my signature


and heres the pix of him

he looks bad, his head hump is gone and i found him hiding in the back of some rocks breathing heavy,

so i decided to pull him

he is currently in a 20 gal

Tx
i added plenty of salt,
stress zyme as recommended
melafix as recommeded
i will continue this course for 7 days then reassess

the temp is 80

he looks more stable and has eaten since moving to his new home

the tank is not cycled but i added some sponges from my sump to the tank,
i will monitor the parameters closely

so can any one think of anything i can do besides what i have all ready done

Give him something to hide behind to reduce his stress level.

 

[Camphilophus]

You seem to be doing everything right, he looks bad but as long as he doesn't float or go belly up on you you'll be fine. Looks like he's going to make it. Just try not to stress him out. Didn't see anything about aeration, if you can give him a ton of bubbles. Keep his light off and don't mess with him too much aside from water changes and you'll be fine.