Hi all! my first post here

[chicki]

Thanks all!!
I live just south of the city Simon, where are you?
Steve...are you the one that sells frags??
Everytime I go to a fish store I meet someone from the chat lines and I can't seem to keep everyone straight!...I think it's age!LOL
My ich problem is still a problem and I've lost some really special pets, including my beautiful pair of manderins. But the good news is that my two rabbitfish (Russel and Horst) will make it and my lawnmower blenny "Rocky" (one of my very first fish I got) I also think will make it. The majestic (Lola) and the powderblue (Elvis) are in the QT and are improving and eating now. Elvis was so sick that I actually caught him in my 180 with my hands. He would only lay on his side and swim circles the first couple days in quarantine! I couldn't believe he got better!! I added corn syrup! melafix, quick cure and started lowering the salinity. He didn't eat for 6 days and is real thin, but is eating again now. Lola was covered with ich, then got this kinda film all over her including her eyes. When I caught her and was going to put her in the quarantine I wanted to add her really slowly as my salinity was already down to 1.018. I had her in a ice cream gallon jug and left for a minute, when I came back it had tipped and she was in the tank. She went in that condition from 1.025 salinity to 1.018 in minutes!!??? I thought that was the end for her...but no....I'm willing them to live..and its working!! I was even setting my alarm for 3 in the morning to check on them, what for I don't know!LOL (but I always felt better when I did)
It's a terrible lesson to learn. The powderblue was the last fish to add and look what happened!
Although I started out quarantining I thougth "Elvis" would be too stressed so I didn't
bother....what a mistake!!
Anyways now you all know what a nutcase I am, (I'm sure I'm not the only one here)!!LOL
Looking forward to this board!