fretfreak13
Active Member
I am not a newbie really anymore, but I guess I'm just looking for consolation..This happens to everyone at some point I guess. I made an order from SWF a couple days ago, got my shipment today, and after a 30 minute drip acclimation, my Cherub Angel went nuts. I also got a jawfish, but he seems perfectly fine.
In the bag, the angel was swimming in perfect circles, almost like the little guy was looking for food. When I released them into the tank, the jawfish went right where I thought he would, to the little tupperware container of sand I put in there for him. The angel, to my surprise, stayed out in the open swimming around. Looked great.
Five minutes later, I see him swimming at the top again. I didn't try feeding him, cause I was sure that he wouldn't eat. In the next minute, he went nuts and tried to jump the tank quite a few times. I thought, okay, oxygen problem, so I threw in an airline. Five minutes later, he's on his back. When I walked back up the the tank, he saw me and started swimming normally again. Thought that was wierd, so I tested the water (amm, trites, trates) and all came back 0, which I expected and an empty QT tank. I don't normally test PH, but I did this time and it was through the roof at 8.8+. In a panic, I scooped up my little angel and started slowly acclimating him to my DT (could have been a bad move, I know...). He's still on his side gasping...I really hope he pulls through, it's soooo cute.
Oddly enough, my Jawfish is fine. He's still in the QT with the high PH, but I'm mixing water right now to change 30% of that. He even dug a burrow already.
In the bag, the angel was swimming in perfect circles, almost like the little guy was looking for food. When I released them into the tank, the jawfish went right where I thought he would, to the little tupperware container of sand I put in there for him. The angel, to my surprise, stayed out in the open swimming around. Looked great.
Five minutes later, I see him swimming at the top again. I didn't try feeding him, cause I was sure that he wouldn't eat. In the next minute, he went nuts and tried to jump the tank quite a few times. I thought, okay, oxygen problem, so I threw in an airline. Five minutes later, he's on his back. When I walked back up the the tank, he saw me and started swimming normally again. Thought that was wierd, so I tested the water (amm, trites, trates) and all came back 0, which I expected and an empty QT tank. I don't normally test PH, but I did this time and it was through the roof at 8.8+. In a panic, I scooped up my little angel and started slowly acclimating him to my DT (could have been a bad move, I know...). He's still on his side gasping...I really hope he pulls through, it's soooo cute.
Oddly enough, my Jawfish is fine. He's still in the QT with the high PH, but I'm mixing water right now to change 30% of that. He even dug a burrow already.