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Feb 12, 2008
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hi all i have just came back from a business trip and have found my peacock all beaten up it is missing alot of scales and has a open wound also missing some of its tale and other fins, it is swiming very slowly also it has eaten i have added some melafix in the water also any help of what else i should do will be thanked greatly
 
rasie the temp and add salt, i never use meds, main thing is raise temp but be sure he add a airstone or good jet to also help. make sure water stay real clean and dont feed heavy. what other fish are in there, what you thing mad ehim get beat up. how big are they
 
ok what temp should i raise it to also please and how much salt should i add roughly as a guide the peacock bass is 20cm and the other cichlid is 15cm it is just them two in the tank ok then thx for the help so fast.
 
something like this happen to my pbass and i raised temp to about 86-88 and i added 1-2 tablespoon of aquarium salt. made sure water was clean, didnt over feed. and kept up on water changes and they did fine
 
ok then i will give the tank a good clean now since i have not been here for a week i will have to go buy some aquarium salt tomorrow hopefuly the fish can hang on for that long. thx for all the help you have been
 
ya main thing is clean clean water, and raise temp, if u have maybe add another jet or airstone to be safe. good luck keep us posted.
 
ok then i will i got one airstone rite now and a internal filter puting oxygen also in the water would i need more air in the water then that.
 
sould be fine, just the more water and air movement the better, alwasy helped me, just make sure u keep temp up and water clean. what size tank is it again? post pics if you can that always helps. have you tried to feed them yet?
 
dude yea USMC pretty much sumed it up meds usually just add more stress to your fish. i just use my AQ salt and heat.
 
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