mgkaelen
Aquarium Advice Freak
hi friends
like the post next to mine, i noticed that my frog also had a fungus today! i called one of the lfs in my area and they confirmed that it was probably a fungus! i didn't want to bring him to the store because i didn't want to stress the poor thing, but he has a cotton-like covering on his back and hind legs.. also, i tried to feed him a little (even though they eat at night) and he wasn't interested.. my OTHER african dwarf was VERY INTERESTED though, so i figured he was sick.
over the phone they said i should use some aquarium salt as well as something else (sounded like SULFUR perhaps... that's all i remember unfortunately).. so i drive down there and a guy (probably someone else--i should have written down the name of the man i talked to on the phone and the name of the product!) recommends the salt as well as penicillin.... i have no problem with it, however it's going to $10 for a pack and i'll need 2 because i have a 30 gallon tank.. the tablets just won't be eno ugh for one pack ... i dont' want to spend SO MUCH money becuase it's just a frog.. however if my whole tank is infected it's worth it!
the guy sensed my uneasiness and then recommended METHYLENE BLUE, which is much cheaper. the front of the package reads "for treatment of fungus and bacterial infections in the artificial hatching of fertile eggs". i bought it and the salt.... i was FREAKING OUT. i haven't had to medicate any fish yet and i do'nt want to lose any of them! even my frog!
SO i took the frog out of the tank, put him on a paper towel, and put a drop of the meth blue on him. then i put him back int he tank and put a few teaspoons of saquarium salt into the tank.
AM I JEOPARDIZING OTHER FISH IN MY TANK!? i'm really scared now, even though i was told they should be okay. i just don't want everyone to DIE just becuase i didn't want to spend the $20 on penicillin. will the meth blue kill good bacteria in my tank? i took out the carbon filter also in my tank..
any help , suggestions, or comments would be appreciated! feel free to pm me or AIM me at KAELENHOWARD . thanks guys. sorry for the long post!!!
like the post next to mine, i noticed that my frog also had a fungus today! i called one of the lfs in my area and they confirmed that it was probably a fungus! i didn't want to bring him to the store because i didn't want to stress the poor thing, but he has a cotton-like covering on his back and hind legs.. also, i tried to feed him a little (even though they eat at night) and he wasn't interested.. my OTHER african dwarf was VERY INTERESTED though, so i figured he was sick.
over the phone they said i should use some aquarium salt as well as something else (sounded like SULFUR perhaps... that's all i remember unfortunately).. so i drive down there and a guy (probably someone else--i should have written down the name of the man i talked to on the phone and the name of the product!) recommends the salt as well as penicillin.... i have no problem with it, however it's going to $10 for a pack and i'll need 2 because i have a 30 gallon tank.. the tablets just won't be eno ugh for one pack ... i dont' want to spend SO MUCH money becuase it's just a frog.. however if my whole tank is infected it's worth it!
the guy sensed my uneasiness and then recommended METHYLENE BLUE, which is much cheaper. the front of the package reads "for treatment of fungus and bacterial infections in the artificial hatching of fertile eggs". i bought it and the salt.... i was FREAKING OUT. i haven't had to medicate any fish yet and i do'nt want to lose any of them! even my frog!
SO i took the frog out of the tank, put him on a paper towel, and put a drop of the meth blue on him. then i put him back int he tank and put a few teaspoons of saquarium salt into the tank.
AM I JEOPARDIZING OTHER FISH IN MY TANK!? i'm really scared now, even though i was told they should be okay. i just don't want everyone to DIE just becuase i didn't want to spend the $20 on penicillin. will the meth blue kill good bacteria in my tank? i took out the carbon filter also in my tank..
any help , suggestions, or comments would be appreciated! feel free to pm me or AIM me at KAELENHOWARD . thanks guys. sorry for the long post!!!