phoenix44 Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 so what happened to the danios you bought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze-dragon Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 really - have you heard hes leaving ? do you know where he is going ? yip he told me himself, he is still looking for work elsewhere at this stage. don't know where, but somewhere that pays more money would be my first guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 yip he told me himself, he is still looking for work elsewhere at this stage. don't know where, but somewhere that pays more money would be my first guess. ohh!! But les is is too cool! i go straight to him everytime i go their ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 so what happened to the danios you bought? Well im heating the tank slowly to try and get the white spots to develop, like i have been told But they seem ok atm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 is returning them not an option? did you call to ask if their danios have white spot? see this is why i have a uv steriliser in the tetra-danio tank :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Ok so i have just dosed the tank with this thing called 'Melafix' its meant to be a natural type of medication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 but melafix will not help against ich! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 NO!! the guy told me it was great for curing it?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I think he may have been providing you with a broad spectrum cure to reduce stress on the fish. melafix is good for that. what you should get is salt and white spot cure. raise the temp. melafix is useful to have around the house any ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Who did you talk to ? If you go in it is best to ask for Les. If he is not there you need to ask for "Tonic" or "White Spot Cure" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 hmm. This sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie841 Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 The girls at Care Vets in Johnsonville normally have both of them and should be able to get you sorted out if you dont want to go back to Animates again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 melafix is useful to have around the house any ways. Yes! when your fishroom smell bad due to overfeeding and lack of wc, melafix comes in handy. Put a few drop in the tank and the room will smell nice again :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JK Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 NO!! the guy told me it was great for curing it?!? The same guy who sold you the danios in the first place? Btw, did you tell them of your issue and did you check the tank that you got them from for signs of whitespot on the other fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 I got it from my local store in Mirama. I told the guy, the one who owns the store, that i had brought some Danios and they had white spot. He sold me melafix ... he said it was really popular, wouldnt stain my sand and will fix my problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oO SKIPPY Oo Posted January 18, 2010 Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Hi AquaVitamins - was that in animalz ? i dont think he knows that much about fish - if you need some tonic i have some you can use - it does slightly stain the silica sand but i have used it a couple of times and you cant really notice it now. you are more than welcome to pop round and check out what it looks like afterwards and borrow my bottle if you dont want to go back to animates or animalz today im in Devonshire Road so not far from you if Miramar is local to you :bounce: I got it from my local store in Mirama. I told the guy, the one who owns the store, that i had brought some Danios and they had white spot. He sold me melafix ... he said it was really popular, wouldnt stain my sand and will fix my problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2010 Heya, yea thats the one. Thanks for ur offer, i might take you up on that ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pink_fish Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Hi AquaVitamins, How are your fish going? Whoops – I've just realised I've got to this topic quite a few days too late – I hope they are all on the mend now? I agree with the others so far – Melafix (an anti-bacterial) certainly will have no effect on whitespot (a parasite, not bacteria) – get some White Spot Cure and dose per instructions on the label. My local lfs (HW) actually recommended I dose EVERY DAY for 7 days (as you will notice that a day or two after putting it in, the water becomes clear again as the chemical breaks down). This worked wonderfully for me, although I did have to buy a lot of the White Spot Cure! If you do decide to dose daily, a daily water change before dosing would probably be a good idea too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaVitamins Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Heya Pink, im nearly finished the medication for them and there looking good, thanks for asking I was originally worried about the silica sand going blue but much to my relief its not noticeable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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