I've been having white growths on outside if fish's fins.... http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?601540-White-Dot-on-Fin-Tips
I started with PraziPro and Pimafix. Prazi helped one fish, but did nothing to help the white growths. White growths got worse, and then my Trimac got 5-6 white growths on one side of his face. Now, that's serious--I really like my Trimac. I'm pretty sure I have 2-3 different diseases. The sick fish that the Prazi helped was acting very differently from the fish with the white growths. So, talking to an online breeder about it, and remembering what Aquanero suggested, I decided to man up and get some real med's.
I got Nitrofurazone, Metronidazole, and Kanamycin. I read the directions on the label, and dosed the tank last night and tonight as follows.
540 gallon tank, 80 gallons in the sump, so I figured 620 gallons of water. I mixed up in a gallon of tank water....
40 grams of Nitro
50 grams of Kanamycin
12 grams of Metro.
I'm out of Kanamycin now, but I still have plenty of Metro and Nitro. Seen no improvement at all so far--but it's only the second day.
So, I figure I'll continue with Nitro and Metro, everyday, for 3 more days?
What says the hive?
Ammonia, nitrite are 0, Nitrate is also real close to 0. I was dripping 40 gallons per day of fresh water, I turned that off last night before the first treatment. pH is 7.2-7.4, which may be too high for Nitro?
How long can I continue with Nitro and Metro? Label says 5-7 days, but that sounds too long? Should I order some more Kanamycin--I've read that's hard on the fish's kidneys?
I started with PraziPro and Pimafix. Prazi helped one fish, but did nothing to help the white growths. White growths got worse, and then my Trimac got 5-6 white growths on one side of his face. Now, that's serious--I really like my Trimac. I'm pretty sure I have 2-3 different diseases. The sick fish that the Prazi helped was acting very differently from the fish with the white growths. So, talking to an online breeder about it, and remembering what Aquanero suggested, I decided to man up and get some real med's.
I got Nitrofurazone, Metronidazole, and Kanamycin. I read the directions on the label, and dosed the tank last night and tonight as follows.
540 gallon tank, 80 gallons in the sump, so I figured 620 gallons of water. I mixed up in a gallon of tank water....
40 grams of Nitro
50 grams of Kanamycin
12 grams of Metro.
I'm out of Kanamycin now, but I still have plenty of Metro and Nitro. Seen no improvement at all so far--but it's only the second day.
So, I figure I'll continue with Nitro and Metro, everyday, for 3 more days?
What says the hive?
Ammonia, nitrite are 0, Nitrate is also real close to 0. I was dripping 40 gallons per day of fresh water, I turned that off last night before the first treatment. pH is 7.2-7.4, which may be too high for Nitro?
How long can I continue with Nitro and Metro? Label says 5-7 days, but that sounds too long? Should I order some more Kanamycin--I've read that's hard on the fish's kidneys?