Tsarmina Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 as i was going to clean my guppy tank today, i decided last night it was time to move some of the fish. when i lifted the lid, all of them came to see me. i noticed 1 of my girls covered in White Spots. after staring at the fish a little longer, saw it on others too, though not as bad. later in the evening i saw a fry that had lost its top fin, is a pale colour across the section of his body below where the top fin should be and most of its tail is missing. is this fin rot?? also, 1 of my girls has clamped up tight. don't know parameters yet. but as for treating the white spot, i have a bottle of tonic. the directions are 1ml - 20L water. i have BN's in the tank. how would this affect them? do i half the dose or use something else?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PENEJANE Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Depends on the meds. I know that malachite green should never be used in a tank that houses catfish as it will kill them. Even at half dose as I found out the hard way and lost 8 baby bns ( they weren't quite babies as they were 3+cms) but it killed them. Don't know about the white spot treatment as I have never used it and never read the bottle. Hope it comes right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Damn. sorry to hear about the whitespot - how upsetting. Sorry, don't know the answer to your question but I'm sure someone more knowledgeable will. Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 also, can i put melafix in a tank with BN's. it seems my betta managed to nip half the tale off of 1 on my daino's and the last thing i want is an infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 parameters: ammonia: 0.5. yes, i know it's high. that was one of the main reasons for moving the fish last night. nitrites: 0 nitrates: 10. will be doing water change tonight before any treatment is added. PH: 6.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 photos of the girl with what looks like white spot. sorry about the darkness. she has taken to hiding in the darkest corner of the tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 melafix is fine id half dose on the meds though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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