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Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 7:30 pm
by shari2
Deer in the headlights syndrome?
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:01 pm
by brett_fishman
i dont know, i just did a 10% waterchange...yet again
is it ok to do a 10% daily in a 10g.? its only 1 gallon, so its no big deal for me to do...
he is still in the cave...he isnt moving..i even 'flushed out' the cave with the siphon hose to get all the debris out, and he just fell on his side, then slowly got back up...but he didnt move!! the current is pretty strong from the siphon 2 feet up!!
-brett.
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:47 pm
by rich
Can you see something sticking in his mouth or gills? A hair, piece of plant or so. Use a (??) you know a glass thingy, that makes everything look bigger. Ah got it - a magnifying glass.
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:50 pm
by brett_fishman
nope, nothing...
there WAS a small string of hot-glue on one plant, i had to fix it...so there was a small 3/4" string of it..and i took it out yesterday...
do you think he may have ingested a piece of hot-glue string?
-brett.
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:22 pm
by shari2
was the glue aquarium safe?
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:40 pm
by rich
The fish behaves like something is bothering it. The gluestring is a possibility. If it`s save, there is a small chance the fish gets rid of it and survives this.
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:09 pm
by brett_fishman
the hot glue was just normal stuff...no 'anti-mildew' chemicals you get with bathroom silicone..the package just said it was 'clear with no chemical additives for clear drying'...i dunno...all hot glue is is plastic with a low melting-point...no?
i've never had any problems with using hot glue on anything..but the tank silicone is $$ at the lfs...like $16 for a 4oz. tube...
as i say, none of the others are acting odd, so the little guy must've swallowed a piece...
are there any foods that'll speed up digesting (i heard that peas do so)..but then again, he wont eat, so theres no point..
if he did ingest plastic, he'll be alright, right??
-brett.
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 12:33 am
by brett_fishman
ok,
THIS is his cave, its around 4" tall by 3.5" wide..theres another hole in the side..
i put him into my
'breeding trap' for a minute to take a GOOD look at him, theres nothing wrong that i can see...he has 3 barbels and a stub..he is pretty greyed-out though...but no external signs anything was wrong...(ie: parasites, strings, etc..)
for a size reference, the breeding trap is 5" wide...so hes TINY!!
i then released him into the tank, he promptly rushed into his cave..lol
-brett.
Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:40 am
by brett_fishman
well, i woke up to find him dead...
thanks to everyone that posted though..
-brett.
