What exactly do I do????
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If you come on a Sunday sometime you'll meet Tony too!
We also have "other Jen" (one "n")... "Other Jen" does our client maintenances so she doesn't work in the store proper, but she works 5 days a week cleaning tanks...
Which I'm out the door in a minute to do too - I have two nasty ones to clean because their owner is out of town. They won't recognize those tanks when they come back
We also have "other Jen" (one "n")... "Other Jen" does our client maintenances so she doesn't work in the store proper, but she works 5 days a week cleaning tanks...
Which I'm out the door in a minute to do too - I have two nasty ones to clean because their owner is out of town. They won't recognize those tanks when they come back
JennM;370649 wrote: If you come on a Sunday sometime you'll meet Tony too!
We also have "other Jen" (one "n")... "Other Jen" does our client maintenances so she doesn't work in the store proper, but she works 5 days a week cleaning tanks...
Which I'm out the door in a minute to do too - I have two nasty ones to clean because their owner is out of town. They won't recognize those tanks when they come back
Confusing store!! But, great service..so.. I guess I'll have to forgive you!! jk. I'll definetely come back on a Sunday! I'll come back any time!
You go scrub that tank, Miss Jenn! Make them forget what they left!
Radha
Hey Miss Jenn!
It's going very good! I don't know about the jawfish, it seems a little skittish, but I think he's fine, and other than that, no. But my female clownfish has been rubbing up against the mushroom quite a bit. I think that might be getting rid of some of it... but not sure. I'm feeding them a mixture of squid, mysis, brine, and krill (all were in frozen cubes, but I had to thaw them), and I'm using the metrodizonale and the focus, along with some garlic, which drives them CRAZY!
Thanks for all your help, Miss Jenn, if it hadn't been for you, I don't think I would be here, with everything set up, and actually having faith in the fish and myself.
I really appreciate it!
Keep you updated!
Radha
Good to hear! Jawfish are skittish by nature - if it's coming out to eat, along with everyone else, that's a good sign.
How are the symptoms on the clown? Going away a bit? Rubbing on the mushroom, she's probably trying to host in it - more of a "normal" behavior than anything. Hopefully the mushroom doesn't mind.
Keep me posted! You're doing great!
Jenn
How are the symptoms on the clown? Going away a bit? Rubbing on the mushroom, she's probably trying to host in it - more of a "normal" behavior than anything. Hopefully the mushroom doesn't mind.
Keep me posted! You're doing great!
Jenn
Well, you know, I meant to tell you, the clownfish is a little weak. I don't know why. The symptoms are almost gone, so it seems fine, but she does want to stay in the mushroom a lot, I know that's normal when they host something, but when she sees my hand above the tank with a cup (that has food, but I was using an empty one for an experiment), and she didn't really wanna get up, but finally she did. It was dark in the tank, so that might have been it. But maybe she's just resting/healing.
Other than that, it's going great!
Oh, yes, the mushroom does mind
Not as much anymore, but he doesn't like them, which is why I wanna get them to host my BTA. He closes up when they come, but he is a GIANT! Both of them fit in him! I think I might be coming by the store this weekend, just to look around again, and say hi!
Thanks a lot Miss Jenn!!!
Radha
Well it's also normal for them to feel a bit under the weather when they are fighting off something - and in the dark too - she may have been "sleeping" (not like our sleep but they do need a restful period). I've seen bunches of juvenile clowns "sleep" in a pile on the bottom of the tank - freaked me out when I came in to the shop in the wee hours one night.
If she's eating well, that's good - the Metronidazole & Focus should do their thing, the garlic will stimulate her to eat a bit more and it will also help boost her immune system.
So I think things are headed in the right direction. Do keep an eye for symptoms on any of the other fish but if they are all eating the food with Metronidazole/Focus that should help them if they are brewing it.
Jenn
If she's eating well, that's good - the Metronidazole & Focus should do their thing, the garlic will stimulate her to eat a bit more and it will also help boost her immune system.
So I think things are headed in the right direction. Do keep an eye for symptoms on any of the other fish but if they are all eating the food with Metronidazole/Focus that should help them if they are brewing it.
Jenn
Haha, yes, really late at night, if you look at the tank, her and my male clownfish will be slowly swimming up and down the walls, as if as in a trance!
