Tropheus problem

[cu0ngsayz]

finally got some help to take out all the rocks. just a few little rocks are in the sand. all the fish seems to be swimming around hope everything goes well..

[cu0ngsayz]

cool... day 3 of treatment starts tomorrow..

[eklikewhoa]

whats the temp you would treat a tank at?

The temp I would treat is 2-6deg above your norm.

[eklikewhoa]

Yeah I posted it before. Its a good treatment if done right IMO.

naw... well before you became a member... but yeah.

[cu0ngsayz]

The higher temp is not gonna be a problem, didn't know you were trying to lower temps to treat.

Just make sure there is enough oxygenation or surface agitation going on and you will be fine with that temp. When you treat with most cases you raise your temp so you are good, if anything try and raise it a few more degrees

whats the temp you would treat a tank at?

[cu0ngsayz]

And I don't even use heaters in the summer.

my heater doesnt even turn on... its just for show hahah

[cu0ngsayz]

i asked the question because i was reading on this forum how this guy did it and he seems to stand his his ground...

http://www.cichlid-forum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=46140

[moganman]

And I don't even use heaters in the summer.

[moganman]

hmm... looks familiar

Yeah I posted it before. Its a good treatment if done right IMO.

[eklikewhoa]

The higher temp is not gonna be a problem, didn't know you were trying to lower temps to treat.

Just make sure there is enough oxygenation or surface agitation going on and you will be fine with that temp. When you treat with most cases you raise your temp so you are good, if anything try and raise it a few more degrees

[cu0ngsayz]

yea thats what im going by right now. but i cant get the temp to 78. but i think 80-81 would do right?

[eklikewhoa]

hmm... looks familiar


as for the metro, you would have to be intentionally overdosing to get it high enough to cause long term damage. the highest I would ever go is double doses.

[moganman]

Can too much morphine be bad for you? Yup. Dude use this treatment. It has never failed me. Got it from Justin (JHenry)

Stop feeding, remove carbon, cut lights (it helps calm them down and relieves some of the stress on the colony). Crank the temperature up to 78.

1st Day: Add metro (1 tsp/150 gallons) and Epsom Salt (tbsp/10 gallons)
2nd Day: Do nothing
3rd Day: 50% water change, add metro and salt
4th Day: Nothing
5th Day: 50% water change, metro and salt
6th Day: Nothing
7th Day: 50% water change, metro and salt and by now you should be able to start feeding lightly.

[cu0ngsayz]

Can too much metro be bad for the fish?

[cu0ngsayz]

hummm maybe i should run a small fan for my sump..