Losing my orino's

[jimmie1974]

okay, need some help here. The whipping boy didn't make it today, was very skinny, would not eat, and I noticed a whitish slime on the top of head. I have another who is swimming in the same matter, under control but not a normal swim for a fish. I've noticed he has it too, on the head and along the dorsal. It looks like a white slime. I've removed all carbon from filters, added quick cure, aquarium salt, and temp is at 88, also increased the top water movement for bubbles to add oxygen to the water while treating. Am I doing everything right? The other 4 are doing fine and show no signs of this and their eating. Second, tomorrow I will be doing a water change, probably 50% because if I'm right I need to add more quick cure tomorrow, and if I don't change the water it will become toxic. Do I do half the dose tomorrow. And the bottle says cures in 2 days, is this correct. Any help is much appreciated !!! Thanks

Jim

 

[Danh]

What are you adding quick cure for? I'd just keep up with watar changes 30-50% daily. If you have an ammonia spike (which it could be) then salt isn't doing much good.

What size tank?
What kind of filters?
All of the fish and sizes?

I had to seperate some small pbass I had together once because the whipping boy was getting a whipped a little too much. I put them back a few inches later and they were much better.

 

[johno27]

P-bass are pretty sensitive to most chemical treatments

Unless it is absolutely necessary I would not use them on small p-bass

water changes sound like a good plan try to match the water temp of the tank with the new water the best you can do avoid stress

 

[bOOsteN aUdI]

agreed with both post above ^^^^