Tilted Gills (Overturned Gills)

Hi ... My aro has such problem on one side of its grill .... i'm doing 20% water change now .... what is coral sand as per recommended to heal this illness?

[AhwinG]

gill curl u r referring.. do a search to find out the casue for gill curl and remedy for it.. as far as i know, gill curl is caused by excessive current which some bros here claimed, and the only way currently may be to trim it (ie do a small operation to cut the curled part and allow it to grow back..)

Originally Posted by AhwinG

gill curl u r referring.. do a search to find out the casue for gill curl and remedy for it.. as far as i know, gill curl is caused by excessive current which some bros here claimed, and the only way currently may be to trim it (ie do a small operation to cut the curled part and allow it to grow back..)

i thought strong current is needed to prevent such illness to happen?

[AhwinG]

Originally Posted by simhup

i thought strong current is needed to prevent such illness to happen?

ohh ok..

[nismoman77]

Originally Posted by simhup

Hi ... My aro has such problem on one side of its grill .... i'm doing 20% water change now .... what is coral sand as per recommended to heal this illness?

check water parameters change abit of water at a time,..

Originally Posted by simhup

Hi ... My aro has such problem on one side of its grill .... i'm doing 20% water change now .... what is coral sand as per recommended to heal this illness?

The usual cause of Gill curl is bad water condition. For the first couple of weeks perform water change every 3 to 4 days ( 20% each time ). After that WC once a week.
In addition;
1. Reduce the water level to about ( 60% - 70 % ) of the total height. This step is necessary if tank
2. Install a power head ( fairly strong one ).
3. Add in FURAN - G by AQUMEDI , the amount according to instruction, after each water change.
Good Luck and please update the progress.

Originally Posted by S T HO

The usual cause of Gill curl is bad water condition. For the first couple of weeks perform water change every 3 to 4 days ( 20% each time ). After that WC once a week.
In addition;
1. Reduce the water level to about ( 60% - 70 % ) of the total height. This step is necessary if tank
2. Install a power head ( fairly strong one ).
3. Add in FURAN - G by AQUMEDI , the amount according to instruction, after each water change.
Good Luck and please update the progress.

i'm going to operate it .... by cutting it away later today

Originally Posted by simhup

i'm going to operate it .... by cutting it away later today

How is it ? ..after the operation ! If you are not careful with the water condition, GC will come back again. The method I suggested can cure the GC - more than 50% success rate. I still recommend you try this first,if GC comes back again - less stress on the ARO. Good Luck. Please update your Aros' progress.

Originally Posted by S T HO

How is it ? ..after the operation ! If you are not careful with the water condition, GC will come back again. The method I suggested can cure the GC - more than 50% success rate. I still recommend you try this first,if GC comes back again - less stress on the ARO. Good Luck. Please update your Aros' progress.

yesterday.... i did a quick operation on it .... catch it into a big plastic bag ... knock it out slightly .... cut on the soft membrance .... put it back to the tank ... use air stone to wake it up .... now ... one day later ... it no longer has curl gill ... very happy with the results

Originally Posted by simhup

yesterday.... i did a quick operation on it .... catch it into a big plastic bag ... knock it out slightly .... cut on the soft membrance .... put it back to the tank ... use air stone to wake it up .... now ... one day later ... it no longer has curl gill ... very happy with the results

it has been a few months ... the gill has grown back to normal ... but i still keep the powerhead (place it at the bottom) in the tank .... why? seems that my aro love swimming infront of it .... like a jacuzzi ...