yes, bring the temp up to 60o and put some salt in the water. if you can get
polyaqua, that would be good. you are correct, he lost his slime coat from flopping
around. Ingrid

free.teranews.com wrote:
I added salt and did not raise the temperature. He continues to breath
but he has red splotches on his skin. Looks almost like abrasions and
his skin feels rough like the slime coat is missing in those spots.
I wonder if his flopping around while out of the pond abraded his skin
and now he needs warmth and a raised metabolism to heal. Water temp is
48 degrees.



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