My new bichir is sick please help!!!!!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Can u post some water parameters and state what's exactly wrong? Acting strange? Lesion? Too skinny? It'll help the bichir guys and girls. I Can't really tell on pics.
 
Ammonia-0.25ppm.. Nitrite 0, nitrates 10ppm-15ppm, ph-7.4 ...got home this morning and he was floating upside down. Bearly moving not breathing much either he's little belly looks bloated and looks like it may be brused?
 
Try to move it to quarantine tank and add some Epsom salts. 1tsp for every 5 gallons. Ke temp raised to 86, slowly bring it up. Do u keep gravel in ur tank?
 
We are currently in the process of moving and I moved the hospital tank first to so we have somewhere to put everyone till we get the main tanks moved so that's not really an option...can I treat the tank he's in? I have him isolated in a breeder box..and no I have sand
 
Yes can treat the tank. Tankmates?
 
Can add some Kanamycin/furan as well if available.
 
One or the other but not both. But will kill ur BB. That's why u may need a hospital tank.
 
I think the other option is a dip of 1tbsp of epsom salt in a gallon of water. Keep there for 15-20 min.
 
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