Ammonia burn CURE! A day in the life of a Fish Pimp
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- The curative powers of water changes and quality food to boost the natural immunity of our fish should NEVER be underestimated! So far so good with the fish who had the devastating delay!
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Supportive care is sometimes a lot more than half the battle to save sick or hurt animals. It's nice to see someone like you advocate major water changes, something I've long believed can be critically important for fish health.
+Karen J Gray dilution is the solution to pollution, lol
I really appreciate how you don't jump to using medications immediately, but instead point out that water quality is the best way to start. Using medication preemptively is something I see happening alot, even from bigger youtubers, which has a tricle-down effect on their viewers. It only takes a quick search on forums and facebook groups to see that people pour in medications without really knowing what is going on. Personally, I _always_ consult my aquatic veterinarian before doing any type of medication, to avoid unnecessary stress on my fish. Really well done saving your fish and informing us how you do it. It's inspiring.
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I'm delighted to learn that the fish and shrimp are doing so phenomenally well. And the "Mystery Fish" danios are pretty darned cool. But I cannot get over how well those hillsteam loaches have bounced back. You've done an incredible job with them.
"That's my kittens" .... What are you keeping, lions?. LOL. Another great vid!
+AEvolution they think so! ! Reality is they are 6# of adorable
Thought this was a tiger king reference but this is too old of a comment
Great job! It was touch and go for a bit for you! Just proves how well you know your hobby! Very glad I found you on here! 💕💕🦋🦋
Love the pop up of the name of the fish that you keep saying! Please keep doing that.
+Kosin Trouble In The Tank you got it
Kosin Trouble In The Tank I agree
I really appreciate your thoroughness and dedication.. That's a lot of water you've changed this week! No wonder the fish are doing so well, you are definitely a guru!
I've been listening to aquascsping podcast for the past 2weeks and I had a HUGE smile come across my face when I saw your name :). Thanks for all you do, thanks for the inspiration-
I really enjoy watching your vids! I've always been a lover of things in the water. I am a novice, but find your vids inspiring. I am beginning to become a "fangirl"!! Thanks
Is it bad that your 'dead fish' vid and this one are what made me subscribe? They're the only ones I've watched at this moment but your compassion and care for the fish, your explanations and descriptions are so helpful that I was like "I gotta have more of this lady!" Keep on rockin', fish-momma
Thanks and welcome!
So glad to see they're bouncing back. Great tip on the macro photography. I'm actually visually impaired so I rely heavily on photo's and videos of my fish to monitor them.
BTW! love the videos girl! always very very informative and an enjoyment to watch! :-) thanks for all you do for the hobbyist!
good job on saving all those fish Rachel ! that was a lot of hard work but your passion is amazing :)
nice video as always glad every thing is going pretty good the fish look so nice i cant wait to see what they look like after a full recovery have a great day
I'm so glad the fish hat survived are recovering! The more i see those kubotais, the more sure I am I want them someday!
Rachel you are the bomb! I look forward to your videos. Love your practical advice. Keep on keeping on.
thanks Scott!
Dear Rachel, is this a fresh water from your waterpipe or do you have some kind of clean aquarium / cycled water?
what do you add to the fresh water to treat your tanks? only Water Treatment or something else?
Best greetings from Europe =)
Tamara
I have a well, so don't need to use water conditioner. It is straight from my tap.
awesome! Allright thanky you :)
Excellent info as always Rachel 🤗
All in all its turned out not too bad considering. You did what you could for them. Your a pretty dedicated fishkeeper! And deserve respect! Thanks.
reassuring to hear everyone's doing fine great update
awesome video as usual!
you're awesome, and look amazing so inspiring, love from here in the UK x
Proof positive that water changes can be better than meds. Great videos.
Love your videos and info!!
Great care. Learned a lot. Thanks,
Water changes are the best advice I have came across that works for so many issues. Without going into specifics, I was having trouble with my new neons. They still may have to be medicated, but big frequent water changes have helped (though I don't have your magic well water LOL!). I have stopped having losses. They are active and feeding great.
