High Ammonia in QT = not good

[saltyrockbox]

wow so its basically impossible to treat a fish with antibiotics. b/c water quality goes way down if there is no biological filtration.

I good chemical ammoina remover might be helpful but I cant think of one and it might in turn make the medication useless.

Seems the best thing would have been to keep it in the main tank and imporve water quality there.

Shoot. I don't think I'll be removing a fish for medication again...

(I was changing the water like crazy and getting all the detritus and old food out ASAP yet ammonia stayed high)

[hawk]

What medication are you using? The ones I have used in the past all recommend only removing carbon which will absorb the meds as does rock, sand and porous tank decorations, but otherwise definitely continue normal filtration. If this fish has already been in your main tank and it's only symptoms are the cloudy eye and frayed tail, returning it to the DT maybe the best option at this point. That being said, don't give-up on qt'ing or treating fish, as both are a major part of long-term success in this hobby.