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Posted by Deb on April 26, 2005, 6:04 am
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Thanks A,
I'll try posting where you suggested.
Debs
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>>> You can treat larger fish (big enough to handle) with PP on a q-tip. I
>>> don't know what the concentration is supposed to be, but I think you
>>> can get the information from koivet.com. They advocate and sell
>>> potassium permangante. If all your fish have these problems, you
>>> might just want to dose the whole tank, to make sure whatever bacteria
>>> are contained therein, are killed. I believe kiovet has instructions
>>> on doing this and/or links to help. (koivet.com and pondrx.com link
>>> to each other for treatments and sales).
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>> Thanks for the info, ludovica, I'll look into that if the problem erupts
>> again. Unfortunately my remaining 2 fish died yesterday, and I find
>> myself in a position of not knowing what to do now. I've never had an
>> empty tank for 7 years. Do I have to empty the tank and sterilise
>> everything before I restock, or can I just do some major water changes
>> over the next few weeks then add new fish? I might pose this as a new
>> question, as people won't expect to see it here!
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> Deb, you might consider posting this to rec.aquaria.freshwater.misc, maybe
> even with a "PING Elaine T" in the subject. She knows a lot about the
> chemical and the various diseases you described.
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> A
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> don't know what the concentration is supposed to be, but I think you
> can get the information from koivet.com. They advocate and sell
> potassium permangante. If all your fish have these problems, you
> might just want to dose the whole tank, to make sure whatever bacteria
> are contained therein, are killed. I believe kiovet has instructions
> on doing this and/or links to help. (koivet.com and pondrx.com link
> to each other for treatments and sales).
>