powder brown laying on sand bed

[dsaundry]

Not a good sign, lost a Powder brown that way too. Never say never, but so long as your water is in the right specifications and temp is ok, you've done all you can do.

[JDigital]

Sorry to hear that Shawn.


On a lighter note, How are those frags doing for ya?

[blueyota]

thanks im still rooting for him .....Josh thanks again those frags are doin great love the colors...

[naesco]

If he has ich and he is lying on the bottom you only have one choice.
Set up a QT using the display tank water immediately.
Put her in the QT and place an airstone near her.
Use formalin and be very careful to follow the directions.

If formalin is not available use malachite green. If not available you have to do a fresh water dip (same temperature and PH)

The reason she is on the bottom is that she cannot breath owing to the fact that ich has restricted her gills. Extra oxygen via the airstone helps a little but the ich must be killed by the formalin.

Good Luck

Prazi pro may kill the Ick instructions say it will anyways. yup same as naesco. fresh dip should rid her of the imature parisites.

Good luck,
Bill

[Spiny]

if I had a fish laying on the sand with itch, I'd give him a FW dip asap to give him a hand fighting the parasite

[blueyota]

I am just worried about stressing her out more ...this morning i thought about a fresh water dip but then if i were in her place i would just rather go in peace rather then being netted then being in an empty tank alone ...just the way i see it ...Thanks for the advice ...but im just gona see how it goes ...when i woke up i thought she was a goner... then she was in the corner on her belly and i just checked a min ago and shes not were shes been for the last 8 hrs tank is still covered with a sheet except one side so i cant check around to good but keepin my fingers crossed .....Thanks
Shawn