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x Sarah x
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I know you all think i'm a total idiot, but i just thought i'd update and say the nitrite and ammonia have finally dropped this week and are nearly gone.
Haven't lost a fish for a week now, was so worried about the regal tang who for a whole day was sat on the bottom looking at deaths door just as the levels dropped a tiny bit, she hadn't eaten for 3 weeks and her skin was a terrible state... she looked exactly how the others did just hours before they died, come next day she was off the ground but hiding amongst the rocks, we weren't getting our hopes up though, she'd began to develop red patches like how blood vessels burst inside.
2 days later and she very nervously came out of the rocks almost as if she thought something outside had hurt her and she was wary, she got her bearings over the course of the day and come dinner time she ate, was such a proud moment and now shes almost back to her old self, hoovering any food she can get hold of!
The other fish look great, only the lawnmower blenny is still misserable but nor poorely...the remaining yellow tank developed a huge wound to its side probably infection after losing the protective film, but now the wound looks clean and healthy and is beginning to heal, so its looking good at the moment.
All our fingers and toes are crossed that the tank is finally on the mend, we were given some liverock that been in a friends tank fro 5 years so very mature, only had a few pieces as not much room for more, but it should help a bit.
Just Ich to sort out now, just the regal and the chromis that have it, but we bought a monster UV steriliser today, it could run a koi pond, so hopefully that will reduce Ich numbers a bit and help us keep on top of it
We're building a quarantine tank after xmas you'll be happy to hear, to get ready for when we decide to restock.
I really hope this nightmare is over, but if The regal and blenny survives then at least not all hope will be lost as they are most important right now!
Haven't lost a fish for a week now, was so worried about the regal tang who for a whole day was sat on the bottom looking at deaths door just as the levels dropped a tiny bit, she hadn't eaten for 3 weeks and her skin was a terrible state... she looked exactly how the others did just hours before they died, come next day she was off the ground but hiding amongst the rocks, we weren't getting our hopes up though, she'd began to develop red patches like how blood vessels burst inside.
2 days later and she very nervously came out of the rocks almost as if she thought something outside had hurt her and she was wary, she got her bearings over the course of the day and come dinner time she ate, was such a proud moment and now shes almost back to her old self, hoovering any food she can get hold of!
The other fish look great, only the lawnmower blenny is still misserable but nor poorely...the remaining yellow tank developed a huge wound to its side probably infection after losing the protective film, but now the wound looks clean and healthy and is beginning to heal, so its looking good at the moment.
All our fingers and toes are crossed that the tank is finally on the mend, we were given some liverock that been in a friends tank fro 5 years so very mature, only had a few pieces as not much room for more, but it should help a bit.
Just Ich to sort out now, just the regal and the chromis that have it, but we bought a monster UV steriliser today, it could run a koi pond, so hopefully that will reduce Ich numbers a bit and help us keep on top of it
We're building a quarantine tank after xmas you'll be happy to hear, to get ready for when we decide to restock.
I really hope this nightmare is over, but if The regal and blenny survives then at least not all hope will be lost as they are most important right now!
