Rummy Nose Tetra With Bulging Stomach

[WILDER]

A link to salt baths.
http/www.fishjunkies.com/Treatments/salt.php

You will have to do some water changes and run some fresh black carbon before you can add the bacterial med.
Good Luck.

 

[cherrytetra]

A link to salt baths.
[URL="http/www.fishjunkies.com/Treatments/salt.php"]http/www.fishjunkies.com/Treatments/salt.php[/URL]

You will have to do some water changes and run some fresh black carbon before you can add the bacterial med.
Good Luck.

thanks wilder, ive ordered some epsom salt - im hoping that will do the trick. do you think it would be better to do a one off salt bath (ie the 30 mins suggested on the link) or put the salt in the tank (as the alternative suggests on the link)?

if the salt doesnt work - then ill look at meds

 

[WILDER]

I would do the baths.
If he was in issolation tank on his own then you could keep the salt in the tank.
How is he.

 

[cherrytetra]

I would do the baths.
If he was in issolation tank on his own then you could keep the salt in the tank.
How is he.

hes doing ok, swelling has gone down... but only on one side of his body...
hes in an isolation tank... so ill add the salt to the tank when it arrives - might take a couple of days though, hopefully he will be ok for a couple days.

 

[WILDER]

Bless him.
Good Luck.
Keep us all updated on his progress.

 

[cherrytetra]

ok salt bath in progress... i recieved the epsom salt thismorning and have added one level teaspoon to the isolation tank... its got about 2 gallons of water in it, perhaps a little more.

 

[WILDER]

Not sure if its one teaspoon to a gal.
How the fish looking.
I would add another teaspoon ful.

 

[cherrytetra]

well... the little guy is not looking so fat from above anymore, but his stomach is still bulging downwards... im not sure if this is permanent damage from the swelling...

he has had epsom salts in the tank now for 8 days. i fed him twice ... very very tiny amounts of peas...

any thoughts on what i can do next? or if the damage might be permanent (in which case i can pop him back in with his friends)?

 

[WILDER]

I would also add a bacterial med.