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Whew! Aquarium Woes and Amazing art!
12 years ago
Still working on my watcher list, I had so many pulled up I was getting 503 errors from FA XD Decided to take a break for a minute and work on art.
Thank you everyone for your support! You've made the move a happy one, as I was afraid many wouldn't go through the trouble of re-watching me!
On other news...
Please take a look at this amazing BEAST of artwork done by the ever amazing
ithkale
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10026501/
Ithy is a fantastic artist who is an absolute delight to work with! She Captured Oxaas perfectly, I could not ask for a better picture of my most treasured character. Definitely go commission her when you can! Her art is fantastic and she doesn't have nearly the amount of watchers she deserves!!! I will absolutely be working with her again! :)
And more news:
Today is a day of small successes for me. A few of you know I have a saltwater tank that I've invested quite a bit (well... the majority) of my paychecks into. It's my pride and joy, however its also been having some ups and downs the last two weeks. I added some livestock without quarantining and am paying the price for not having a quarantine tank set up previously. (which thankfully, I do now)
After loosing a fish and getting it replaced by the very generous store owner two weeks ago, I lost the replacement this week. :( I'm crushed, as it was one of my favorite types of wrasses, second only to the Sixline)
At the same time of its passing, I noticed my fish had flukes on their eyes, and began treatment for them.
Two days ago I noticed my prized Clown Wrasse and McCosker's Wrasse both had marine ich. What a nightmare :( Thankfully I have reef safe medications in the tank, and none of my fish are showing any spots right now after 24 hours of the meds being in there. I just added another dose an hour or so ago keeping in mind that disappearing spots are just part of the ich cycle), and will continue treatment for a minimum of two-5 weeks just to be absolutely certain no ich remains in my tank.
All my corals and inverts are doing good through this treatment. I could not be happier!
In the process of treating my fish, I've been soaking their food in garlic to keep them eating (also adding some Metrodnitazole to it, to boost their immune system and keep them healthy as they fight this illness) My Black Leopard Wrasse (who has only been eating copeopods since I've added him) finally ate some frozen food today, and with gusto! I am praying he continues to transition over to the frozen food, as I don't feel my pod population is enough to sustain him.
For anyone else who is in the fish hobby, take this as a lesson. Quarantine always! It's not worth risking your entire tank, especially when the livelyhood of your pets are at risk.
Thank you everyone for your support! You've made the move a happy one, as I was afraid many wouldn't go through the trouble of re-watching me!
On other news...
Please take a look at this amazing BEAST of artwork done by the ever amazing
ithkalehttp://www.furaffinity.net/view/10026501/
Ithy is a fantastic artist who is an absolute delight to work with! She Captured Oxaas perfectly, I could not ask for a better picture of my most treasured character. Definitely go commission her when you can! Her art is fantastic and she doesn't have nearly the amount of watchers she deserves!!! I will absolutely be working with her again! :)
And more news:
Today is a day of small successes for me. A few of you know I have a saltwater tank that I've invested quite a bit (well... the majority) of my paychecks into. It's my pride and joy, however its also been having some ups and downs the last two weeks. I added some livestock without quarantining and am paying the price for not having a quarantine tank set up previously. (which thankfully, I do now)
After loosing a fish and getting it replaced by the very generous store owner two weeks ago, I lost the replacement this week. :( I'm crushed, as it was one of my favorite types of wrasses, second only to the Sixline)
At the same time of its passing, I noticed my fish had flukes on their eyes, and began treatment for them.
Two days ago I noticed my prized Clown Wrasse and McCosker's Wrasse both had marine ich. What a nightmare :( Thankfully I have reef safe medications in the tank, and none of my fish are showing any spots right now after 24 hours of the meds being in there. I just added another dose an hour or so ago keeping in mind that disappearing spots are just part of the ich cycle), and will continue treatment for a minimum of two-5 weeks just to be absolutely certain no ich remains in my tank.
All my corals and inverts are doing good through this treatment. I could not be happier!
In the process of treating my fish, I've been soaking their food in garlic to keep them eating (also adding some Metrodnitazole to it, to boost their immune system and keep them healthy as they fight this illness) My Black Leopard Wrasse (who has only been eating copeopods since I've added him) finally ate some frozen food today, and with gusto! I am praying he continues to transition over to the frozen food, as I don't feel my pod population is enough to sustain him.
For anyone else who is in the fish hobby, take this as a lesson. Quarantine always! It's not worth risking your entire tank, especially when the livelyhood of your pets are at risk.
