Might buy a seahorse...

ci11337

ci11337

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Originally Posted by PonieGirl
http:///forum/post/2472342
I have to differ.
If the SH is OK and you have not ID'd the white as a threat, don't change your water chemistry.
Use your tank tools and remove the "bad white" as completely as possible. Why leave it there?
If more appear, say so.
??? you mean take it off the Sh? That dosen't sound fun...
 
poniegirl

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Originally Posted by ci11337
http:///forum/post/2472341
The LFS said they should be getting SH's and clown gobies tomorrow, Not gonna add anything yet but i'd like to reserve another SH ill probably have em hold it for a week to make sure its healthy and eating frozen. wish i knew to reserve boy or girl, not that i could tell anyway. Hope the white stuff goes away after lowering temp
What is your temp and Hydrometer/Refractor read?
 
poniegirl

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Originally Posted by ci11337
http:///forum/post/2472341
The LFS said they should be getting SH's and clown gobies tomorrow, Not gonna add anything yet but i'd like to reserve another SH ill probably have em hold it for a week to make sure its healthy and eating frozen. wish i knew to reserve boy or girl, not that i could tell anyway. Hope the white stuff goes away after lowering temp
What is your temp and Hydrometer/Refractor read?
I'm on dial up, sorry.
Is the white stuff coming out of the anal area? If so don't panic. Read on.
Is the white stuff coming off the "skin"?
Your SH will have to further acclimate to the new water chemistry. Please do not adjust until your next water replacement as long as the temp, nitrates and specific gravity are reasonable:
Temp: Stable between 74 and 76 (ish)
Nitrates: 10 to 20
Spec Grav: 1.023 to 1.025
This is reasonable and a good range to keep stable.
 
poniegirl

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Your SH might "slough off" while acclimating. It may excrete some odd substances. It could be normal.
Expecting the animal to endure yet another change is not wise. If your readings are withing reason and you have no spikes in levels, the SH should be OK.
 
ci11337

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Actually, it does kinda look like shes sloughing off skin, there is some whit stuff on his tail now to and the original is bigger, there is also a single white dot that looks like ich on his dorsal fin that wasn't there before. Do you think i should do a FW dip just to be safe or will this just cause unneeded stress? I'll try to go to the LFS tonight to have water tested. BTW i think she is still acting normal and shes still eating eating.
 
poniegirl

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Have them test the water full range of tests. It is MOST important to know that the levels are where they should be. You won't know where to start if you don't have the most important info.
I would not further stress the SH yet.
 
poniegirl

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Have them test the water full range of tests. It is MOST important to know that the levels are where they should be. You won't know where to start if you don't have the most important info.
I would not further stress the SH yet.
If the SH refuses food, post immediately.
 
ci11337

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A minute ago i saw her shake and some of the white stuff fell off. Almost posative its just skin, hopefully not a symptom of something bad. The white dot on her dorsal does look like ich but the way she eats she should be able to fight it off. I'll get the water tested and keep a close eye on her .
Thanks for your advice.
 
poniegirl

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ci11337;2473098 said:
On this site the pic of the black SH's under flesh eating bacteria has white stuff similar to mine on their heads. Also says symptoms include sloughing of skin. They recommend a table salt dip for it. IDK if i should just wait and see how she does or treat now to be safe, i'm getting worried....
Not a big fan of that site. And please don't dip your SH in table salt water until you have positive ID of the problem, if there is one.
I know with SH we tend to worry over them a bit differently than their horizontally inclined cousins. They are different, react differently, but they are really pretty hardy if the tank is healthy and stable.
I have seen sand stick to a SH like its glued on and looks like ich. Don't be afraid to touch the SH gently. Some actually enjoy having their backs touched.
The photo was Sophia. She was fading rapidly and still would hitch to my finger. They are social, and if you are it, you are it. This doesn't happen easily, but it can.
Be patient and just enjoy.
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ci11337

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There is alot more of the skin sloughing off now, the ich spot is gone but she seems a little sluggish this morning she didn't come up to eat when she saw me and shes darker than normal. Was unable to go to the LFS yesterday but should be able to get there today. I'll keep trying to get her to eat. BTW SG and temp are normal
 
ci11337

ci11337

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well SG is not normal, my hydrometer is off
i'm slowly lowering the SG. all other params. were fine. SH is still sluggish and won't eat.
 
poniegirl

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Sorry to hear about the hydrometer.
It does make sense that the SH would react to high SG. Perhaps the sloughing of skin has to do with that. I hope so.
When you get the sg under control, you may want to try a dose of diamox, sort of a settling med, if your SH doesn't snap back to feeding. How long since the last food was taken? And do you see any hunting?
I don't like suggesting meds because we do know for sure the problem is not lack of diamox. And the decline does not make sense.
We hope for the best!
 
ci11337

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Hasn't taken food today and is staying on the bottom but moving around. I am not to worried though, i feel confident that now that the problem is solved she will eat tomorrow morning. She is probably just stressed from the SG change. today some of my family came over and my cousin wants a SH tank in her dorm now.
 
zeke92

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hard to get tanks in temporary houses tho. cause then what do you do when you gotta move, bag the fish, put water in buckets, put sand in bags, and put the rock in a bag with moist towels and rush to your next house and set it up as fast you can? just sometimes you have to end up selling everything when you move from stories i've heard from others.
 
poniegirl

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Originally Posted by ci11337
http:///forum/post/2474801
Hasn't taken food today and is staying on the bottom but moving around. I am not to worried though, i feel confident that now that the problem is solved she will eat tomorrow morning. She is probably just stressed from the SG change. today some of my family came over and my cousin wants a SH tank in her dorm now.

Ah, she wants a seahorse, not a seahorse tank.
Big difference, as we all know.
 
ci11337

ci11337

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I'm sure she won't actually do it. this morning my SH was dead.
I guess i caught my mistake to late. They have 2 more horses at the LFS but IDk if i wanna try again..
 
poniegirl

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I'm so sorry to hear that.
My guess is that when your params are all correct (changing your SG could affect other readings so have the water tested at least once a week) you will be ready.
 
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