I agree with the water quality and food. I see so many people who are treating their fish for various things end up having them get worse and die and I normally just up their heat, do daily water changes, and feed some live food and they come right around in less than a week. Never had near as many issues as so many other people have with sick fish dying. I rarely have issues with fish in general with my rigid water changing scheduled and naturally planted tanks.
I prefer my unnaturally planted tanks tbh :P
+Ash Jenkins there is room for that as well lol
Awesome job !
I'm happy for you that you could save a bunch! You're a great fish lady. :3
wow i actually really love the mystery fish. it's really beautifully and shimmery
I love you! Just your attitude and advice (as well as your awesome hair) Is just kinda the quirky awesomeness that I look for in a fishtuber ^_^ your content is really good & you've answered A LOT of questions about various species that I've had- So thank you!
I'm glad you managed to save all of the Borneo's they're awesome little fish! I had some in with my goldfish for a while in an understocked tank ('cause it had the high flow & oxygen levels that they like)I really love the little guys! It's a shame that they don't live all that long :( I totally agree with you about the clean water though, It's the most simple and effective treatment for ammonia burns and whatnot!
I'm glad all your new fish doing better. :)
My sister had a betta that she was keeping in an unfiltered .5 gallon "tank". Other than over feeding the fish, she hadn't done a water change in over two months. Its fins were almost completely gone and it could barely move. To be honest, I was surprised it hadn't died. When I found out what was going on (we go to colleges two hours away from eachother) I convinced her to give him to me since he was about to die anyway. I've had him for little over a week and he's doing so much better! He's swimming normally and his fins are starting to grow back. Pristine water and high quality food has been what I'm "medicating" him with and he's healing wonderfully!
+thisisthehelen great news!
Did this betta live? I'm struggling with mine and don't know why... sudden ammonia spikes out of the blue. He looks bad, with skin shedding off like a sunburn, but I'll take it day by day with multiple water changes with salt.
Hello Rachel,
I've really been enjoying, and learning quite a bit through your videos. Back in the day I had to get a job in the trade to pay for my fish habit. I was able to work the import/export trade in SoCal for about 10yrs, including retail along with all the wholesale time I did.
I would like to share a tip with you that we would use when we got in really stressed organisms (very regular occurrence during my time). If the organism in question is in need of a quick O2 boost, 5mls of 3% H2O2 per gallon will do the trick. Obviously it needs to be mixed into another container of water before adding to the tank the organisms are going into. If you wish to keep the O2 boosted, you can easily cut that rate by 50% and just keep adding to every water change.
I found this was quite effective for bringing back stressed corals and echinoderms (starfish & urchins), became a regular tool for all incoming.
Your shipping disaster video totally brought back memories. I won't say fond memories, no one enjoys receiving in a shipment of cold, dead fish, like... EVER. But it brought back other good memories. Ain't nothin' like bein' in that fishroom, is there?!
Much love to you and keep on crankin' 'em out. And always remember, I had to get a job in the trade to pay for my fish habit!
Marina
love your fish room and your channel.
+Majid Razaq thanks!
really good explaination and knowledge
Fun times to be had in the Pimp's fish room!
Good to see that some of these little guys have pulled through and seem to be doing great. I totally agree with you. In my experience, a weakened fish isn't going to get better by medicating straight away. A lot of the time, the stress needs to subside before there's any point. Adding meds straight away (unless you have to) just adds another thing for the fish to deal with on top of the other problems. Unless its potentially fatal, get them settled in nice clean water.
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Welcome!
My niece had rescued a double tail betta from school suffering from ammonia burn. Apparently it ewas a class experiment and she says it was the only survivor. Poor guy I set him up some nice dechlorinated water and added some aquarium salt and a bit of malachite green I think it's called? I've been feeding him some flakes and black worms. Poor think was eating from some peace lily roots and rotten banana peels. I have the school a ranting because it's cruel! It's been two weeks and lil guy survived. The black from the ammonia burn is going away thankfully. Ur video has been helpful Rachel 😄❤️👍
thank u for sharing ur tips
Yay! I'm glad they're doing better!
