Actually drove back from Alabama last week when I learned Nemo had one of these. Came back in today long enough to bring him home. He will be in a 25 gallon QT (plumbed into my main system/sump for water purity) for some time before taking his new home in a tank all to himself save a pair of clowns. For a carpet this size, a specimen only tank is paramount IMO. While his oral disc was a little open and he wasn't as sticky as he should have been, Aaron couldn't hold him any longer so I had to move him. He did not do well on the 30 minute drive home and when I opened the bucket he was almost turned inside out (not a good sign).
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Acclimated him almost 2 hours to spot on parameters and added him to the QT. Note, the container in the photos has a piece of acrylic in the bottom so he wouldn't have stuck to the bucket and endured more trauma trying to get him loose. This method has worked very well for me in the past. In a few days I will lift the acrylic sheet out with him attatched (in theory) and place it on the bottom and cover the foot with sand. You can see ever after 2 hours of acclimation and a while in the tank he is still not well.
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Instead of sitting around and worrying, and at this point I was not hopeful of the outcome, I decided to kill the time having one of these:D
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Got home (he's been in the tank for a good 3 hours now) and not alot better. Decided to give him a little light so I turned the PC actinics on. Almost instant response and he started to inflate quickly. After an hour or so, gave him a PC daylight bulb too and he continued to get better. He'll be on PC for a couple of days just to take it easy on him (of course headed out of town again:doh:) and then he'll get the halide probably Friday and his first feeding if he's receptive by then. Anyways, looking much better now and the oral disc is now closed. Inflated much better but he's only about half size in the pics. Only had my camera phone at the time so the pictures are awful. Check out the size of the foot.....that container is around 8" diameter:eek: Should be a solid 14-16" carpet when happy. Going to leave him be for the time being and let nature take it's course. Hopefully on the road to recovery. Not a species for the faint of heart....but since he was already in the shop and I have a perfect setup just for him....I can likely give him as good a chance for a healthy existance as possible.
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Acclimated him almost 2 hours to spot on parameters and added him to the QT. Note, the container in the photos has a piece of acrylic in the bottom so he wouldn't have stuck to the bucket and endured more trauma trying to get him loose. This method has worked very well for me in the past. In a few days I will lift the acrylic sheet out with him attatched (in theory) and place it on the bottom and cover the foot with sand. You can see ever after 2 hours of acclimation and a while in the tank he is still not well.
[IMG]http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=68&pictureid=1160" alt="" />
Instead of sitting around and worrying, and at this point I was not hopeful of the outcome, I decided to kill the time having one of these:D
[IMG]http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forums/picture.php?albumid=68&pictureid=1161" alt="" />
Got home (he's been in the tank for a good 3 hours now) and not alot better. Decided to give him a little light so I turned the PC actinics on. Almost instant response and he started to inflate quickly. After an hour or so, gave him a PC daylight bulb too and he continued to get better. He'll be on PC for a couple of days just to take it easy on him (of course headed out of town again:doh:) and then he'll get the halide probably Friday and his first feeding if he's receptive by then. Anyways, looking much better now and the oral disc is now closed. Inflated much better but he's only about half size in the pics. Only had my camera phone at the time so the pictures are awful. Check out the size of the foot.....that container is around 8" diameter:eek: Should be a solid 14-16" carpet when happy. Going to leave him be for the time being and let nature take it's course. Hopefully on the road to recovery. Not a species for the faint of heart....but since he was already in the shop and I have a perfect setup just for him....I can likely give him as good a chance for a healthy existance as possible.
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