kiwiguy11 Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Looking for alittle help, have a sick female Firemouth looks like a fungus growing above her eye. It's a white fluffy type. have treated the tank with Wunder Tonic twice now over the last 4 days, but does not look any different. How long does this tonic take to work? as there is no info on the bottle apart from the dose to give. Any other Ideas, as I dont want to lose the old girl. Cheers Craig not a great pic I had just added the tonic into the tank. The fungus is just above the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 you can apply meth blue straight to the fungus if you wish with a fresh cotton tip (one of those ear cleaner things) if you like. i think you might have to be careful not to get it on the eye though (not sure what it would do to it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiguy11 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 you can apply meth blue straight to the fungus if you wish with a fresh cotton tip (one of those ear cleaner things) if you like. i think you might have to be careful not to get it on the eye though (not sure what it would do to it) Thanks, whats 'meth blue' don't think I've seen it. After 2 years with fish this is my first problem. Shes not easy to catch, but once in the net just lays there, so should be able to miss the eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 methylene blue (sp). very readily available- Wunder (the people that make that tonic you have) do one, its 3% i think. my bottle cost me 6 dollars so its affordable and goes a long way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiguy11 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Thanks for the info. Will try and get some tomorrow. Cheers Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 wunder does do methylene blue but it is 1%. I would give you some coz I have a litre of the stuff but u r down in chch.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiguy11 Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 wunder does do methylene blue but it is 1%. I would give you some coz I have a litre of the stuff but u r down in chch.... Nice offer anyway, Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiguy11 Posted January 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 Nice offer anyway, Ta. I have taken her out of the tank and droped a couple of drops of the 'wonder tonic to the wound, will see how this does as I have been to all the pet stores in ChCh and can't find what is required to help the old girl get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 how old is she? really old fish can struggle with fighting off nasties just like old humans can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiguy11 Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 how old is she? really old fish can struggle with fighting off nasties just like old humans can Not that old, just over 2 years. Have now coats the sore with meths blue, looks like its still on, as still blue looking under the fluffy stuff. how often would i use this on the wound? I did get some in her eye but it just ran off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wunder Tonic has meth blue in it anyway, plus some other bits (FYI) Its my personal beleif, that the stress caused by manually applying medication exceeds its benefit, its a personal beleif, and others may disagree, but personally I'd do one of these: 1) Put her in a smaller tank with clean water and Furan2 2) Large waterchanges on current tank, keep the water perfect and well aerated, and reduce lighting temporarily Furan2 seems to be the god of medications, its the only medication I've used that hasn't let me down time after time. Only downside is its like $18 a sheet, so it takes a god-like wallet to be able to afford to treat your main tank, hence the use of a hospital tank. I have 2-3 year old Firemouths too, and neither have had any health problems, so age shouldn't be an issue. How do you know its a girl? I've been trying to sex mine, has been driving me nuts, I can't work it out Edit: Oh and I do want to say, if the Wunder Tonic is helping, dont stop doing what you're doing because of my thoughts, if its working thats awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiguy11 Posted January 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wunder Tonic has meth blue in it anyway, plus some other bits (FYI) Its my personal beleif, that the stress caused by manually applying medication exceeds its benefit, its a personal beleif, and others may disagree, but personally I'd do one of these: 1) Put her in a smaller tank with clean water and Furan2 2) Large waterchanges on current tank, keep the water perfect and well aerated, and reduce lighting temporarily Furan2 seems to be the god of medications, its the only medication I've used that hasn't let me down time after time. Only downside is its like $18 a sheet, so it takes a god-like wallet to be able to afford to treat your main tank, hence the use of a hospital tank. I have 2-3 year old Firemouths too, and neither have had any health problems, so age shouldn't be an issue. How do you know its a girl? I've been trying to sex mine, has been driving me nuts, I can't work it out Edit: Oh and I do want to say, if the Wunder Tonic is helping, dont stop doing what you're doing because of my thoughts, if its working thats awesome Thanks for all the advise, you are right Furan2 is good stuff, and very dare, to do my tank would be about 6-8 sheets over the days to treat. Don't know if the direct application is working or not, the wound looks no smaller, but also no bigger, she is swimming around more though. I might need to buy a smaller tank to use for treatment. Not sure how you check the sex, I do know that the female is smaller, and is not as colorful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 All good. Also hospital tanks dont need to be glass, a cheap plastic bin will do the job, as long as its big enough for her to swim in. Could save a few bucks. If you've got a spare air pump and old heater lying around can be setup quite cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 i use a 40L bin for my small hospital tank- its great because alot of meds are based on 10 gallons (which is roughly 40L) when you are using american meds or using american sites for dosing info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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