Thank you, good video
Hi Rachel , awesome very instructive video... Just some questions about your water change qualities , is the water straight from the tap , or it is filtered water? Do you store the water in a special tank to get the right temperature and treatments?...What would be the best method to prepare your own water before using it ? .. Thanks ahead.. (and a millions thumbs up ).....
+Robert Benzekri I have a well, so don't have to use any treatment and set temp at the tap.
I'm glad that the frequent water changes helped the fish, it's a good thing for us to know so thanks. I do have a question about it though. it seems like you were changing A LOT of water. the water that went back in to the tanks, was it straight from the tap? did it need to be dechlorinated? or do you have an alternative source for acquiring large amounts of safe water for your water changes?
I have a well, so don't require dechlorinator
Hallo from Germany,I am a Woman from Germany and I Love your Videos.You are very sympathetic 👍🦀🦑🐙🦐🐠🐟🐡🐳🦈🐋
+Fisch Liebe hello!
I agree 100% too many meds are used without knowledge behind them.. Great video, thanks
Thank you for the video❤ I have a white oranda, I think it has amonia. Burns because it has some darker brown on it’s fins? Fixed the issue but will the color of the fish go back to normal ?
What siphon are you using it looks easy to use im a new tank owner
I keep watching this video over and over.I go to meds way to much. Love good clean water!!!!
I got a pair of Kribensis, and from what I read they usually don't dig in sand. They ha e plenty of rock hides and spots under driftwood, but now the male is digging a cave under the driftwood and spitting sand out in a pile.
A-There was already a cave under the driftwood.
B-There is 2 rock/caves.
C-Its a heavily planted tank.
I know other Cichlids dig, but wasn't expecting Kribs to do so?
they are just preparing a surface to spawn. They don't dig all over the tank, but its not uncommon for apistos or kribs to do a little minor excavation in preparation of spawning. Generally speaking, they are more leaf litter spawners than anything else, laying on the underside of fallen leaves.
Rachel O'leary
The female has just started helping the male dig. The make spits the sand out in a random pile, while the female is specifically spitting the sand out on Plants leafs. She just being wierd or?
Thank you for the update on the fish shipment. I was wondering if you use RODI water. I am contemplating getting an RODI unit and wonder what you use? Love your videos btw!
+jimbodapimp I have amazing well water so ro is not necessary
glad all is doing well
How are you heating the water without shocking the fish with cold water from the hoze?
We have a declorinator cylinder on our hoze and trickle fill our two 3ft, one 5ft and one small cube tanks... This enables the heater thermostat to heat the water as it goes into the tank... No shocked fish.
I do have a question about water changes for illness in bigger tanks.... 3-4 50% changes would be extremely difficult as a 50% change on the 5ft tank can take most of the day to do once. Any suggestions welcome. FYI we don't have in line heaters... Most places don't sell them anymore due to how often they stop working. So trickle fill or heating a bucket of water in a sink of hot water (so that the heat outside the bucket heats the bucket water) are the only heating options we have xx
You're like a better Doctor oz for fish
Glad things turned around for you. I've gotten late fish and shrimp and wasn't pretty. Just got some Brachygobius xanthomelas and praying i got some super nice fish loving UPS person.
hi, I have a betta fish and noticed that when it flares its gills have lost red color ... his body has got black marks and tail was melted but it is active and eats good
What that green floating algae called in your bottom tank ?
Hey Rachal, how do manage temperature when filling tanks? I'm convinced that's why my neos's died.Any tips to make it easier would be greatly appreciated. :)
I have some of those Danios everyone kept telling me I wouldn't like them but I love their movement. I had 6 but have since dropped to 3 due to not having a well secure tank lid and they kept jumping out! Fixed the issue and no more issues but I am planning to get some more.
