BK Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 I have a female Apisto Cockatoo that is bloated. She is eating and seems to be fine apart from being bloated. Her scales are sitting flat but she is a bit nose down. She has been this way for a while and I was hoping that she was full of eggs but have given up waiting. What is the dose rate I should use with Epsom Salts. I would like to take her out of tank and give her bath in bucket if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 i have always used one tablespoon per 40L if you have scaleless/ultra sensitive fish in the tank or 1 tablespoon per 20L without. i think epsom salts work within four hours or something like that so as long as you can get a heater in the bucket/keep it at a stable warm temp you shouldnt have a prob, hope your girl gets better! oh! feeding shelled peas often helps in constipation, might have to crush em up for your apisto tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted May 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 Cheers Sharn. Only other fish in tank are 2 guppies but lots of plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 I have lost a few cockatoo's to the same thing and so far nothing ive done has saved or relieved them at all.. The ones I lost like that were all from fish shops and I put it down to some sort of poor treatment they possibly recieved before they got to me.. Good luck I hope she comes right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Treated last night in 10ltr bucket. First 2 hours at 1tsp to 40ltrs and after no effect 1tsp to 20ltrs. No signs of any change. Only other option is to change water conditions i.e. hardness and pH to see if she will drop some eggs. Cheers Ryan the guy I got this pair off had the same problem I think with another pair he had, sound's like the same issue we have with weak blue rams. Ryan were you breeding Rams??? I'm keen to get some if you have. Could take about 10-12 if you do. Anyone one with 4-6 female Cockatoos out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 hi guy's, just wondering! what is the water conditions you are keeping them at?? ie ph, hardness, etc. we always have kept them in a low ph, and soft water much like discus conditions. in the quareentine they used to breed,loses would be from the female's attacking the other fish when her babies had hatched. sometimes you would just get a bad batch of fish come through though, and on those occasions nothing would fix them up. we were told it was a seasonal problem,not just with rams also cardinals,neons,clown loaches,rummy's etc. pink kissing gourami's same thing good batch,bad batch ie full of worms. wild caught or breed. rainy season or dry makes big difference in the fish coming into the country. shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted May 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Standard CHCH tape Water . Every thing I've read says these Apistos are fine in most water conditions so haven't done any thing different. Discus can do well in our local water as well so wouldn't think that it’s this that is making her blow up. The male looks great. All I’ll do is put some peat in the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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