I got some RCS last weekend. One died in shipping and one died shortly after it went in the tank. The rest have been doing fine running around doing their thing. 3 of them molted last night/today at some point.
Yes, I didn't quarantine any of this stuff, my failure on that. There's another thread in the disease section about the fish dying off over the beginning of this week for no apparent reason. The remaining 6 have been doing great. Now two of the fish in the tank now have 1 or 2 little white spots that appears to be ich.
After doing a bunch of research, this was the only place I saw yay or nay on salt/heat treatment and RCS. So I started to raise the temperature, about 1 degree over two hours, and started to introduce salt, 6 teaspoons over 3 hours to a 10 gallon.
That's when the shrimp started freaking out. One was going haywire swimming around and up to the top of the water almost frantically. Occasionally one or two would join in for a second then go back to eating. While I prepped water for an emergency water change they eventually all more or less calmed down sitting around in random places. I didn't do a water change since I would like the ich to be treated ASAP but I reduced the temp back to where it was and am not adding any more salt.
Since I've had them, the shrimp, they don't swim that much or as erratic unless one of the fish nips at them. I have no clue what normal behavior is though. Is this normal behavior or an adverse reaction to the salt or heat?
I sure don't want to kill the shrimp because there is a sick fish. At this point I guess I'll hope for some responses and see who survives the night.
Thanks in advance for any advice. I swear this hobby is ridiculous.
Yes, I didn't quarantine any of this stuff, my failure on that. There's another thread in the disease section about the fish dying off over the beginning of this week for no apparent reason. The remaining 6 have been doing great. Now two of the fish in the tank now have 1 or 2 little white spots that appears to be ich.
After doing a bunch of research, this was the only place I saw yay or nay on salt/heat treatment and RCS. So I started to raise the temperature, about 1 degree over two hours, and started to introduce salt, 6 teaspoons over 3 hours to a 10 gallon.
That's when the shrimp started freaking out. One was going haywire swimming around and up to the top of the water almost frantically. Occasionally one or two would join in for a second then go back to eating. While I prepped water for an emergency water change they eventually all more or less calmed down sitting around in random places. I didn't do a water change since I would like the ich to be treated ASAP but I reduced the temp back to where it was and am not adding any more salt.
Since I've had them, the shrimp, they don't swim that much or as erratic unless one of the fish nips at them. I have no clue what normal behavior is though. Is this normal behavior or an adverse reaction to the salt or heat?
I sure don't want to kill the shrimp because there is a sick fish. At this point I guess I'll hope for some responses and see who survives the night.
Thanks in advance for any advice. I swear this hobby is ridiculous.
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