Re: [GSAS-Member] Hole-in-the-Head Disease -- need advice

[Trish <snips36@yahoo.com>]

The salt question was already answered. As to hurting
the plants, I have no idea. And as to adding salt you
start with what was said, and when doing a water
change you only replace what you took out.

I also use cichlid vital, in my water for added
minerals as well. The multi vitamine I use is "One a
Day", I use 2 in my 125 gallon, disolved, and add it
when adding flakes, and 1 in my 90 gallon. And I have
really seen a difference with just doing this. It
takes time and patients, but if your consitant it does
work. And yes lots of water changes.....I do 50% on
all my tanks weekly. Alot of work but it pays off in
the end. 

Also feeding good quality food is important. Do you
feed romain lettuce or frozen pease at all? it is high
in vitamins as well, and they love it!

Trish
--- A JACOBSON <amjacobson52@msn.com> wrote:

> I like that approach, nicely low tech, though I'll
> have to buy some multi-vitamins.
> How much salt would I put into a 40 gal tank, and
> will that harm the plants in any way?
> 
> Anita
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Trish<mailto:snips36@yahoo.com> 
>   To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member
> chat<mailto:gsas-member@thekrib.com> 
>   Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:32 PM
>   Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Hole-in-the-Head
> Disease -- need advice
> 
> 
>   Anita-
> 
>   I also have hole in the head {very early stages}
> on 3
>   of my small  VC10's, in my 125 gallon.....I was
> able
>   to recognize this right away. For have dealt with
> this
>   before on larger cichlids.I am doing what Steve
> Ward
>   had suggested, to me ....he said do lots of water
>   changes{which I do anyway's, 50% weekly} and also
> give
>    2 multi vitamins every other day to my 125
> gallon.
>   AND I have to say with consitancy, I have noticed
> the
>   holes shrinking! I also switched to Marine Salt
> for
>   the extra minerals.
> 
>    So Steve your theory does work! But the key is
> being
>   consistant! I am also now doing this on my 90
> gallon
>   just as a precaution.
> 
>   I hope this helps some!
> 
>   Trish
>   --- A JACOBSON
> <amjacobson52@msn.com<mailto:amjacobson52@msn.com>>
> wrote:
> 
>   > A sharper-eyed aquarist than I am (Susan W., to
> give
>   > credit where credit is due) spotted what is
> probably
>   > Hole-in-the-Head disease in two of my adolescent
>   > angels (also maybe the 3rd, but she's not giving
> me
>   > her right profile at the moment).  They are in a
> 40
>   > gallon tank, which is kept at 80 degrees (just
>   > checked to make sure), VERY heavily planted and
>   > inhabited also by shrimp, along with a variety
> of
>   > other fish.
>   > 
>   > I've tried to do 1/4 water changes once a week,
> but
>   > must admit that I've been hospitalized a couple
> of
>   > times in the last month, so even with a python
> it
>   > hasn't been as frequent as I would like. 
>   > Nevertheless, I feel really guilty right now,
>   > because Susan discovered this right after she
> had
>   > put a beautiful new angel in the tank (BTW, the
>   > angel came out as soon as the bloodworms
> arrived,
>   > and is now hanging with the other angels, and
> they
>   > are all moving as a group, so socially the
>   > adjustment looks good).  Since I raised my 3
> angels
>   > from the size of a thumbnail (your basic $2.50
>   > special), I am somewhat invested in having them
> both
>   > survive and thrive -- it was my love of angels
> that
>   > made me decide to buy an aquarium in the first
>   > place.
>   > 
>   > The medicine I have at hand is Maracide.
>   > 
>   > My instinct is to do a 1/3 water change tonight,
> and
>   > another one tomorrow, and also tomorrow pick up
> some
>   > sort of med specific to hex, take out the chem
> pure,
>   > and start dosing.  Alternatively, I could set up
> a
>   > 20 gal hospital tank and move all the angels
> into it
>   > (don't have any other large cichlids), and just
> have
>   > a filter in there during treatment.
>   > 
>   > However, I'm open to suggestions.  Susan has
>   > particularly recommended Steev Ward's advice,
> but I
>   > am such a newbie at all of this, I'll listen to
>   > everyone.
>   > 
>   > Please take pity on my poor angels, and give me
> some
>   > good advice.
>   > 
>   > Anita
>   > 
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