will antibiotics hurt my live plants?

[vwilliams1475]

pretty much what the tittle is.

i have a few fish that got fin rot and had to make a quick hospital tank. so i put them in the one i use to help my plants grow when i first buy them or when i break of smaller plants. will the meds hurt the plants should i remove the plants? and if i do take them out any way i should clean them before putting them in another tank?

 

[stephcps]

My experience with antibiotics and plants was that it didn't "hurt" the plant neccessarily, but growth of the plants slowed down and allowed BBA to start and I battled that for months until I finally tore down the tank and started over!! So keep that in mind. If I had it to do over I would have majorly shortened my photoperiod during the treatment time.

Are you sure you have to use antibiotics. I have treated what I THOUGHT was fin rot with just nice clean water and lots of water changes.

 

[vwilliams1475]

My experience with antibiotics and plants was that it didn't "hurt" the plant neccessarily, but growth of the plants slowed down and allowed BBA to start and I battled that for months until I finally tore down the tank and started over!! So keep that in mind. If I had it to do over I would have majorly shortened my photoperiod during the treatment time.

Are you sure you have to use antibiotics. I have treated what I THOUGHT was fin rot with just nice clean water and lots of water changes.

well one of the fish the worst died all ready the other 2 have been getting better. there in my hospital tank witch was clean till i put them in it. its only a 1 gallon tank that i just had for plants. and whats "BBA"?

 

[stephcps]

Black brush algae or black beard algae.

 

[vwilliams1475]

Black brush algae or black beard algae.

well the tank they are in is only one gallon so i dont think i will have the BBA problem. i will just rinse with warm salt water before i put them in any other tanks

thx for the advice