Sun catfish needs help badly
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I always do a drip acclimation of 1-2 hours depending on what the fish is. Done a few 3-4 hours. Ended up doing a 1 hour this tine.
So what am I suppose to do with the kosher salt? I'll do this tomorrow since it's half past midnight now
So what am I suppose to do with the kosher salt? I'll do this tomorrow since it's half past midnight now
Dose it to 1%. I don't know offhand how many tablespoons per gallon that is. Or you could wait and see what antibiotics you can source locally tomorrow.
Ok so I was thinking about it for a bit and I believe you literally meant 1% of salt per gallon. So 1% of 20 gallons would be 0.2 gallons. I looked up how many teaspoons are in 0.2 gallons and I got 153.6
Does that sound about right?
Also, how would I go about mixing? I doubt that I would just straight up dump all 153.6 teaspoons in at once. I'm thinking about putting 10 teaspoons in a container of tank water and making it dissolve really well then putting it in and waiting a while before doing it again and again until all 153.6 are done.
Oh wait I just went back and read and saw you said table spoons. I googled it and there are 51.2 table spoons in 0.2 gallons.
So I still slowly mix it in until all 51.2 are in?
Does that sound about right?
Also, how would I go about mixing? I doubt that I would just straight up dump all 153.6 teaspoons in at once. I'm thinking about putting 10 teaspoons in a container of tank water and making it dissolve really well then putting it in and waiting a while before doing it again and again until all 153.6 are done.
Oh wait I just went back and read and saw you said table spoons. I googled it and there are 51.2 table spoons in 0.2 gallons.
So I still slowly mix it in until all 51.2 are in?
I currently have about enough salt to last me for well over a month. Got 2 things which equal 63 table spoons plus what ever is in the little box we have. So how do I mix it into the tank?
Well time for an update. Ended up mixing the salt in a little one gallon bowl I had on hand until it dissolved then dumped it and repeated until all the salt was in the tank.
So now onto the sun catfish. Before I put the salt in his tail looked really red and I think I could see some bone :/. Now this morning it looks less red, probably can still see bone since it's only been a night but I'm so excited that it looked less red
. This is a good sign that he'll pull through right?
So now onto the sun catfish. Before I put the salt in his tail looked really red and I think I could see some bone :/. Now this morning it looks less red, probably can still see bone since it's only been a night but I'm so excited that it looked less red
. This is a good sign that he'll pull through right?
Well time for an update. Ended up mixing the salt in a little one gallon bowl I had on hand until it dissolved then dumped it and repeated until all the salt was in the tank.
So now onto the sun catfish. Before I put the salt in his tail looked really red and I think I could see some bone :/. Now this morning it looks less red, probably can still see bone since it's only been a night but I'm so excited that it looked less red
Yes
Should be, they are hardy if you keep decent water quality,how's he eating?Well time for an update. Ended up mixing the salt in a little one gallon bowl I had on hand until it dissolved then dumped it and repeated until all the salt was in the tank.
So now onto the sun catfish. Before I put the salt in his tail looked really red and I think I could see some bone :/. Now this morning it looks less red, probably can still see bone since it's only been a night but I'm so excited that it looked less red
