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All I can suggest is to be sure you are keeping the water at the highest quality by doing regular water changes. With any luck they will show signs of recovering after the Prazipro, which I have found very effective assuming you are, in fact, treating gill flukes, has taken effect. But no medication...

Thank you Loach!

I have good news and bad news! Look at the healing of this silver dollar. The hole is nearly closed. https://youtu.be/TFDhdC-DQ0E Now the bad. Yesterday morning I woke up missing the teensiest teensy. I found his remains. In my opinion he was a little runt and I was amazed that he kept on going. I d...

Over the last month, TDS out of tap has remained pretty consistent at 88-ish, Nancy. The summer could be higher I would imagine.

OK. Thanks, Loach.

Thanks. I will check TDS again....

160. It creeps up day by day.

Hi Nancy. Thanks! I never expected this fish to survive going from a prominent lump, to the lump breaking through the muscle wall exposed to the elements and then surviving the open wound, which, is healing wonderfully—especially for ten year old fish! So yes, I’m happy. And the rest of the crew loo...

Thank you. You too, Loach!

Thanks,Loach!! I do try.

Yeah I’m really still in awe of the whole silver Dollar transformation. Thanks for your support.

I was just coming on here to give updates not only in tank but on silver dollar too. Tank has been going well. I couldn’t hold out not adding baking soda and I had added two teaspoons. This was on the 17th. I’ve checked parameters several times and just did a 1/3 wc today. TDS was up to 182 and is b...

As I suspected, and as I was afraid, only 24 hours later, the pH has dropped from 8.2 to 7.2 and the KH has already dropped from three to about 1 1/2 to 2. Clearly I need to add baking soda already.

TDS has stayed the same at 162.

Of the two babies one has grown noticeably, but the other, still teensy. It looks the same size as when I got it. The bigger of the two will often try to roam with the other two larger clowns. The tiniest teensy has come a long way—very curious and active. I’m happy about that. For the first couple ...

Thanks, Loach. Thanks for continuing to check in regularly too. I appreciate that. Here is a video.

https://youtu.be/DjQVv5A4Wu8

I needed to siphon. There was debris caught under the rock centerpiece. I just wanted to skim top and take a small layer off. Anyway.... PH before. 8.0. NOW 8.2 KH before 5. NOW 3 TDS before. 263. NOW. 162 We’ll see how long this all lasts. Also, I have an apartment sized water heater so more than 5...

Thanks, Loach. I’m refilling as we speak. I’m a bit frustrated because I wanted to siphon sand but the smaller siphon is at my old house and no matter how I tried to get a suction with just hose I couldn’t. I really hate the deep tank but I would never utter this to my fiancé! I’ll post readings soo...