Re: Wardley Complete Remedy? (kind of long) :(

[Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com>]

Sherry,

First of all Sodium Chlorite is an oxidant. It is very similar to common
household chlorine bleach (5% sodium hypochlorite). The chlorine works the same
way as oxygen in sterilizing things. This wouldn't be my first choice for gill
parasites or ich. If they were my fish I would use the old stand by of Malachite
Green with Formalin  (formaldehyde) in a bare tank. There are still some
manufacturers who supply this combination commercially or you can blend it
yourself (1 drop/gal MG & 2 drops/gal Formaldehyde). Any one who uses
formaldehyde should be careful about not getting a lot on your skin since it is a
know carcinogen.

Mike Wise

"S. Bunch" wrote:

> I have an update already. The danios had been in the tank about 2 months and
> been doing great, so I thought I would go ahead and put them in the 30gal.
> tank tonight as they wouldn't be bothered so much by a slightly higher PH
> like my Rams would. I netted one out and found Ich! Although I hadn't seen
> any sign of ich on the dead Ram this morning, I guess I have to assume the
> rest of the Rams and Danios have it also. Once again, should the Wardley be
> effective against it as it claims?
>
> Sherry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: S. Bunch <sherryb@hpcisp.com>
> To: <apisto@admin.listbox.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 8:54 PM
> Subject: Wardley Complete Remedy? (kind of long)
>
> : I just announced a few days ago that I had finally gotten the Blue Rams I
> : had been waiting for so long on. Now I hope someone can help me on a
> problem
> : with them.
> :
> : One of the six started showing signs of heavy breathing with swollen gills
> : soon after acclimation to my tank, while the others seemed fine. I
> couldn't
> : tell whether it had been already acting that way in the bag or not. I
> picked
> : them up from the LFS while they were still in their shipping bag. The sick
> : one lasted until this morning, almost exactly a week since I'd gotten
> them.
> : Now a few more are beginning to breathe heavily also.
> :
> : I don't believe it's my water, as Ammonia, Nitrites, Nitrates are all "0",
> : PH is 6.2, Temp. ~83, GH 6. They are currently in a 10gal. w/ 4 small
> zebra
> : danios. The danios are showing no signs of distress. My 30gal will be
> ready
> : for them to move into by morning. I'm currently working on bringing the PH
> : down and the temp. up in the 30gal.
> :
> : I asked my LFS about the possibility of gill flukes a few days before the
> : first one died, and he said he hadn't seen or heard of gill flukes in fish
> : in this area for years. Unfortunately, I can't think of anything else that
> : might be causing this as they show no other signs and it seems to be
> : contagious.
> :
> : Now, to the subject. All I have on hand for tonight is "Wardley Complete
> : Remedy". It claims to be good for external parasites, fungi, and bacteria.
> : The only listed ingredient is sodium chlorite. I says on the bottle that
> : this is not a salt solution, but an oxidant. Would this work for gill
> : flukes? Has anyone had any experience with it?
> :
> : Also, as far as salt solution goes, I've seen on deja news that it can be
> : helpful in taking care of parasite problems. My questions on this is how
> : much you should use with a soft water cichlid, and wouldn't any amount
> cause
> : the hardness and thus the PH to increase? I would think that this would
> put
> : more stress on the fish. Would non-iodized table salt work? It was
> : recommended for use in my pond, so I have plenty of it on hand.
> :
> : Sorry so long,
> :
> : Just another worried fishkeeper,
> : Sherry
> :
>
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