More Re: Cardinal gill problem 11/13/08
Hi Scott,
Thank you for
your response.
<Welcome Wendy.>
I haven't added anything new for quite
some time. No painting or spraying of any kind is allowed near the tank, not
even to clean the glass. I use a refractometer to test my SG and it's been
calibrated with RO/DI water. Since he's acting normal otherwise I'll wait for a
response from Bob.
<I will drop this in his box right now. He is only a day
or two out at
this point.>
Thanks again,
Wendy
<Thank you, Scott
V.>
<<Most "cases" in which there appear to be "hard breathing", more or less
permanent distension of gills are due to issues of gas distribution (low DO
mostly, Dissolved Oxygen) or some sort of in situ poisoning... I see that there
is appreciable Blue Green Algae present in this system... this might well "be
it" here. Please see/search WWM re BGA et al. toxic effects.
Perhaps start
here: http://wetwebmedia.com/toxictkendof.htm
Bob Fenner>>