B****r!

[nicelights]

Well.
How many rules can I break in one post?

Not forum rules mind, fishkeeping rules. Had a message from Rae who was woking from home, and had to dash home at lunch time and do a 50% water change as 1 male P.Acei, 1male L.Caeruleus, 1 female L.Caeruleus and 1 female I.Sprengerae were floating in the tank.

Now how did this happen?
I'll tell you why! Because I am a $&^%*(&% idiot!

I had been treating a minor bit of fin split with Melafix, and then I noticed one of the i.Sprengerae had a bit of hollow belly. Right thinks me, I'm gonna do some treatment, forgetting to do a water change prior to adding the Interpet anti bacterial treatment. I wake up this morning and all looked fine, then came Rae's panic call. 4 floaters and all the others gasping and looking very dodgy.

Go on then, give me all the grief I deserve. Please. If I could kick my own backside, I would.

Anyway, good news is that the fish are now much happier and the filter has some carbon in it to remove the rest of the anti bacterial treatment.

G

 

[adambrum]

It happens to the best of us, Im still dealing with itch, all because i did not quarantine some plecs.

 

[Nick Sw]

I`m sorry , maybe an airstone may of helped.
I had a very similar thing when adding meds, I noticed the fish at the surface and immediately added an airstone and everything was fine about 20 mins later.
I think if your filter really ripples the water your ok but if not defo. add an airstone with meds.

 

[nicelights]

Hey folks....

Calm has been restored to the chaos here and I was just watching the tank at feeding time as one does, when whaddya know....

Out pops a L.caeruleus fry!

I am assuming it's one them, as it had the elongated front fins, which I saw when it flared up. None of the other fish had spat or were ready to do when it all went wrong. I am assuming it's the survivor from the lot that should have been born around christmas day. It's tiny, about 1cm long and hiding in the rocks

I am amazed that it has survived the carnage from yesterday!! I am chuffed and it almost makes up for being such an idiot.

On another note, would a 5gal pfk nano work as a fry tank, if I could persuade the holding female to spit?

Cheers

Gordon