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I'd keep lights mostly off for a while. Also feed lightly if she's still interested in food. The reason for that is stress hormones tax a fish's energy and can affect digestion. Some mild treatment can help heal scuffs, etc. but the other thing is simply having time to recover in peace. Some stress hormones are short term, like adrenaline, but another, cortisol, can have longer term effects. A quiet, low stress environment can help with this.
If she's skinny as she looks it might be tempting to try and fatten her back up quickly, but light feeding is better until she starts to perk back up some. Normal or heavy feeding for a highly stressed fish can cause problems, better to let them calm and stabilize and get some energy back. So feed lightly at first.
If she's skinny as she looks it might be tempting to try and fatten her back up quickly, but light feeding is better until she starts to perk back up some. Normal or heavy feeding for a highly stressed fish can cause problems, better to let them calm and stabilize and get some energy back. So feed lightly at first.
Thanks so much for the help I will turn light off when aye ho home as iam at work just now she eat some sinking jbl earlier so will keep aye on her is there any medication you would recommend or primafix and melafix ok
It's a good sign that she's eating. Like I say, just feed lightly until she seems relaxed and perks up a bit, then you can feed more. Don't be tempted to overdo it and try to fatten her up quickly. If she starts eating really well that's fine but let her keep a good appetitie, better to let her gain strength at a moderate pace, too much food can also tax their energy and digestion.
Little bit of Melafix/Pimafix is fine, quite often one or the other, or even simple clean water and a bit of salt, is enough to heal minor to moderae scuffs, fin damage, etc. and inhibit or even treat mild fungus. In my experience Melafix can speed healing of minor external damage (scuffs, fins, etc.) and you don't have to use it full strength for it to work.
Little bit of Melafix/Pimafix is fine, quite often one or the other, or even simple clean water and a bit of salt, is enough to heal minor to moderae scuffs, fin damage, etc. and inhibit or even treat mild fungus. In my experience Melafix can speed healing of minor external damage (scuffs, fins, etc.) and you don't have to use it full strength for it to work.
Perfect mate thank you for advice I have only been in hobby for 1 and a half years first time aye have seen this going to keep her in her own tank from now on as the fish too big in my other tank I will keep you posted I just had a look at her there she hiding behind filter but can see her moving
The hiding is not surprising. As long as it's just stress and not something more, like internal damage, it may just take some time before she settles down and feels comfortable in the new tank, etc. Eating is a good sign, though.
Perfect thank you I will keep you posted. Did you also see in my post before about her not growing had her 10 months bought her from a private seller and he met me at his front door so dont no what the tank is like she came from or didnt ask age aye just assumed she was a baby but aye though aye would have seen growth by now
Yes, I commented in that thread also. You may or may not see some growth once she recovers. Depends somewhat on age. I had a frontosa once that stopped growing for many months. Eventually I set up a different tank for him, where he could be the main fish with just a few smaller fish for company, for a while it was a few small frontosa. After a while he seemed happier, went through a very fast growth spurt, caught up to where he should be, and turned out normal size. No guarantees, but sometimes it happens.
I've found freeze dried mysis shrimp to be a good growth food. You don't have to feed a lot of it. Again, no guarantees, but might be worth a try once she's feeling better.