She's definetely eating like a PIG! They all are!!
They are gonna be fine, it is almost gone! I'm gonna change the water soon, and do it more frequently, so the nitrates can go down from feeding a lot!
Thanks so much Miss Jenn!!!
Radha
Hey Miss Jenn, and everyone else who has been following!
I hate to bring this thread back up from the dead, but I'd just like to let you know that my clownfish is fine! I'm gonna keep treating with the food, to make sure none of the other fishes get it, but it's pretty much done!
Thanks for everyone's help, especially Miss Jenn, couldn't have done it without you!
If I ever have another outbreak, I'll know what to do!
Thanks again!
Radha
I hate to bring this thread back up from the dead, but I'd just like to let you know that my clownfish is fine! I'm gonna keep treating with the food, to make sure none of the other fishes get it, but it's pretty much done!
Thanks for everyone's help, especially Miss Jenn, couldn't have done it without you!
If I ever have another outbreak, I'll know what to do!
Thanks again!
Radha
Excellent news, Radha!! I knew you could do it
And yes - this whole thing has been a great learning experience. Even though it didn't come to moving the fish to quarantine, now you know what to do IF that sort of situation should happen again.
One suggestion...that may help prepare you for that possibility... if you still have a new bag of Matrix... find a spot in your main tank filter if you can, and put it in there. It will populate with beneficial bacteria. Just leave it there... and IF you ever need to fling up an emergency quarantine system, you can move that bag of Matrix right into the new tank - and you will already have a decent biological filter right off the bat.
Edit: If you do end up using that bag of Matrix in a quarantine, and medicate the quarantine, do NOT return that bag of Matrix to the main display. Either keep the QT running with it as the biological media, or discard it when the QT is taken down again... meanwhile, get a new bag of Matrix and pop it back into that main tank filter.
Never hurts to be prepared.
Cheers,
Jenn
And yes - this whole thing has been a great learning experience. Even though it didn't come to moving the fish to quarantine, now you know what to do IF that sort of situation should happen again.
One suggestion...that may help prepare you for that possibility... if you still have a new bag of Matrix... find a spot in your main tank filter if you can, and put it in there. It will populate with beneficial bacteria. Just leave it there... and IF you ever need to fling up an emergency quarantine system, you can move that bag of Matrix right into the new tank - and you will already have a decent biological filter right off the bat.
Edit: If you do end up using that bag of Matrix in a quarantine, and medicate the quarantine, do NOT return that bag of Matrix to the main display. Either keep the QT running with it as the biological media, or discard it when the QT is taken down again... meanwhile, get a new bag of Matrix and pop it back into that main tank filter.
Never hurts to be prepared.
Cheers,
Jenn
JennM;372109 wrote: Excellent news, Radha!! I knew you could do it
And yes - this whole thing has been a great learning experience. Even though it didn't come to moving the fish to quarantine, now you know what to do IF that sort of situation should happen again.
One suggestion...that may help prepare you for that possibility... if you still have a new bag of Matrix... find a spot in your main tank filter if you can, and put it in there. It will populate with beneficial bacteria. Just leave it there... and IF you ever need to fling up an emergency quarantine system, you can move that bag of Matrix right into the new tank - and you will already have a decent biological filter right off the bat.
Edit: If you do end up using that bag of Matrix in a quarantine, and medicate the quarantine, do NOT return that bag of Matrix to the main display. Either keep the QT running with it as the biological media, or discard it when the QT is taken down again... meanwhile, get a new bag of Matrix and pop it back into that main tank filter.
Never hurts to be prepared.
Cheers,
Jenn
I didn't know I could do it until you came along!! Before, I thought I was doomed, and I wouldn't be able to save my fish. I'm so glad I asked!
I do have a bag of matrix that should be fine, since I didn't put any copper in the tank, but I don't have a biological filter anymore. I have a biowheel, would that work? I think that the idea of the matrix thing is a great idea, so that way if I need to cycle the QT again, I can.
I think I'm gonna take the QT down for sometime, until I figure out what I wanna do with it, because I have no idea! I have to find inspiration, and suggestions would be great!
Thanks Miss Jenn, will be comin by the shop soon!
Radha
