A Dark Day
My Dad came to visit me on the way to York today and offered to help me take Kai to Pets at Home, since I'm still suffering from my efforts yesterday. It's not brilliant news.
Basically, the ammonia levels in the tank are dangerously high, and the stress that this has brought on Kai has made him vulnerable, and has consequentially given him white spot. Luckily, as the woman I spoke to said, I spotted the disease very early on, and he's got a very good chance of recovery. She mentioned that Pips probably has it as well, but the fact that he wasn't as affected by the general stress (as well as the heightened levels of ammonia) probably means that he is a bit stronger than Kai. The good news here is that he's not going to die. The bad news (especially for Pips) is that they both need to be treated, which meant that, when I got home, I had to change over half of the water in the tank (not usually recommended, but I was told to do it because it was absolutely necessary), remove all of the scenery that the fish like to hide in, retreat the new water with a different kind of dechlorinator that has added aloe vera in it (to help restore Pips' and Kai's coats to their former glory), add extra Easy Balance to add lots of good bacteria to the water, add a new plant to use up some of the ammonia, and THEN treat the water with the medicine (which is nasty stuff, btw). So, all in all, everything's been hard work today, but if it means that my fish will get better, I know it's worth it.
When the treatment has run it's course, both fish should be a lot happier and a lot healthier, so in about a week and a half, everything should be back to normal with them. Except with less food this time :/ Strangely enough, and what worried me more than anything, is the dark mark on Kai's face. Apparently this is an absolutely normal change in colour... very strange.
In slightly better news, I've decided what I'm going to do my research project on: the representation of mental illness in playtexts throughout history. What I'll basically be looking at is how the representation changes due to social and political change as well as the relation to advances in the history of medicine. This excites me SO much because I'm getting my interests in history and psychology in at the same time as my drama, so, call me a geek, but I can't wait to get started on this one :D
Basically, the ammonia levels in the tank are dangerously high, and the stress that this has brought on Kai has made him vulnerable, and has consequentially given him white spot. Luckily, as the woman I spoke to said, I spotted the disease very early on, and he's got a very good chance of recovery. She mentioned that Pips probably has it as well, but the fact that he wasn't as affected by the general stress (as well as the heightened levels of ammonia) probably means that he is a bit stronger than Kai. The good news here is that he's not going to die. The bad news (especially for Pips) is that they both need to be treated, which meant that, when I got home, I had to change over half of the water in the tank (not usually recommended, but I was told to do it because it was absolutely necessary), remove all of the scenery that the fish like to hide in, retreat the new water with a different kind of dechlorinator that has added aloe vera in it (to help restore Pips' and Kai's coats to their former glory), add extra Easy Balance to add lots of good bacteria to the water, add a new plant to use up some of the ammonia, and THEN treat the water with the medicine (which is nasty stuff, btw). So, all in all, everything's been hard work today, but if it means that my fish will get better, I know it's worth it.
When the treatment has run it's course, both fish should be a lot happier and a lot healthier, so in about a week and a half, everything should be back to normal with them. Except with less food this time :/ Strangely enough, and what worried me more than anything, is the dark mark on Kai's face. Apparently this is an absolutely normal change in colour... very strange.
In slightly better news, I've decided what I'm going to do my research project on: the representation of mental illness in playtexts throughout history. What I'll basically be looking at is how the representation changes due to social and political change as well as the relation to advances in the history of medicine. This excites me SO much because I'm getting my interests in history and psychology in at the same time as my drama, so, call me a geek, but I can't wait to get started on this one :D
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I'm Glad you managed to think of a topic for your work. It sounds really interesting
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