Also I was wondering .do you or have you had fish wish white poop? Thank you, love your vids
how do you tell if a fish has ammonia burns?
Holy buckets !! You did a livestream and i freakin missed it?! FML. 💙 glad that most of the fish lived!! I need to try sera o'nips !
I am going to *try* and do another one on my business facebook sometime this week- not sure when yet, but most likely thursday or friday.
would it be save to through a piece of aloe vera leave in
I'm amazed you've saved as many as you have. Are the animals' gill permanently damaged from the ammonia, or can then heal back to fully functional?
+Anthony Ragan they will heal
They look great dani related to the zebra fish love fast flowing water
Hey Rachel I have a glow light tetra whose body has turned milky white, I can't find solutions on the internet, any thoughts?
would you add the Giant Pearl Danios to your mountain stream tank? Or are they/will they be too large for your set up?
+Shaden0040 I am not sure, they are pretty boisterous
So glad to see everyrhing is working out with the shipment now.
question: at about the ten minute mark you are talking about your WC and you mention starting to drain and then beginning to add fresh in until about 80% has been changed. Do i understand correctly that fresh water is being added at the same time old is draining? If so , how do you gauge the percentage changed.....really intrigued by this.
well, the drain hose I have set for that tank does about 25% at a time without refill, I know about how long it takes for me to drain and refill that much, so I just do some basic math and guesstimate. You cannot really do too big of a water change.
Rachel O'leary
sweet...totally makes sense to me now. really cool method. i had not heard of or considered this before. Aside from expedience and ease...is there any other benefits to this method?
No, I just do it because i can set it to drain and refill and walk away without risk of flooding my fishroom while I tend to other tanks (for close siphoning, maintenance, photography, etc)
Rachel O'leary
Again make perfect sense... cool...thanks for taking the time to respond...i dig this idea a lot.
Thank Goodness most of the fish survived. I'm looking forward to your review of Dario hysginon. I love Dario dario but have never been able to get them to eat non-live food.
I know it's a little bit off topic, but i just watched you species spotlight on Apistogramma cacatuoides and i was wondering if it's the same procedure with kribensis fry, to remove them when they turn into food seekers?
+Brontes God yes
That's great news!
I'm glad you hadn't lost a fish. Unfortunately I lost one today. When you do multiple water changes through out the day, do you keep adding prime with each water change?
If you are using puic water-yes. I have well water which does not require conditioner
I clean my tank every week my one tank looks so clean my other one dosnt idk why I do the same for both Bettas tank now one has worms.
My molly has ammonia burns in her face :( what can I do to help her I've done water changes but she's not healing
Completely agree! :)
Love those pearl danios (mystery fish), the way they school, and move so quickly is so eye catching!! Will they eventually come up for sale? I have a fully planted 125 gallon, 6ft long show tank in my living they would look amazing in. Have a great day, glad most of the fish have made it.
+Durango Aquarium Girl yep, once qt is done
im glad for you for the good news and i have a question...in one of your video i saw you have a cobalt canister. would you recomanded it for a 55 gallon? (i already have 2 c4 and i would switch one for a colbalt so i can use it in a nano tank
no, they are not powerful enough for a 55
Rachel O'leary :( ok thk for the quick reply
So sin a few words, " how do you treat goldfish for ammonia poisoning???? I already put them in good treated water but he still not doing good?
Rachel, when you do these frequent water changes in a situation like this, do you feel it's necessary to add any additional bacteria to the water/filter or do you feel that your sponge filters are sufficiently seeded to handle it?
+Lelani Dixon my tanks have been running a decade so I dont, but one certainly could
Do you top up with cool water and do you declorien the water .love your video. In U.K.
