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Re: [GSAS-Member] crawdads
Sandy-
I don't know if you need to or not. But have been
reading it is good to add it to their water. I may add
the cichlid vital I have, it has iodine and vitamins
as well....
The one which had started to shed it's shell, is dead,
and the other has been eating on it, very happily I
might add.
It appears, it started to shed it's shell, and then
got stuck, in the process, which I read as well is
rather common.
Trish
--- Cichlidqueen <cichlidqueen@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear Trish and Kate,
> Does this mean I need to put iodine in my tank with
> that big blue crawdad I got at the last meeting?
> What about my fish in there? I have two wild bettas
> in there. Thanks Sandy
>
> Trish <snips36@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Also just read the ingredients to Cichlid Vital...it
> contains in this order:
>
> Vitamins B2,B6,B12
> Nicotinic Amide
> Panthenol
> Biotin
> Iodine
>
> It says to treat 1 teaspoon for every 10 gallons of
> water initially. Since they are only in a 5 gallon,
> I
> would then cut this in half. So 1/2 teaspoon for the
> 5
> gallons.
>
> Do you think this would be ok?
>
> Trish
> --- Kate Breimayer wrote:
>
> > Just make sure no fish try to "help" him along,
> they
> > are also very soft
> > just after moulting and easily damaged/eaten, if
> he
> > hides under rocks
> > and there are no fish that can get in and hurt him
> > he should be ok. I
> > don't know how long they take to moult, if the
> site
> > says a few days is
> > normal then maybe he is ok but I would still use
> the
> > iodine with
> > crustaceans as it seems to help. I have third
> > generation glass shrimp
> > that seem to agree. They were a silly
> > project-breeding feeder shrimp.
> > I don't know about cichlid vital, I just got the
> > stuff by Kent Marine
> > but there are many other companies marketing it.
> > It's super cheap at
> > pharmacies as Lugol's solution if you want to
> dilute
> > it yourself and
> > keep the rest for the medicine cabinet. If you do
> > get that at the
> > pharmacy also get a dosing syringe or pipette, the
> > kind used to squirt
> > medicine for babies. You will need to measure the
> > darn stuff as it
> > doesn't take much to dose most tanks.
> > Kate
> >
> > Trish wrote:
> >
> > >Thanks Kate-
> > >
> > >I had just read something about using iodine,
> that
> > it
> > >is really is a must...so will go find some
> > tomorrow.
> > >I do have cichlid vital, which has iodine in it,
> > would
> > >that work? Also read that it can take a few days
> > for
> > >them to moult....
> > >
> > >You say "stuck" , so is he stuck, since the back
> > half
> > >has come off and not the front? And how could I
> > help
> > >him get "un-stuck"?
> > >
> > >As to isolating the one moulting, I have no other
> > >space for him....it was a struggle for my husband
> > to
> > >let us set tis tank up for them! LOL.....But
> their
> > is
> > >caves and rocks for them to hide in.
> > >
> > >Trish
> > >--- Kate Breimayer wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Some of these types of critters can't complete
> the
> > >>moult without iodine.
> > >>If you can get ahold of any kind of marine
> > aquarium
> > >>iodine supplement
> > >>dose that at half strength. According to Az
> > Aquatic
> > >>Gardens this is the
> > >>way to go, dosing either one time a week at half
> > >>strength or full
> > >>strength every other week or after water
> changes.
> > I
> > >>use Kent Marine's
> > >>version, though there are many and chemically
> they
> > >>should be about the
> > >>same. Lugol's from the pharmacy is overly
> strong,
> > >>the stuff for
> > >>aquariums is diluted and of course more costly.
> > >>I don't know if the one which is stuck will make
> > it
> > >>but I would isolate
> > >>it til it does so it doesn't get picked on. Even
> > if
> > >>it doesn't make it
> > >>the other as well as any aquatic shrimp will
> > benefit
> > >>from this nutrient.
> > >>Anyone know if plain old iodized table salt at a
> > >>tsp/gallon would cut
> > >>it? I use non-iodized salt and then dose with
> > >>iodine, maybe I don't need
> > >>two products...
> > >>Kate
> > >>Trish wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Hello-
> > >>>
> > >>>Our daughter Emma was one of the lucky ones
> which
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>got
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>o bring home 2 crawdads this summer from the
> > >>>picinic...they are both doing very well, and
> seem
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>to
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>be happy.
> > >>>
> > >>>My question is how long does it take for them
> to
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>shed
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>their outer skin.One of them is in the process
> of
> > >>>doing this now. The bottom half has come off,
> but
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>it
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>is working on the top half now. We noticed this
> > >>>earlier today.
> > >>>
> > >>>Thanks!
> > >>>
> > >>>Trish
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
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