Something Wrong??????

[Poseidon's snail]

Hi is there something wrong here - he is breathing fast and opening his mouth a little more than usual.
i have red sea carbon and prime on hand aswell as an airpump.
any use?
thanks

 

[Poseidon's snail]

I'm going to try and upload a video of it on youtube.
let me know if this doesn't work

 

[Poseidon's snail]

please help

 

[Poseidon's snail]

bump

 

[Poseidon's snail]

and nothing has been added for like 2months

 

[Poseidon's snail]

@Jay Hemdal #reefsquad

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

@Jay Hemdal #reefsquad

Hi, it is really difficult to see anything under blue light, can you try another video with just white lights on? From what I can see the fish is breathing hard, but also resting on the bottom, how do the other fish look?
Jay

 

[Poseidon's snail]

Hey,
Yes will try under white light also the other clown is acting as usual - the concerning clown did not eat spirulina brine shrimp
Thanks

 

[Poseidon's snail]

Btw I’ve stuck an air pump on the tank

 

[Poseidon's snail]

under whites:

 

[Poseidon's snail]

sorry about the noise

 

[Poseidon's snail]

Bump

 

[Poseidon's snail]

Did ammonia test - the ammonia is at 0.5!
This explains the fins and the gills !
We have a problem though
We have no salt and it arrives next week - I really don’t know what to do.

 

[Poseidon's snail]

Can’t do WC

 

[alysak6075]

Read on the bottle of prime. It says 5X the dose neutralizes ammonia for 24 hours. What ammonia test did you use?

 

[Poseidon's snail]

Salifert

 

[Poseidon's snail]

It says 5o detoxify nitrite

 

[Poseidon's snail]

To

 

[alysak6075]

Hmm ok, well if you are confident that the ammonia reading is correct, then i would suggest dosing the needed amount of Prime to neutralize the ammonia. See if that helps the fish

 

[alysak6075]

They keep messing with the labeling:
A: Prime® does not remove ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate from the system. It simply binds with those compounds making them harmless to the inhabitants and still bioavailable to the beneficial bacteria.

A: Prime® will bind up those compounds for up to 48 hours. If they are still present after that time frame, they are released back into the water, unless Prime® is re-dosed accordingly. Also, if your ammonia or nitrite levels are increasing within a 24-hour period, Prime® can be re-dosed every 48 hours.

A: If your ammonia or nitrite levels are above 2 ppm, you can safely use up to 5 x the recommended amount.