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Re: [GSAS-Member] Hospital Tank?
I don't think the small amount of salt will be an issue for shrimp. Just raise
the salt level gradually, and keep it at that (so, add it back in in the
appropriate amount when you change water.)
Salt is always my first choice for fungus and other oddities, before trying
anything more drastic like dyes and antibiotics
> From: Shango@shangolos.com> To: gsas-member@thekrib.com> Date: Thu, 11 Oct
> 2007 10:07:54 -0700> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member] Hospital Tank?> > This is
> great feedback.> > To be clear...are you saying I can just put salt in the
> tank with everybody> else who may not be sick? I have two guppy females, 20
> fry and about 20> various small shrimp.> > 1 tsp/gallon. For how many days
> before water change?> > -----Original Message-----> From:
> gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On
> Behalf Of matt kaufman> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:01 PM> To:
> Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat> Subject: Re: [GSAS-Member]
> Hospital Tank?> > 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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