heres some pictures of a Parrot Fish im trying to save my buddy dropped it off cuz they messed him up pretty bad any suggestions on what to use would help
Parrot fish im trying to save
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That first picture looks like he's about to swim out the window...
What happened to him? Are they suppose to swim upside down like that (sorry, not familiar with the fish). For those abrasions/cuts though, I would treat with Melafix.
What happened to him? Are they suppose to swim upside down like that (sorry, not familiar with the fish). For those abrasions/cuts though, I would treat with Melafix.
hmm..really doesnt seem like theres much you can do..just keep him alone, and watch him..
good luck with him, hope he pulls through
good luck with him, hope he pulls through
aside from keeping the water pristine, i'd add 1 percent salt to the water. this will mitigate the effect of fluid loss through open wounds resulting in osmotic stress.
table salt is just fine. it's sodium chloride and that's what you're looking for. it's a myth that iodine and/or flow agents in table salt is bad for your fish ... there isn't enough of either agent to harm an amoeba let alone a fish.
the fish would die from extremely high salt levels before the iodine could even affect them.
hope he pulls though. you may want to lower the water level so it is easier for him to get some food.