I received a hurt ray and was wondering if I could use pond melafix because its the same stuff but only use 1/5 of the regular amount so it would match that of regular melafix.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
Using Pond Melafix?
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wat kinda injury.. As we know it.. Most rays are sensitive to medication..
So every medication is still risky.. But if it calls for it.. Give a try..
I tried regular Melafix.. But nvr pond Melafix.. Good luck..
So every medication is still risky.. But if it calls for it.. Give a try..
I tried regular Melafix.. But nvr pond Melafix.. Good luck..
I was told by a discus breeder/shop owner that it'd exactly the same stuff but highly concentrated and.having large tanks its better value to buy it too.
Well I have a large tank so the Product would use used a lot. I was also thinking about making my own using 99 percent distilled water and 1 percent tree tea oil.
just use some salt and increase your temp.... might have to increase your water change schedule a bit too...
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?107937-Stingrays-and-Medications&highlight=
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?107937-Stingrays-and-Medications&highlight=
don't bother with the mela/pimafix, they're useless. keep your water quality up and the ray should heal itself. you never said what type of injury. ammonia burn? heater burn? chomped by another fish?
my rays do damage to each other all the time at feeding time i have never had the need to add anything
the 1st thing everyone says is add salt WHY i have only used it once after getting advice from others and found it a waste of time
in 20 years of ray keeping i have never added salt apart from that one time and will never add it again
the 1st thing everyone says is add salt WHY i have only used it once after getting advice from others and found it a waste of time
in 20 years of ray keeping i have never added salt apart from that one time and will never add it again
its what i always did and it never had a ill effect... clean water is the best way to start anything for them but if something doesnt hurt and helps there is no reason not to do it... you know how all this goes buddy we all got our own opinions like we all got our own
I stingray has almost no tail because of a fungas and internal injury. It was caused because of poor shipping. It was in to little water and its tail was wrapped in a sponge filter. It will never look like a normal ray but it can be cleaned up. It will take about 2-3 to heal this issue. Despite all this the ray is active and still eats.Ive been adding salt to the tank. You guys are right I will stay away from melafix.