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11-01-2010, 04:12 PM
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What to do with my new triggerfish???!!
Hi,
I just got a new triggerfish (niger) and after brining it home I check and the salinity is at 1.017. Now I currently have a blue hippo and a clownfish in hyposalinity at 1.010 for ich treatemtn and they have been there for 2 weeks since last sign of ich. I was wondering should I put the trigger in 1.010 instead of putting it in my other tank wich is at 1.024? I am guessing that lowering the salinity by .07 will be less hard on him than raising it by .07 ?? But what I would be afraid of is if he ever develop velvet, what to do then? surely one cannot treat with copper in hypo, and raising salinity must be done like no more than .03 per day so I am really confused what to do? Put it in low salinity and hope it does not develop velvet? or risk raising the salinity by .07 in one day and put it in my frag tank which has no fish in it? than wait to see if it develop anything bad? How would you treat a fish for velvet if that fish is already in 1.010 hyposalinity?? is that even possible? Can Cupramine be started while still in hypo and then raise the salinity? that is if I ever need to because the fish would develop velvet. I know I am thinking this ahead as there is no sign of disease but I want to play it safe. Last edited by daniella3d; 11-01-2010 at 04:16 PM. 
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#2
11-01-2010, 04:41 PM
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I personally would put the trigger in a new quarantine tank. If you put him in with the hippo and clown, that means extending the hippo and clowns treatment an extra few weeks.....
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11-01-2010, 05:12 PM
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Yes that's what I was upset about, having to put my hippo for another 4 weeks QT.
Can I safely put my trigger in the 1.024 salinity? I don,t have another tank available, just these 2 wich both have independant system. There is no fish in the 1.024 tank, but there are some coral. I could lower the salinity a bit maybe around 1.021 or 1.022? and then acclimate the trigger to this from 1.017? That would be around .04 to 0.05 points, is that ok? Quote:
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11-01-2010, 05:17 PM
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i think its your best call if you have no other options slightly lower one and slightly raise the other and acclimate him to it slowly and see if hes good just keep an eye on him/her 
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11-01-2010, 05:32 PM
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Acclimate him slowly. Remember, it's much harder on the fish to go from lower to higher salinity than vice versa.
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11-01-2010, 05:43 PM
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Yes I know. now the tank is at 1.022, so that would be 0.05 point. but how slowly? 3 hours? 4 hours? more? After 2 hours the salinity in the bag is now at 1.020.
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11-01-2010, 05:14 PM
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So Marie. What you're saying is: You" Figure the Trigger" should stay away from the "Hippo in Hypo"?  OMG! Way too much candy last night! Sugar High!
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11-01-2010, 08:41 PM
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Ummmm ok........yes that is exactly what I meant 
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11-01-2010, 09:33 PM
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Ok now the fish is in the aquarium and wow, he's got some appetite! I feed it with a pipette and he wants to eat the pipette as well, lol
I guess he's ok with the acclimation with that sort of appetite. I gave him frozen mysis and he ate a full cube. Cute fish, very deep blue.
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