Synodontis Not Well From Shipping. Help?

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Jack Dempsey
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I got two synodontis eupterus from Ken Davis. One is fine, the other not so good. They both poked holes in their bags, but not a lot of water leaked out. There was plenty of water in the bags, and multiple bags were used. I don't think this could've been avoided. As you all know, they have sharp spines.

One is doing great in the tank. The other is listing to one side, lost a lot of color and breathing rapidly. I got them acclimated and in the tank as quickly as possible. Their time in transit was 24 hours. What can I do to help the not so well syno?

Also, there is plenty of O2 in the tank and the lights are off to ease stress. Nobody is picking on the sick one. I've contacted Ken for pointers but haven't heard back yet. I figured I'd ask you guys for help too.

So, what should I do?

Thanks in advance for any and all help and/or suggestions.:)
 
Anybody? Time may be of the essence here.
 
Add Salt? Do you have a smaller tank handy-that way your Syn. could be alone-even though the others aren't harrassing it-the presence of the other fish may cause more stress. Good Luck-let us know how it goes.
 
Check water perms, ph, and add salt should help
 
Water is fine. How much salt? And thanks.
 
If hes still breathing and is only faded, i think he should bounce back. I had a problem before in my tank and my Eupt was ghostly white till I rushed to fix the problem. He was only white for less then 2 hours.
 
FavCatfish;2804099; said:
If hes still breathing and is only faded, i think he should bounce back. I had a problem before in my tank and my Eupt was ghostly white till I rushed to fix the problem. He was only white for less then 2 hours.
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This is pretty much what happened. I left the lights off for a while and he was fine a couple of hours later. Thanks all.:)
 
Good to hear he is back....

I would lay off on the food for another day so he is totally in the clear.
 
Muske;2806252; said:
Good to hear he is back....

I would lay off on the food for another day so he is totally in the clear.
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Why? what good could starving it do, and what harm would feeding it do? I am just curious?
 
SQUIDBILLIES!, and sorry to hear about your new baby, hope all is well.
 
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