Am kinda happy and excited about this, so I figured I'd post.
I've been having some trouble with a new tank, and a couple of the Albino Corys I had were casualties of my ignorance (but that's another thread...). Last week, just before going to bed, I found another laying on his side on the gravel looking dead, but when I went to fish him out, he twitched. So, I took him out, and thinking there wasn't much hope, just left him in a bucket overnight with some fresh water. The next day, when I checked on him, I thought he was gone, but when I went to pick up the bucket, he made a feeble effort to swim. What a tough little guy!
So, I set up the hospital tank and put him in w/ some Melafix. Another Cory in the main tank was swimming a little funny too, so I put him in the hospital as well (the rest of them seemed to be doing fine, though...) The second seemed to make a relatively quick recovery, but the first guy spent 2 days laying on his side, breathing pretty hard. Then, he finally was able to get upright, but was still breathing hard. He tried, but seemed too weak to make a surface dash like they tend to do. But, over the last 2 days, I'd watch him try and get closer and closer each time. At first, he'd try and swim for the surface and only make it 1/4 of the way, then 1/2. Then, yesterday morning, he was sort of active, but swimming in loop-da-loops and upside down, but this morning, he and his tank buddy seem to both be acting pretty normal!
:-D
I'm going to leave them in the hospital for another few days to make sure they're strong enough, and in the meantime, I'm working on straightening out the issues with the main tank. But, wow, I'm really impressed with the little guy! I thought he was a goner a couple of times, and kinda felt bad for a while and almost wished he would just let go, but what a trooper!
I've been having some trouble with a new tank, and a couple of the Albino Corys I had were casualties of my ignorance (but that's another thread...). Last week, just before going to bed, I found another laying on his side on the gravel looking dead, but when I went to fish him out, he twitched. So, I took him out, and thinking there wasn't much hope, just left him in a bucket overnight with some fresh water. The next day, when I checked on him, I thought he was gone, but when I went to pick up the bucket, he made a feeble effort to swim. What a tough little guy!
So, I set up the hospital tank and put him in w/ some Melafix. Another Cory in the main tank was swimming a little funny too, so I put him in the hospital as well (the rest of them seemed to be doing fine, though...) The second seemed to make a relatively quick recovery, but the first guy spent 2 days laying on his side, breathing pretty hard. Then, he finally was able to get upright, but was still breathing hard. He tried, but seemed too weak to make a surface dash like they tend to do. But, over the last 2 days, I'd watch him try and get closer and closer each time. At first, he'd try and swim for the surface and only make it 1/4 of the way, then 1/2. Then, yesterday morning, he was sort of active, but swimming in loop-da-loops and upside down, but this morning, he and his tank buddy seem to both be acting pretty normal!
:-D
I'm going to leave them in the hospital for another few days to make sure they're strong enough, and in the meantime, I'm working on straightening out the issues with the main tank. But, wow, I'm really impressed with the little guy! I thought he was a goner a couple of times, and kinda felt bad for a while and almost wished he would just let go, but what a trooper!