Re: erythromycin and fry - treating blue green algae

[Steph & Dave <caligula@tig.com.au>]

Hi Susan

I had a tank that was badly plagued with blue green algae for a long
time and I couldnt get rid of it at all.

Eventually I got it to die off by dropping the pH to 6.0 and loading the
tank with tannins (heaps of peat in a stocking) after 3 -4 days the
algae started to die off, which I then siphoned out on a regular
basis.   I was told by a LFS owner that bg algae cant cope with tannic
acid.

IMO this is better than treating with antibiotics, but I guess you need
to decide which the fry would handle better.

Steph

"Susan C. Jorgensen" wrote:
> 
> Hi all-
> 
> I have a 10g with a pair of borellis (thanks again, GK ! ) and about a dozen 2
> wk old fry.  The tank has a blue-green algae scourge that I can't get rid of.
> 
> Is it safe to give it a dose of erythromycin, or will that hurt the babies?  In
> the algae section of the Krib it suggests dosing with 200 mg/10 gals but I
> haven't been able to find any info regarding the effect on fry.
> 
> I also have a 20g with moss that's slightly tinged with it, and I'd like to nip
> that one in the bud.  (4 adults there, no babies)
> 
> Many thanks, and any help appreciated.   I'll even name one of the babies after
> you!
> 
> Susan Jorgensen
> -in Vermont, where the sun doesn't shine (for more than 2 consecutive days).
> 
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