NeekaLovesYou
New member
Hi all,
I've had to fridge my big girl as once again, I'm having problems with her.
I thought as soon as I saw the yucky cotton wool like substance on her gills she had fungus and used the fantastic info on caudata to confirm my diagnoses. I fridged her straight away and have been giving her salt baths, again, using directions from the forum. Her gills seem to look much better and there's certainly a decrease in fungus so hopefully shes on the mend.
Prior to this I was having trouble getting her to eat and her abdomen was incredibly swollen. I asked for advice and was told she was either gravid (no larvae so I doubt its that!), had an impaction or was suffering from bloat. I invested in a brand new air pump (the old one was getting a bit well...old) and the swelling seemed to go down.
Now that shes fridged she's still eating very little, if at all, and today it seems like shes trying to be sick or regurgitate something causing me to think maybe she does have an impaction or is constipated. I haven't seen her go to the toilet since being in the fridge.
She has a male tankmate who is in perfect health; looks wonderfully healthy, eats well etc, but I just keep getting problems with her.
I was just wondering if there's anything else I can do to help or if I'm doing anything wrong? This is my first time trying to treat anything like this...
I've had to fridge my big girl as once again, I'm having problems with her.
I thought as soon as I saw the yucky cotton wool like substance on her gills she had fungus and used the fantastic info on caudata to confirm my diagnoses. I fridged her straight away and have been giving her salt baths, again, using directions from the forum. Her gills seem to look much better and there's certainly a decrease in fungus so hopefully shes on the mend.
Prior to this I was having trouble getting her to eat and her abdomen was incredibly swollen. I asked for advice and was told she was either gravid (no larvae so I doubt its that!), had an impaction or was suffering from bloat. I invested in a brand new air pump (the old one was getting a bit well...old) and the swelling seemed to go down.
Now that shes fridged she's still eating very little, if at all, and today it seems like shes trying to be sick or regurgitate something causing me to think maybe she does have an impaction or is constipated. I haven't seen her go to the toilet since being in the fridge.
She has a male tankmate who is in perfect health; looks wonderfully healthy, eats well etc, but I just keep getting problems with her.
I was just wondering if there's anything else I can do to help or if I'm doing anything wrong? This is my first time trying to treat anything like this...