12 Volt Man's Aqueon 150 Gallon Startup Thread

[Cichla dude]

12 Volt man, this is a good idea. Flagtails are awesome and get similar size if slightly bigger than the tinfoils. I have one, they look awesome as they grow.

agreed

 

[12 Volt Man]

yeah, I have kept flagtails before, but I was not sucessful in growing them past 6 inches for some reason..

those and redline torpedo barbs are about the only fishes that I have kept that I could not grow to full size..

but both are very colourful though, thats for sure..

 

[Plec123]

if you havent tried antibiotics, then id listen to msjinkzd and give them a try before throwing in the towel.

 

[12 Volt Man]

if you havent tried antibiotics, then id listen to msjinkzd and give them a try before throwing in the towel.

I am going to go to the LFS tonight or tomorrow and get some metro to dose the tank.

I am going to treat these fish before I can put them down in good conscience.

if I can't cure them, then I can't cure them.

but I have to know that before putting them down..

if the meds don't work, then putting them down is the best option rather than letting the infection advance and have them waste away..

 

[msjinkzd]

i don't think metro is going to cut it if its a bacterial infection as its an anti-parasitic med. It only has marginal anti-anflammatory and anti-biotic properties.

 

[12 Volt Man]

metro is usually the drug of choice when dealing with string white feces type internal bacterial infections (eg. hexamita, HITH etc)

I think its my best shot.

 

[msjinkzd]

hexamita is a protozoan, so it would work for that. Are you goign to make a concentrated medicated food?

Here is a link that has a good recipe for making the gelatinized food.

If that doesn't work, I would still try and antibiotic.

 

[12 Volt Man]

thanks for the link

 

[Cichla dude]

any updates

 

[12 Volt Man]

medicating now. probably the next update is going to be either good news or bad news..