jsoong
Aquarium Advice Addict
The trend is to restrict anti-biotics to vets only. In UK, you can't get anything over the counter. We can still get pretty much all the meds in Canada. Well, see what you can find. If you can get the triple sulfa tabs, you should be able to find something ...
Regarding the poop - perfectly normal to have poop the same color of the food you feed it, and of course it rots & deteriorates in your tank.
Re ammonia test - you mean the color change in the test tube as you let it sit? The reagent is prob. deteriorating. You are supposed to read the ammonia level immediately. Whatever happens afterward, I don't know. I dump my test-tubes out..
The occasional white poop is nothing to worry about. But having it constantly, and with associated lethargy & lesions is worrisome.
Donna, I am glad your fishies made it through treatment. Parasites are getting to be more & more a problem with mass marketed fish. The goldfish boards are full of people bemoaning the decreasing quality of the fish. This is why QT is so important. And yes, we all get attached to our fish. Lucky they are long lived.
Regarding the poop - perfectly normal to have poop the same color of the food you feed it, and of course it rots & deteriorates in your tank.
Re ammonia test - you mean the color change in the test tube as you let it sit? The reagent is prob. deteriorating. You are supposed to read the ammonia level immediately. Whatever happens afterward, I don't know. I dump my test-tubes out..
The occasional white poop is nothing to worry about. But having it constantly, and with associated lethargy & lesions is worrisome.
Donna, I am glad your fishies made it through treatment. Parasites are getting to be more & more a problem with mass marketed fish. The goldfish boards are full of people bemoaning the decreasing quality of the fish. This is why QT is so important. And yes, we all get attached to our fish. Lucky they are long lived.