I have been really busy at work but tonight as soon as i get home I will do a 50% water change The reason I couldnt do last night i had no salt or dechlorine bottle i had ran since the last water change... Well I am not going to cut is gills as of yet.... Just one question how long can they be out of the water without dieing
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fcamargo6thave;2186183; said:I have been really busy at work but tonight as soon as i get home I will do a 50% water change The reason I couldnt do last night i had no salt or dechlorine bottle i had ran since the last water change... Well I am not going to cut is gills as of yet.... Just one question how long can they be out of the water without dieing
Try not to use surgical method until you have tried all other avenues first. Water changes, massages, isolation etc
fcamargo6thave;2186183; said:I have been really busy at work but tonight as soon as i get home I will do a 50% water change The reason I couldnt do last night i had no salt or dechlorine bottle i had ran since the last water change... Well I am not going to cut is gills as of yet.... Just one question how long can they be out of the water without dieing
i am not so sure but the process took me about 30-40 secs, again it may differ depending on the behavior of your RTC mine was calm thats why it was easy for me to do it.
Hey Johan is this similar to what u did???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIZV-mI0qRk
I am kinda iffy on doing this like everyone says I will wait another 2 weeks continue my water changes. Last night I did a 60% change today I will do a 40% thaniks for the info
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIZV-mI0qRk
I am kinda iffy on doing this like everyone says I will wait another 2 weeks continue my water changes. Last night I did a 60% change today I will do a 40% thaniks for the info
fcamargo6thave;2189915; said:Hey Johan is this similar to what u did???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIZV-mI0qRk
I am kinda iffy on doing this like everyone says I will wait another 2 weeks continue my water changes. Last night I did a 60% change today I will do a 40% thaniks for the info
yes, its much easier on RTC though cause they lay flat. just pretend your a hair cutter in a salon perfecting a hair. but try to identify the curl. if the curl is on the hard part im sorry theres nothing you can do(unless other know something) and i dont recomend cutting that part cause it would hurt them. gill curl is an indication of how bad an owner is in which i always tell the fish store i bought the gill curled RTC "DO A WATER CHANGE" everytime i go check their new stuff i remind them that. whats funny is how they spell eel, they spell it like "eil" haha!
Yohan Now that you mention this I am sure i bought this RTC with the gill curl because I remember it being a little curled when i bought him he 8 inches in a 35 gal tank and this may have caused the problem.... and there was 3 other cats in there similar to size but i guessed that it was overstocked because it was LFS. im going to go over there today and check to see if the other cats have the same problem. Now he is 12 inches in a 125 gal.... what do u mean if it is in the hard part..... Which I think it may be.... Is gill curl a serious problem health wise??? is it life threatining
fcamargo6thave;2190291; said:Yohan Now that you mention this I am sure i bought this RTC with the gill curl because I remember it being a little curled when i bought him he 8 inches in a 35 gal tank and this may have caused the problem.... and there was 3 other cats in there similar to size but i guessed that it was overstocked because it was LFS. im going to go over there today and check to see if the other cats have the same problem. Now he is 12 inches in a 125 gal.... what do u mean if it is in the hard part..... Which I think it may be.... Is gill curl a serious problem health wise??? is it life threatining
the soft part is just like the skin and the hard part is like a thin plastic.
from what i know its not a life threatening illness it just stays like that. its odd though youll have people check your fish out and see it like that chances are they will see you as a bad owner or they will see it as ugly.
I have seen some progress since i have been doing water change but it seems that it is irriversible but one good thing is that my water parameters are near perfect
its been two weeks since i posted about the problem with my RTC gill Curl & it has not gotten better at all.......... I have researched and i think it may not get better..... Has anyone read up on new ideas or methods that can reverse gill curl.... well ill keep you guys updated
hey guys My RTC still has gill curl. its been a whiles since i posted in this thread and i was wondering if anyone found a new cure or treatment.
