Hello all,
My first post here ralates to the treatment of what I believe to be White Spot & in Rot in my tank.
So far I have increased the temperature to 85F and used a 7 day course of Melafix, to no avail.
I have read the articles on the use of Salt combined with increased temperature as treatment for whitespot, and they were very helpful - However, although I've kept tropical fish for a number of years, I haven't had to treat the tank before and I find medicating / adding salt to the tank a very daunting prospect, so just want to ask a few questions to make sure I get it right first time
For information, my tank is stocked with the following:
15" Silver Arowana
12" Clown Knife
5 x 7" Sevrums (Of Various Types - I assume they have similar tolerances?)
3" Salvini
8" Silver Scat
10" Tyre Track Eel
5" Ghost Knife
A number of Pleco's of various types including 2 large Royal Panaques
Firstly, I am concerned about my fish's compatability to Salt - Apart from the Arowana, only introduced recently, I've had all of these guys in my tank for over a year (Some more than two), and have not once introduced salt. Are there any of the fish listed above which would be less tolerant to salt content? At a guess I would imagine just the peco's, but would like a second opinion please Also, what is an ideal Salt ratio Per (US) Gallon for these guys?
What other treatments are advisable to use, if any, with my stock? Will they be OK with Myxazin? I assume salt is generally the most preferred option as is most natural, but is it the most effective?
Thanks in advance for your help.
My first post here ralates to the treatment of what I believe to be White Spot & in Rot in my tank.
So far I have increased the temperature to 85F and used a 7 day course of Melafix, to no avail.
I have read the articles on the use of Salt combined with increased temperature as treatment for whitespot, and they were very helpful - However, although I've kept tropical fish for a number of years, I haven't had to treat the tank before and I find medicating / adding salt to the tank a very daunting prospect, so just want to ask a few questions to make sure I get it right first time
For information, my tank is stocked with the following:
15" Silver Arowana
12" Clown Knife
5 x 7" Sevrums (Of Various Types - I assume they have similar tolerances?)
3" Salvini
8" Silver Scat
10" Tyre Track Eel
5" Ghost Knife
A number of Pleco's of various types including 2 large Royal Panaques
Firstly, I am concerned about my fish's compatability to Salt - Apart from the Arowana, only introduced recently, I've had all of these guys in my tank for over a year (Some more than two), and have not once introduced salt. Are there any of the fish listed above which would be less tolerant to salt content? At a guess I would imagine just the peco's, but would like a second opinion please
Also, what is an ideal Salt ratio Per (US) Gallon for these guys?What other treatments are advisable to use, if any, with my stock? Will they be OK with Myxazin? I assume salt is generally the most preferred option as is most natural, but is it the most effective?
Thanks in advance for your help.