+David Perrin I have a well, so no dechlor and yes, cool water
what if quality water changes aren't an option (if my tap water has over 1ppm ammonia)? I use prime to neutralize it, but water changes don't seem to help because of all the ammonia :c
Love those Borneo suckers! Hope they continue to heal and get better :D
hi, i am new to watching you but i like your style and sense of caring. i just lost a family of juvenile bushy nose, and last night the moma. the popa suvived and im desparate to save him. The city water here is very high in ch;orine and chloramine and i have to add more condiioner to rid the smell. Maybe they changed water treatments because of covid? I am not sure how to keep up the water changes i fear i might cause more problems, buying water is out of my price range. i could get well water from the country but it is high ph... can you help me save my popa?
glad it all worked out for the most part
Thank you for the info! I feel my tank has been compromised when I had the bug guy come and spray my house. My bala sharks look like they have chemical burn and my rainbow shark and pictus catfish are swimming irrationally. My angel fish looks like the fins are damaged. I did a 50 percent water change and my water is still murky. Should I keep doing water changes as well as treat the tank?
I wouldn'[t treat the tank, but may run carbon or use poly-filter
Thanks for all the practical advice ! one time I peed in the bathtub and couldn't wait to get out , so I know how the fish must feel. Clean water is the key ! Thumbs ☝#691
Did any of the bag where thought none would make it and you said in the earlier video you put it in a net near the filter to give them the best chance make it? Congrats on bringing so many back with the hard work.
+Joseph Krug not a single one
Sorry to hear that, but glad the rest are doing so well.
Just brilliant.
RachelLooksAfterTheWater :o) :o) :o)
You have so much to share with the world, and you do it so well.
PS - Don't the giant danios tie in well with what you were saying just the other day about schooling and shoaling?
+ilookafter thewater yes!
are u usin tap water
nice channel. I like the way u speak.
Is that jut tap water you are re-filling the tanks with?
Yes, I have a well.
what type of water are you using to replace with? Tap water or something else that is dechlorinated?
I have a well, so no dechlorinator is needed- just straight old tap water
Would the Devario chrysotaeniatus work in your hillstream tank? Or are they too large to be compatible with the current inhabitants?
+neufy123456 I thibk they are a bit big for my tastes
I recently got a rubbernose pleco from petco n he was so burnt... Im so worried for him, hes not respirating rapidly anymore n hes out n eating the moment i go lights out in the tank but hes still got pinkish patches all over n hes been in my tank for almost a week now. Im just curious to know if theyre is anything i can do to help him??
Clean water and good food is the best medicine
I'm new to your channel and I've checked out your website, do you ship to Canada? Because I would love some White Cloud Mountain fish I have 3 in my 20 gal but the pet store doesn't have them in stock I wanna buy a few more. And some dwarf gourami if you have any.
+Aqua • Passionate I don't, sorry. Pretty sure white clouds have legality issues in a lot of canada
giant danios are awesome I have a couple in my goldfish tank
Right Donna! They gotta be dyslexics. Lol
Rachael just wanted to ask about the opaque bodied shrimps tank..
Did you does anything or was it simple as changing water 60-80% everyday few days till look conditions have improved .
Cheers
just water changes
Rachel O'leary thank you HEAPS SO SO SO MUCH FOR YOUR REPLY and POST SAVING HEAPS SHRIMPS LIFE,FUTURE coming SHRIMP (lastly pocket size, then again I would not need to buy any shrimp replacements using this method of keeping things stupidly simple LiFESAViNG TiPS!!)
VERY MUCH MUCH APPRECIATED HEAPS YOU HAVE NO iDEA, how many I've lost pass few years due to this..
With doing daily 50% water change, does it mess with your tanks cycle... I have a flowerhorn I'm battling with ammonia burn, I messed up my cycle, mistakenly did 80% change and it crashed...now he's a mess.. I got his tank cycle back with Dr. Tim's One and Only... If you would decide to use meds what would you use,? In case I need to go buy something...
Cindy Lu Roman how did it work out for you? I’m currently battling ammonia burn with my flowerhorn