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

[ekeltner]

My new del seems to have gotten sick..I'm still pretty new to these guys. Can someone please help me try to save him

 

[kno4te]

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.

 

[ekeltner]

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?

 

[kno4te]

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?

 

[ekeltner]

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

 

[kno4te]

Yes can treat the tank. Tankmates?

 

[ekeltner]

Okay great.. Anything else I can do or try ?

 

[kno4te]

Can add some Kanamycin/furan as well if available.

 

[kno4te]

One or the other but not both. But will kill ur BB. That's why u may need a hospital tank.

 

[kno4te]

I think the other option is a dip of 1tbsp of epsom salt in a gallon of water. Keep there for 15-20 min.