RE: Blue Ram deaths, Suggestions?

[rebecca.schneider@amd.com]

Sherry, I'm sorry to hear about your rams.  They are my favorite fish, too,
although I've killed quite a few.  I wish I could help you with advice.  The
only thing I'm wondering is if you should have spent 45 min. acclimating.  I
don't know how accurate this is, but I understood that fish should be netted
from shipping bags and placed directly into the tank without waiting, to
prevent the pH from dropping when the bag is opened and increasing shock.
Didn't you say you picked the fish up from the LFS in the original shipping
bag? Rather than a bag of tank water?  Did they tell you how they do it?  

I'm sure many of the list members are familiar with shipping fish, please
respond and tell me if I'm right, why this would be, or if I just fell out
of a tree.

The only treatment I've used for Ick is Quick Cure (I think its malachite
green in solution).  It worked fine for our fish.  My LFS especially likes
Mardel products, so I'd try that, too.

Better luck next time around, Sherry!

Becky



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