Regular Member Jolly Posted January 17, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 17, 2012 Just finished doing a 50% water change. Took a reading with the strips just before and numbers were: Nitrate: 10, Nitrite: 0, GH:140, KH:90, pH: 7.4, and Ammonia: 0. I also got a better video of the brown spots so you can see them. I am hoping they mean she is healing, but they make me a bit nervous. I forgot to buy the salt at the store tonight, but I will do my best to get it tomorrow or the next day (Tuesday or Wednesday). I knew I was forgetting something! I'll let you know as soon as I can get the salt. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member happysnapper Posted January 17, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 17, 2012 She's such a little trooper. I have no advice, just support for this little goldfish that I've fallen in love with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jolly Posted January 20, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2012 Her tail seems to be growing back! I'll try to post a video when we do a water change tomorrow night. And I am still working on getting the salt. Its been a rough week! Just thought I'd post a quick update. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member IsabellaG Posted January 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2012 Yay - that is great news! I love the tale of survival of this little fishie:-) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted January 20, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 20, 2012 Great news 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jolly Posted January 22, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 Ok. I got the salt! Your description made it very easy to find...and it was cheap! Yay! I read the post on the other forum about salting and will wait for confirmation, but I plan on adding 10 tsp of the salt to my 10 gallon aquarium to salt it to 0.1%. Is that right? We do have a lot of ornaments and some gravel though so I didn't know if maybe I should do 8 or 9 instead. Also, are normal kitchen measuring spoons ok to use for the tsp measurement? Using a normal spoon makes me sorta nervous since they are not really uniform sizes. Can I dissolve the salt in room temperature water that has been treated with seachem prime or do I need to boil it to dissolve it and then treat it? I am planning on doing a water change in a few minutes and will take a video to show everyone the progress she has made in healing! She is now starting to "eat" and then thankfully spit out rocks from the bottom of the tank. Is that something I should worry about or pretty normal fish behavior? Just wondering. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted January 22, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 Yay! Goldfish dig around all day looking for food, so that's pretty normal. The only thing to watch out for is to make sure a pebble doesn't get stuck in her mouth. I will wait to see the update video, but I am beginning to think that the salt is not needed at this time, since she seems to be healing splendidly. In that case, just save the salt, because it's a handy thing to have. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jolly Posted January 22, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 Ok. Finally got the water change done. She was very happy about it. Took the video right afterward, so that is why the water looks a bit cloudy and she is chasing everything that floats in case it is food. The water parameters still look pretty good (pre-water change): Nitrates: 20 (needed a water change!), Nitrite: 0, GH: 100, KH-100-110, pH:7.3, Ammonia: 0. Still waiting on money to get the better water test kit so still using the strips for now. The video is below. I hope she is healing. Let me know what you think. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member pandamanda111 Posted January 22, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 She looks great!!!!!!!! Oh my goodness, you've done a FABULOUS job!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member IsabellaG Posted January 22, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 Wow, what an amazing recovery. Her tail is already growing back and in such a short time! Congrats!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted January 22, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 Aw. She does look amazing, and the tail is growing back nicely. At this point, I see no reason to add salt, since you've have done such an incredible job with providing her fresh water to heal Please give yourself a big pat on the back, and keep up the excellent work 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member coco Posted January 22, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 WOW..............what a story...........and a v happy ending Just a snip of a tail............no swimming control problem..........and regenerating so soon.....happy days!!!! how long was the tail before? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jolly Posted January 22, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 Thanks everyone! I am very happy she is on the mend. Her tail was about double-triple the length it is right now and orange. I will post videos to keep you updated as healing continues. And I am glad I have the salt now just in case. It is good to be prepared. Thanks for providing me with such good information, advice, and encouragement. I am learning so much! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ShawneeRiver Posted January 22, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 22, 2012 She looks super! Holly, you have done a great job! Alex, you rock! You really are ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jolly Posted January 26, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 26, 2012 Ok...no time for a long update, but here is a video of her progress. I think she is healing quite well so far. I'll try to post updated water parameters and another video this weekend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dnalex Posted January 26, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 26, 2012 Fantastic! Thank you for the update. I know you are super busy with school! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member pandamanda111 Posted January 27, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2012 Wow! She looks a million times better!! Great job! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jolly Posted January 27, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2012 Thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member happysnapper Posted January 27, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2012 Awww, look at her go! Her tail is growing back so nicely already! Thanks for the update. She is such a cutie. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Captain Findus Goldfish Posted January 27, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2012 Wow she looks so good! Her tail will grow back in no time! Great job! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member ShawneeRiver Posted January 27, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2012 She's looking great! I'm so exciting to see that this kind of recovery is possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mcbrown Posted January 27, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted January 27, 2012 wow your fish is an epic hero!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jolly Posted January 28, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted January 28, 2012 She's looking great! I'm so exciting to see that this kind of recovery is possible. It is...I had no idea fish could grow that fast! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Trinket Posted February 2, 2012 Regular Member Share Posted February 2, 2012 Awesome work!! Yay!! Will move this thread out of emergency now 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jolly Posted February 5, 2012 Author Regular Member Share Posted February 5, 2012 Just thought you might like an update. Sorry I haven't gotten this up sooner, but school has been crazy! She seems to be much happier and her tail is growing fast. Tank parameters still look good. Here is a video I took earlier today after a water change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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