Resolved Fish dying, HELP ASAP

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  1. davidkaleko

    davidkaleko Flamingo Tongue

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    Please help. I bought a clown fairy wrasse and a red firefish a week ago. Both have been eating fine. The fairy came down with ich a few days ago, then it went away the following day. Now it's back and it's back bad. He's on the sandbed gasping for air. The red firefish has a tiny amount of ich but seems ok.

    What can I do ASAP? I'm hoping the fish store is open tomorrow.

    Please help.

    -David
     

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  2. jonjonwells

    jonjonwells Great Blue Whale

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    Move them to a QT ASAP. Get some medicine as quickly as you can.
     
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  3. iLLwiLL

    iLLwiLL Sailfin Tang

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    You could try a freshwater dip if he is gasping for air, that will stress the fish, but also remove any parasites preventing it from getting any oxygen. I would only go this route if you feel he wont make it the night.

    After that, return the fish you bought, and leave your tank fishless for 6 weeks to starve out the remaining parasites in your system. And in that time you can get a quarantine tank setup for any new additions so you never have to go through this again.

    ~Will.
     
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  4. davidkaleko

    davidkaleko Flamingo Tongue

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    I don't have a quarantine tank. If I do a "freshwater dip", how exactly does one do that?

    -David
     
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  5. pgreef

    pgreef Fire Goby

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  6. davidkaleko

    davidkaleko Flamingo Tongue

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    I did the dip. He's back on the sandbed and a ness snail is attacking him... he's too exhausted to get away. It looks like this might be the end of my clown fairy.

    God damnit.
     
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  7. pgreef

    pgreef Fire Goby

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    Sorry dude. Hope he makes it.
     
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  8. iLLwiLL

    iLLwiLL Sailfin Tang

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    how long did you dip him for? did you notice all of the white spots were gone after the dip?

    ~Will.
     
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  9. davidkaleko

    davidkaleko Flamingo Tongue

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    Dipped him for 3 mins. The white spots were gone after the dip but his colors are paled out from the shock. He's still gasping on the bottom.
     
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  10. bioreefdude

    bioreefdude Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    HOPE it pulls thru man
     
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