Dan - I just noticed your earlier post from July 2. When you do tank maintenance its not good to change your filter media and vacuum all the substrate on the same day. Likewise its not good to remove water and change the filter media on the same day. Sometimes this removes too much of your beneficial bacteria and makes you have a raise in ammonia and nitrite. Just an FYI on that.
On the separation - I would leave them apart if that is possible. If not, I would keep them apart for at least 3 or 4 months so the female can recoop. Laying eggs isn't always a sign of good health, so we can't say she is getting better because of the egg laying.
Was the slime coat product you bought called Stress Coat?
I am glad she looks better, keep us posted on her recovery.
(Message edited by cynorita on July 12, 2005)