fishdud
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Mumma.of.two said:Just reduce the heat, add salt and increase water changes. It might be enough to knock it on the head.
Will the salt harm my plants?
Mumma.of.two said:Just reduce the heat, add salt and increase water changes. It might be enough to knock it on the head.
Mumma.of.two said:What plants do you have? Most plants will tolerate salt for a short period of time.
Mumma.of.two said:I'm not familiar with a couple of those. But the rest I know will be fine. You can start off with a half dose and see how they far.
Mumma.of.two said:I'm sorry to hear that
How much salt? Did you turn the temperature down? Any more water changes? The next step would be antibiotics.
fishdud said:I did small doses to see of the plants would be affected by the salt. So far they haven't so I'll add more. Thanks! What meds will I need just in case??
jlk said:Hi! I would definitely keep up with a low dose of salt. I am honestly not sure what is going on here but it sounds serious to have lost this many fish in such a short frame of time. My best guess is a columnaris infection which can kill before fish even have a chance to show symptoms. Kanamycin would be my first choice of meds but most lfs dont carry it & I dont think you have time to wait on an order of meds online. I would try a combo of Maracyn (erthromycin) & Maracyn 2 (minocycline) which most Petsmarts carry. The erthro is gram positive & the mino is gram negative so you will be addressing both types of bacteria because im not sure what you are dealing with here. They can be used together safely. I wish you luck & hope this helps! Keep us posted!
jlk said:Hi! I would definitely keep up with a low dose of salt. I am honestly not sure what is going on here but it sounds serious to have lost this many fish in such a short frame of time. My best guess is a columnaris infection which can kill before fish even have a chance to show symptoms. Kanamycin would be my first choice of meds but most lfs dont carry it & I dont think you have time to wait on an order of meds online. I would try a combo of Maracyn (erthromycin) & Maracyn 2 (minocycline) which most Petsmarts carry. The erthro is gram positive & the mino is gram negative so you will be addressing both types of bacteria because im not sure what you are dealing with here. They can be used together safely. I wish you luck & hope this helps! Keep us posted!
LyndaB said:Columnaris is highly contagious. If you see a fish with any symptoms at all, you should cull it. When I discovered columnaris in my community tank, I culled the two symptomatic fish, did a 50% water change, dosed at 1/2 strength with aquarium salt and scrubbed the interior walls of the tank. I didn't lose any more fish.
LyndaB said:Mine looked like they had fin rot and also little tiny white patches of what looked like fungus. I had to look really closely to see it.