Survivors-truly amazing

[Arthur Suggitt]

Last night I decided to clear the algae from my heater.
Today at lunchtime I discovered I had forgotten to plug it back in!
Tank temp was down to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
Did a 30% water change to raise temp.
Tonight all but one plattie seem to have picked up.

Later added Protozin in case of Ich outbreak.
Lets see what happens

Arthur.

[Andy Hill]

(Arthur Suggitt) wrote:
>Last night I decided to clear the algae from my heater.
>Today at lunchtime I discovered I had forgotten to plug it back in!
>Tank temp was down to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
>Did a 30% water change to raise temp.
>Tonight all but one plattie seem to have picked up.
>
>Later added Protozin in case of Ich outbreak.
>Lets see what happens
>
Damn, how cold do you keep your house?

Probably would've been better off just plugging the heat back in -- wild
temperature swings are almost always worse than a simple temperature problem.

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Arthur Suggitt wrote:
>
> Last night I decided to clear the algae from my heater.
> Today at lunchtime I discovered I had forgotten to plug it back in!
> Tank temp was down to 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
> Did a 30% water change to raise temp.
> Tonight all but one plattie seem to have picked up.
>
> Later added Protozin in case of Ich outbreak.
> Lets see what happens
>
> Arthur.

I'd never add chemicals INCASE of something - that can do
more harm than good.

[Mean_Chlorine]

Thusly Geezer From The Freezer > Spake Unto All:

>> Later added Protozin in case of Ich outbreak.
>> Lets see what happens
>
>I'd never add chemicals INCASE of something - that can do
>more harm than good.

Sage advice, especially as noone seems to know what Protozin actually
is. One should never ever medicate prophylactically, IMO.

[Arthur Suggitt]

the tank is not in the house but in a unheated garage and the Protozin
added in case of an Ich outbreak.

Anyway all seems fine, so far all fish eating well.

Arthur

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:59:20 +0100, Mean_Chlorine
> wrote:

>Thusly Geezer From The Freezer > Spake Unto All:
>
>>> Later added Protozin in case of Ich outbreak.
>>> Lets see what happens
>>
>>I'd never add chemicals INCASE of something - that can do
>>more harm than good.
>
>Sage advice, especially as noone seems to know what Protozin actually
>is. One should never ever medicate prophylactically, IMO.
>
>

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Arthur Suggitt wrote:
>
> the tank is not in the house but in a unheated garage and the Protozin
> added in case of an Ich outbreak.
>
> Anyway all seems fine, so far all fish eating well.
>
> Arthur

Thats like me taking anti-biotics incase I might get ill.
Glad the fish are well, I'd stop the medication if nothing
is visibly wrong.

[Nikki Casali]

Geezer From The Freezer wrote:
>
> Arthur Suggitt wrote:
>
>>the tank is not in the house but in a unheated garage and the Protozin
>>added in case of an Ich outbreak.
>>
>>Anyway all seems fine, so far all fish eating well.
>>
>>Arthur
>
>
> Thats like me taking anti-biotics incase I might get ill.

Isn't that the purpose of vaccines?

[Arthur Suggitt]

I added the Protozin (half measure) since I sincerely believe that an
outbreak of ich would occur due to drop in temp.

One or two are starting to flick occasionally.

But I still cannot believe I did not lose any!

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:46:37 +0000, Nikki Casali
> wrote:

>
>
>Geezer From The Freezer wrote:
>>
>> Arthur Suggitt wrote:
>>
>>>the tank is not in the house but in a unheated garage and the Protozin
>>>added in case of an Ich outbreak.
>>>
>>>Anyway all seems fine, so far all fish eating well.
>>>
>>>Arthur
>>
>>
>> Thats like me taking anti-biotics incase I might get ill.
>
>Isn't that the purpose of vaccines?
>

[Andy Hill]

(Arthur Suggitt) wrote:
>the tank is not in the house but in a unheated garage
>
Urrgh. Is this the only heater in the tank? If that garage gets cold enough
that a heater failure can drop the tank 20 degrees F in the space of twelve
hours, I'd strongly recommend going with dual heaters. You got lucky this
time, but the aquarium gods usually only give you one warning before they smite
your aquarium big-time.

[NetMax]

"Arthur Suggitt" > wrote in message
...
>I added the Protozin (half measure) since I sincerely believe that an
> outbreak of ich would occur due to drop in temp.
>
> One or two are starting to flick occasionally.
>
> But I still cannot believe I did not lose any!
>


Glad to hear they made it. This is generally a sign that they were
healthy to start with. My understanding is that in the case of an
incorrect temperature, it's generally better to cool slowly or heat
quickly (depending on exact circumstances of course), so I would have
done the same as you. Check your ammonia & nitrite levels as bacteria go
dormant at low temperatures, so the flicking might be a minor spike in
something.
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