Update on Buddy's progress
First, shoutout to
Deadeye
for referring me to a med that will give fastest results. The peroxide and methylene blue swabs got things kicked off, along with salt. Paraguard arrived late yesterday. The swabs didn't seem to bother him too much. His slime coat is tatty to no surprise.
The dosage measure is wild. One level scoop per 10 gallons. Buddy's in a 2 gallon bucket! Trying to split that tiny scoop into 1/5 was insane (like a pinch). So instead I dampened a q-tip, dipped it in the powder and stirred it in Buddy's bucket.
I waited an hour to dose after the water change, per instructions from the Seachem site. This is to reduce shock from water parameters. Found out ALL their medications should be an hour after fresh water! First I heard of it.
Buddy is sloughing off chunks of rotted/infected fin. Looks like other loose stuff too. His bucket isn't heated but he has aeration. He has peace and quiet and I'm minimizing light. I may put in a small piece of silk plant for him to nest around.
In the 125 I added about 3lbs salt. The fish watched, gathered around and started eating it!
