is he going to make it?
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I've seen some survive into adult hood with a missing eye. Personally, I can see it getting infected and nature taking it's course through that.
I think it's going to be fine. I have a cariba that had the same thing happened to it and it's one of the biggest caribas I have now. just add some salt to the tank if you want to and keep an eye on it, if it start to get picked on by others then move it to hospital tank.
to setup hospital tank, you can use the water from the main tank if water parameter is good. you can soak the filter media of the filter used in the 10g in the main tank for couple days so it gets seed with some bacterias. don't feed the rbp for couple days when it's in the 10g so the bacteria colony can build up slowly. (it probably won't eat for couple days anyway) add some salt to the hospital tank, just follow the instruction on the container.
best of luck and keep us upated
to setup hospital tank, you can use the water from the main tank if water parameter is good. you can soak the filter media of the filter used in the 10g in the main tank for couple days so it gets seed with some bacterias. don't feed the rbp for couple days when it's in the 10g so the bacteria colony can build up slowly. (it probably won't eat for couple days anyway) add some salt to the hospital tank, just follow the instruction on the container.
best of luck and keep us upated
thanks for the advice.
i set up the hospital tank with about 1 gallon from current tank, 1 gallon of water that was already in there (previously used for feeder tank), and 6-7 gallons of tap water. 2 tablespoons aquarium salt (recommended amount), stress coat, stress zyme, and fritz zyme #7. I also put in a heater from the other tank and some structure for cover.
how long do you think i should wait to test the water to see if its ok to put him in there?
i set up the hospital tank with about 1 gallon from current tank, 1 gallon of water that was already in there (previously used for feeder tank), and 6-7 gallons of tap water. 2 tablespoons aquarium salt (recommended amount), stress coat, stress zyme, and fritz zyme #7. I also put in a heater from the other tank and some structure for cover.
how long do you think i should wait to test the water to see if its ok to put him in there?
were the feeders clean? the reason is there might be some free floating parasites from the old water.
adding that much tap water in the tank will pretty much be the same with 100% tap water, in which case will probably be better off using 100% new water since you have all those new water treatments.
the reason for using water from the main tank is so that you'll have the same water parameter in the 10g which won't stress the fish as much.
anyway since you already have it all setup then you can probably test the water right now, I don't think it'll take too long for everything to work, main concern is that all the chlorine needs to be removed from the new tap water.
if all parameter checks out then you can add the fish in as soon as the temperature becomes the same.
adding that much tap water in the tank will pretty much be the same with 100% tap water, in which case will probably be better off using 100% new water since you have all those new water treatments.
the reason for using water from the main tank is so that you'll have the same water parameter in the 10g which won't stress the fish as much.
anyway since you already have it all setup then you can probably test the water right now, I don't think it'll take too long for everything to work, main concern is that all the chlorine needs to be removed from the new tap water.
if all parameter checks out then you can add the fish in as soon as the temperature becomes the same.
ow looks sore, id put him in a hospital tank with a heater on about 82degrees fah, raise the temp slowly, add some aquarium salt and give him about a week, if its still bad looking then id give a half dose of melafix, keep us posted on this one.
the piranha will most likely heal, they are tough buggers
the piranha will most likely heal, they are tough buggers
i would like to put him into the hospital tank tonight but for some reason the POS heater the LFS sold me will only go up to 73.2 degrees even though it is supposed to go up to 78 and the light is green saying it is good. do you think he will be alright in the hospital tank for the night with it so cold. by the looks of his fins hes getting picked on so i think its best that he gets out of there.
you can also try just getting a divider for the main tank. having the tank at 73 won't help the wounds heal. Either run to the lfs tomorrow and get another heater or run to lowes and get an egg crate and make a divider and keep him in the main tank instead just separated until he heals up