I just got my datnoids in and they're not doing so well. They were shipped and they came pretty banged up. Two had bag leaks that left shallow water in the bafs and may have lower oxygen in the water during transit. Now the fish have frayed fins and some bang marks. I was wondering if this was due to their transport. They were placed in 1 L soda bottles with holes to prevent any of their dorsal spines damaging the inner and outer bag. I was curious if this damage could be from these bottles. They were kept in freshwater before shipping and have been doing fine the seller assured me. These are thin bar Indonesian datnoids. I added 1 cup of marine salt to my 30 gal quarantine tank and this helped them recover. They arrived and two of the three were breathing very heavily and not moving on the bottom. One has recoverd to where it will swim normally and only has frayed fins and a patch has flesh beneath exposed. The third has a reddish tail, very frayed and has equilibrium problems. I'll attach some pictures of them. I added some jungle salt to try and releive the stress of this bad journey courtesy of Fed Ex. I'm really worried. They're supposoedly hardy, so I was hoping that they will recover. I added both marine and jungle salt to try and releive some stress, but I need some more suggestions. What do you think. Could some of the damage be due to stress, or something else. Just need some info on helping these fish recover and get back to normal. They're very stressed, but better than last ngiht when they first got in. I just don't want them subcomming to secondary fungal adn bacterial infections. They are between 6 and 7 inches.
Thanks
Flie info for photos are:
0100-picture of frayed fins of healthiest datnoid
099- picture of red tail of very messed up one with equilibrium problem
098- frayed dorsal and tial fins, plus damage to dorsal area (small patc of missing skin)
Thanks
Flie info for photos are:
0100-picture of frayed fins of healthiest datnoid
099- picture of red tail of very messed up one with equilibrium problem
098- frayed dorsal and tial fins, plus damage to dorsal area (small patc of missing skin)
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