Good on ya for saving them, poor things now have a shot. Should make great additions to comunity tank.
Uaru Rescue mission
- Thread starter Snowflake311
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I would totally do this. Like I said in the other thread, good job man. 
Uaru deserve better and are a really cool species. Those first pics make me sad but they are looking better already. Keep the updates coming!
Uaru deserve better and are a really cool species. Those first pics make me sad but they are looking better already. Keep the updates coming!
^awsome^!!!
Thanks guys. It does feel good to have nursed these guys along. I'm really happy with how they are turning out. I want to add them to the main tank on Monday. Yet at the same time I think I should give them another week. I don't know what do you guys think?
Hats off to you. Great job on the rescue. They look so much better than before. I would wait until they are strong enough to defend themselves from the other fish just in case. They are doing great in the nurse tank. Why rush.
[QUOTE="Cich" wit it;420622;8]Hats off to you. Great job on the rescue. They look so much better than before. I would wait until they are strong enough to defend themselves from the other fish just in case. They are doing great in the nurse tank. Why rush.[/QUOTE]
Words of wisdom.
Although if it were me, I know I wouldn't have the patience to wait !
Words of wisdom.
Although if it were me, I know I wouldn't have the patience to wait !
Give them one more week of powerfeeding and treatment. I would give them a dose a day of "stress coat" to help the sores heal up.
I will give them another week. I wanted to move them monday because thats WC day and I was going to redo my tank decor then add these guys.
I do daily water changes and does with fish Vitamines. It's really helping them alot.
I do daily water changes and does with fish Vitamines. It's really helping them alot.
Vita-Chem are the vitamines I got them from Big Als. I love that site.
Here this how I treated them
1. First Remove all Carbon from you filters. Don't use it unless you need to take out medications. Carbon dust can be a cause of HITH.
2. Daily 50% water changes are key. It's best to move the fish to a hospital tank so WC are easy to do and you don't want your fish to have any extra stress from tank mates.
3. Take away all stressers. Any tank mates that might be picking on the other fish need to be away. Fish heal better when not stressed. This is way a hospital tank is a must.
4.Bring the temp up to 80F or 83F that helps them heal.
5. Feed only the best food and lots of differant kinds. I feed these guys Veggie flake with Spirulina Algea ( also said to help fight infections) Then I feed Frozen blood worms too along with some krill and hikari Cichlid pellets. I feed them twice a day differant things. Lack of Vitamine is also thought to be a cause of HITH.
6. Try and get some fish Vitamines. I use Vita-Chem for freshwater. I think this has helped a lot.
I did treat with Jungle Parasite clear that has Metro in it. I only treated them with this for 24 hr then did a large water change. I don't think it helped all that much because I was not dealing with a parasite.
Clean water is going to be your Number 1 way to fight this. Along with Good food with lots of Vitamines. After about 2 week of daily water changes and good food you should see a differance in the holes. Mines still have a little ways to go but its been about 2 weeks and they look so much better. I'm going to try and get some better photo of them.
Here this how I treated them
1. First Remove all Carbon from you filters. Don't use it unless you need to take out medications. Carbon dust can be a cause of HITH.
2. Daily 50% water changes are key. It's best to move the fish to a hospital tank so WC are easy to do and you don't want your fish to have any extra stress from tank mates.
3. Take away all stressers. Any tank mates that might be picking on the other fish need to be away. Fish heal better when not stressed. This is way a hospital tank is a must.
4.Bring the temp up to 80F or 83F that helps them heal.
5. Feed only the best food and lots of differant kinds. I feed these guys Veggie flake with Spirulina Algea ( also said to help fight infections) Then I feed Frozen blood worms too along with some krill and hikari Cichlid pellets. I feed them twice a day differant things. Lack of Vitamine is also thought to be a cause of HITH.
6. Try and get some fish Vitamines. I use Vita-Chem for freshwater. I think this has helped a lot.
I did treat with Jungle Parasite clear that has Metro in it. I only treated them with this for 24 hr then did a large water change. I don't think it helped all that much because I was not dealing with a parasite.
Clean water is going to be your Number 1 way to fight this. Along with Good food with lots of Vitamines. After about 2 week of daily water changes and good food you should see a differance in the holes. Mines still have a little ways to go but its been about 2 weeks and they look so much better. I'm going to try and get some better photo of them.
