Ok guys here is one for yous. My nitrite is high in my tank so im doing alot more water changes until i get it back down i i have 2 rtc in my tank. My friend has been keeping fish for years and he has catfish in his 6ft x2ft tank. He has never lost a fish yet. Hes never used any safe water or any type of stress coat when he does a water change. Now what i want to know is do you use anything when you do a water change or not. Let me know.
RTC. STRESS COAT / SAFE WATER.. DO YOU USE IT?
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With RTC, I just use dechlor during water changes. I never use any "coating" additives because these products also coat the cat's gills. That could reduce their O2 intake. RTCs can crash quickly from anoxia.
For disease, I normally only treat with salt and elevated temps. And, I use garlic for parasites. I've never medicated my RTCs and have never had any disease problems with them.
For disease, I normally only treat with salt and elevated temps. And, I use garlic for parasites. I've never medicated my RTCs and have never had any disease problems with them.
How do you treat with the garlic oddball? I have never heard of this method. Just interested. I have not had any desiese problems just using salt and temp increase. Do you use it like salt or how?
I've gotten baby RTCs in with intestinal parasites. After feeding them either frozen or pellet foods with garlic extract added to the food, the parasites are gone in about 5-7 days.
I add a slight amount of salt to all my tanks (about a tablespoon per 10 gallons) just to promote healthy osmotic regulation.
I used to treat RTCs with methylene blue for fungal attacks but, have been just using higher temps (85F) to kill the fungus (10 day average treatment). So far, this has worked for me.
I add a slight amount of salt to all my tanks (about a tablespoon per 10 gallons) just to promote healthy osmotic regulation.
I used to treat RTCs with methylene blue for fungal attacks but, have been just using higher temps (85F) to kill the fungus (10 day average treatment). So far, this has worked for me.
Be sure when your doing your water changes to bring your nitrites down that your not changing to much water. I would try some Prime for the water treatment to dechlorinate it and the prime also removes nitrites, nitrates, and ammonia, plus a medium sized bottle goes a long way ~Trent