Hypo on powder blue

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by dbgator1
Day 2 still no nitrites i want to put him in but am going away this weekend and doing the hypo it would probably be better if he can just hold on till sun. That way i can closely monitor it. Also i can make sure the tank water is good but so far so good with the new hypo tank.
Do you have anyone looking after your fish? Have them crush up some FRESH, yes fresh, garlic and add the juices to the fish's food. It will boost the fish's immune system and might hold it off until Sunday. You can keep some small pieces of rock in the tank durring hypo. The bacteria will not die. As long as the rock is not covered in coraline and full of life then some small, bare, pieces will be fine in there. Let us know how things go!

 

[dbgator1]

It is Sunday and he is hanging tough. I just put a couple of bare rocks in for him to hide behind and a powerhead all he seems to want to do is swim into the flow of a powerhead. I checked and there is no nitrites and no ammonia so im gonna get him tonight and start lowering the salt. Should i break it down slowly to lower the salt. I'm not sure how fast i can go so i'll prob. just take it easy and do it slow.

 

[dbgator1]

Well he didn't make it the night in the QT i thinkk it was to little to late. After the move he din't last long. But he was looking pretty rough when i got back. Well im down to no fish and am aggravated but ill wait 8 wks and try again. I don't think i want another powder blue. Thx for all your help.