kennethc
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Jun 27, 2008, 12:00 PM
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Re: [nyhawaiian] Help with treatment
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Since it came from the mud pond, you can count on it having other nasty bacteria, flukes which you can't see, aside from anchor worms. Quarantine is a must.
Add non-iodized salt and raise the water salination to .3% Ask pet shops if they have 'em. Compute how much the volume of water in your QT tank and use this online calculator to find out how much salt you need. If you can't find non-iodized salt, I believe the supermarket variety will do. Its important to maintain the salinity throughout the quarantine period to ensure the bad guys are killed.
If your QT tank is small enough, just go to your nearest pet shop and buy inexpensive meds, I forgot the name, its usually in a white bottle in liquid form, active ingredient is neguvon. Keep them in quarantine for about 3 weeks and keep it dosed with the neguvon stuff when you change the water for the first 2 weeks to make sure you kill the larvae and eggs that are hidden. On week 3, hit them with methylene blue. Another 4th week with Pimafix and Melafix combo would be good.
Alternatively, if you can find Dimilin to treat the external parasites that would be good too. And use Potassium Permanganate for the flukes and bacteria. KnP has Dimilin. They also have Masoten which also works. PP is available at chemical companies but you need to present a copy of your business permit as it is a restricted chemical.
And of course, keep your tank securely covered as they'll try to jump out.
(This post was edited by kennethc on Jun 27, 2008, 12:44 PM)
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