new achilles not doing good

deejeff442

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i woke up this morning to find my new fish laying on the bottom breathing hard .what can i do ?i changed out some water but dont know what else to do
 

deejeff442

Active Member
i have him two days he was right out of the ocean .
he didnt eat yesterday although i put some seaweed in the tank and there was a couple bites out of it.
i picked him up at the airport.
there is a trigger in the tank with him he is fine.
i added a korlia 4 pump from my dt to the qt and it seems to help a little .
i am also putting an air line under the pump to add oxygen to the water .
he seems to be a little better but dont know what else to do?
 

beth

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Staff member
What are the water specs in your QT? Don't bother with airline pumps. They are pointless and may cause more harm then good.
Do you notice any ich?
 

deejeff442

Active Member
water is good
i took a koalia 4 pump out of my dt and put it in the qt.
then took an air pump and put the line under the pump for a few seconds to add air to the water .did this every 15-20 minutes .it has now been 4 hours and he is out and swimming around .
i have 4 little rio pumps inthere guess it was not eneough for him.
hopefully he will be ok.
 

dragonboy

Active Member
Achillies are usually tough to raise but if you have one healthy fish to start with they be pretty hardy.
 
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