maxximuscool Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Does anyone have some aquarium salt that living in Hamilton? I would love to get a few grains to cure my betta fry fin rot. I don't want to buy 500g of salt and only need to use just 2 to 3 grains. Where can I get Maracyn2 in New Zealand? Can't find it in the fish store. Please let me know asap via PM. Regards, Maxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 You can use the tonic salt in cooking if you don't need it afterwards. Seems very few antibiotics are available for retail use eg erythromycin and minocycline in NZ. Your best bet might be Furan2 http://www.hollywoodfishfarm.co.nz/detail/view/furan-2-powder/m/943/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Try adding a few drops of Wunder Tonic, fantastic stuff works everytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxximuscool Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Thanks guy. I just bought a pack of Tonic salt from pet store. Did some water change with dried acorn leaves to tinning the water. Also added like half of tea spoon of Tonic salt to the tank. I added water supplement and conditioner left my new water aged overnight and before changing it, I heat the water up to about the same temperature as the tank. Then I made a DIY water filter using my brine shrimp airpump and some aquarium cotton. got back feom work today, found about 25 dead fry in total. I am expecting at least 20 more death tomorrow. Some fry are already at a stage of too late to be saved. The fin rot had already migrated to their body and eventually death is unescapable. But good news, some are now more active than the other night after the water change and the filter inside the tank. It is now not at the top of the tank or at the corner. They are now swimming up and down and play with the bubbles and eating like crazy again. Most importantly they are now at the bottom of the tank like they used to be. I think I sti have about 100 left. for now. I hope I won't see more death after the Sunday. As Saturday it is expected to be some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxximuscool Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 I will go for funan2 if things are getting worst. Funan2 found to cause cancer in mice. So I'm kind of sketical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxximuscool Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Update: fin rot seems to be undercontrol now. Though the one that got the worst fin rot and body rot are dead and still a few of the sick on left. The fry that only just started fin rot have been recovered and opening up their fins swimming now. I added tonic salt to my new water over night before changing or adding new water in. fingers cross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 How old are the Fry?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxximuscool Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 How old are the Fry?? They arw doing much better now. Today Much less death than the day before. The early infected fry are healing but the one that is already too late to save are dying. I can see they are now happy and swmming a lot. The snails on the other hand are less active. Must be the tonic salt made them sleeping or not moving much. I only add like 5 tonic cubes per litre of water change. going to cit down on salt after the next water change. They are 3 weeks old now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxximuscool Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Here they are now. Happy little pigs. only one dead today But my trumpet snails are not happy. They have stopped socialising after a few grain of tonic salt went in the water. I have taken them out and put them into new water for rehab and they are once again moving. :sml1: That is my home made biological filter lol. Best of all is I can see their crowntails casualty to date: 50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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