pennyroyals
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My big tank finished cycling and so we decided to get some axies - 3 to be exact. Unfortunately they arrived in the mail today and 2 of them were DOA (they have large dark spots on their sides??) but the last is still hanging on.
photos as they arrived
Kind of panicking. I was worried it was the water quality in his baggie so I transferred him into the tank ASAP, and he seems to be perking up a bit (well, at least, he's not floating) but all he'll do is wave his gills around. I turned all the lights off in the room and tried to make it dark because he also doesn't seem interested in swimming for cover. He's just exploring the bottom of the tank ATM.
S/he must have been without food for several days now and s/he is only 4-4.5 inches, but I doubt s/he would eat if I offered it. I tried giving him a pellet to no avail, but I have bloodworms in the freezer I could try. Would it be better to just leave him/her alone for a while?
They were shipped Monday and arrived today. The weather has been cool today (it's 65 right now) so I don't think they got too hot on the truck. I also don't think they were shipped improperly as they were well packed and the box was in great shape but have already let the seller know.
Is there anything else I can do to ensure s/he pulls through?
photos as they arrived
Kind of panicking. I was worried it was the water quality in his baggie so I transferred him into the tank ASAP, and he seems to be perking up a bit (well, at least, he's not floating) but all he'll do is wave his gills around. I turned all the lights off in the room and tried to make it dark because he also doesn't seem interested in swimming for cover. He's just exploring the bottom of the tank ATM.
S/he must have been without food for several days now and s/he is only 4-4.5 inches, but I doubt s/he would eat if I offered it. I tried giving him a pellet to no avail, but I have bloodworms in the freezer I could try. Would it be better to just leave him/her alone for a while?
They were shipped Monday and arrived today. The weather has been cool today (it's 65 right now) so I don't think they got too hot on the truck. I also don't think they were shipped improperly as they were well packed and the box was in great shape but have already let the seller know.
Is there anything else I can do to ensure s/he pulls through?