scales turning black

should be ok cos all of the water is from the main tank. even last nite i also replaced ard 50% from the main tank to the hospital.

i think all the medics here have exhausted all their knowlegde liao... very little replies from them already... hehe

i think if you wanna play safe, every month change one pack should be ok.

HI Vil,

Glad to hear your babies are recovering...

I hope the best for you too.

the first one had a bit of relapse, found the scales opening up near the tail region

the second and third one are in good shape, protuding scales have gone down by quite alot but still can see the 'burnt' marks.

anyway, all have been transferred back to the hospital tank which i set up ard 5 plus this evening.

Originally posted by Vil
the first one had a bit of relapse, found the scales opening up near the tail region

the second and third one are in good shape, protuding scales have gone down by quite alot but still can see the 'burnt' marks.

anyway, all have been transferred back to the hospital tank which i set up ard 5 plus this evening.

Vil, see that you have been transfering them to and fro between tanks. Quite stressful leh.... think you should keep them there until fully recover.

Originally posted by Edwin Chan
Vil, see that you have been transfering them to and fro between tanks. Quite stressful leh.... think you should keep them there until fully recover.

will try to
this morning really no time already
no choice had to shift them

latest pic.... 'burnt top' and protruding scales (swelling has gone down quite a fair bit....)

Hi Vil,

I guess so long as you don't overdose on the anti-chlorine it is quite safe. I haven't had any problem with AC & anti-chlorine being used together.

No visible way to tell if AC has been exhausted. If you've been using it to remove medication or toxins, then it should be replaced more frequently. If using AC for age water tank, I'd change it every 3-4 weeks.

With such scale injuries, I guess you'll have to give it time to heal. You can add some salt to 0.1-0.3% to reduce osmotic stress. Raise temp & add Melafix as some have already mentioned. Don't over feed during this period so as not to foul up water. Wait & hope for the best. Aros are hardy fish, it'll probably heal.

Vetduck,

Thanks

What I am doing now is that i left the AC inside the fresh water in the 'storage tank (3/5 filled 3ft tank) for a couple of hours first, direct a powerhead to 'blow' towards it, at the same time, i have another powerhead to create a vigourous flow of bubbled current. after that i took out the AC, added antichlorine/amine, aerated the water for 30 mins or so... then slowly introduce into my main tank. you think its fine?


This morning i woke up to find the water cloudly again, has it got something to do with the yellow powder?

Originally posted by cloudyrain
latest pic.... 'burnt top' and protruding scales (swelling has gone down quite a fair bit....)

my first aro looked a bit like this with the minor relaspe yesterday,
the tail region there was affected

however my 2 others are getting really good, the protuding has gone down a lot, almost gone, except for the dark marks. they are also swimming healthily

kinda worried for the first one.

how much you got the heater for?

[calvin15]

Originally posted by Vil
my first aro looked a bit like this with the minor relaspe yesterday,
the tail region there was affected

however my 2 others are getting really good, the protuding has gone down a lot, almost gone, except for the dark marks. they are also swimming healthily

kinda worried for the first one.

how much you got the heater for?

Good to hear tat bro. Is the first one u saying the smallest piece that was inside the main tank when i saw it tat day?

u got pm.