Re: [GSAS-Member] Hospital Tank?

[matt kaufman <igotadose@hotmail.com>]

SHouldn't need a hospital tank just for this. A small plastic container floated 
in the main tank (so the temp equalizes) with a slow dribble of air and regular 
water changes should be fine, plus it restricts the meds to just a small volume 
of water.
 
A white fuzzy patch sounds like fungus. I'd treat with 1 tsp/gallon of kosher 
salt, which shouldn't affect anything. You almost never need fish medications 
except for rare weirdnesses like camellanus (intestinal worms, which comes from 
tubifex or blackworms, usually, and are common enough in Discus that one good 
brand of drug for this was called Disco-Med by Aq. pharmaceuticals), and 
occasionally fluke tabs to kill hydra (a problem if you feed lots of live 
foods, more of an annoyance to the fish but only a hazard to fry.)
 
 



> From: Shango@shangolos.com> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 
> 2007 14:40:21 -0700> Subject: [GSAS-Member] Hospital Tank?> > Hello Ya'll,> > 
> > > I have a female guppy with a white fuzzy patch on her head. She lives in 
> a> 7 gallon breeding tank right now. I'm thinking she needs to be pulled out> 
> and medicated separately. Do you all really keep a cycled tank just for> 
> medical care? It seems so unrealistic. I don't like the idea of medicating> 
> the whole tank of baby guppies but maybe that is what is called for.> > > > 
> Do I really set up a whole tank for her or do I just set her up in a water> 
> bucket.or is a guppy just a goner with an infection like that.> > > > I wish 
> I could have made the meeting last night. Steev probably answered> this I his 
> presentation.> > > > Thanks> > Shango> > > > > > 
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