Save a FATF from death/ Grow Out

[Rotaryp04s]

I guess I'm back in the keeping ATF game. It super skinny looks like a ''crack head'' so I bought it just to save it.

1/1/14 First day in tank








1/2/14 Vatf ate it first rosy red meal

 

[Chub_by]

Looks like a goner but kudos for the save and good luck.

 

[Chicxulub]

Its not vittatus, its probably a brevis (can't really tell when they're that emaciated). Brevis is also the hardest to get off of live, hence the state of that fish. It's likely been starved since the large batch of Nigerian tigers came in last summer.

I had a brevis that was about as bad as that one and it never got better and eventually died after a water change.

 

[Rotaryp04s]

Looks like a goner but kudos for the save and good luck.

Thanks

Its not vittatus, its probably a brevis (can't really tell when they're that emaciated). Brevis is also the hardest to get off of live, hence the state of that fish. It's likely been starved since the large batch of Nigerian tigers came in last summer.

I had a brevis that was about as bad as that one and it never got better and eventually died after a water change.

This fish was about 2.5" and in good shape in the summer time. I'm holding of on the water change until he pickup some weight.

 

[sashimimaster]

Ummm, why would you not want to do water changes? I would think the cleaner the water the better.

 

[redwolffish]

Water changes can scare some shyer fish species into not eating


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[RampageRR]

Wow, he is really skinny. Good luck fattening him up, I'll be really happy to see him make it through OK.

 

[Rotaryp04s]

Ummm, why would you not want to do water changes? I would think the cleaner the water the better.

Ummm, do you think it handle a water change right now in the condition it in. I'm going to play it safe and fatten it up first.

 

[Rotaryp04s]

Wow, he is really skinny. Good luck fattening him up, I'll be really happy to see him make it through OK.

How your GATF you got from David doing?

 

[sashimimaster]

I would say just do your regular water changes. Depending on the size of the tank and stock. The most important thing right now is to keep feeding it.