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[adidas]

it's just harder for me because of a disablity, other wise i would have already been treating him. i want to try and stuff him with garlic and nori with selcon, but my rabbit and sailfin are total hogs! lol

[andrewsk]

Originally Posted by adidas

it's just harder for me because of a disablity, other wise i would have already been treating him. i want to try and stuff him with garlic and nori with selcon, but my rabbit and sailfin are total hogs! lol

I am sure you know this but Hippos's need more meat than veggies. Buy him some Freeze Dried marine plankton and soak that in Garlic and Selcon instead. Freeze Dried foods are GREAT for adding vitamins etc.

Good luck leaving him in the Main tank. Ill keep my fingers crossed for you.

If you are unable to setup the quarantine tank, how did you set up the main tank? If someone helped you, Can that same person help you with Quarantine as well?

Where do you live in Calgary? Perhaps someone close to you could assist if you run into more trouble.

[Farrmanchu]

I have a Hippo/Regal also, showed ich in the first week, treated food with Selcon, and still do, make sure the fish eats well, Skunk Cleaner Shrimp took care of the rest. Ich lasted three days, now ich-free for a month. I agree that most systems contain ich, but a healthy, well fed fish, unstressed, will not get it.

I forgot to mention, I feed New Life Spectrum Marine pellets soaked in Selcon in the morning, I think it's Garlic fortified.

[adidas]

Originally Posted by andrewsk

I am sure you know this but Hippos's need more meat than veggies. Buy him some Freeze Dried marine plankton and soak that in Garlic and Selcon instead. Freeze Dried foods are GREAT for adding vitamins etc.

Good luck leaving him in the Main tank. Ill keep my fingers crossed for you.

If you are unable to setup the quarantine tank, how did you set up the main tank? If someone helped you, Can that same person help you with Quarantine as well?

Where do you live in Calgary? Perhaps someone close to you could assist if you run into more trouble.

i'll give him some mysis soaked in garlic tonight, i've also been feeding selcon every day. he actually looks better today, so i'm hoping I can fatten him up and get him through it.

I could probably get my roomie to help me with a quarrintine, he is just a little lazy lol