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Subject Author Date Sick Betta (Help!) BaBeL FiSh 07-25-2005  Re: Sick Betta (Help!) BaBeL FiSh 07-25-2005  Re: Sick Betta (Help!) Elaine T 07-25-2005  Re: Sick Betta (Help!) BaBeL FiSh 07-25-2005  Re: Sick Betta (Help!) BaBeL FiSh 07-26-2005  Re: Sick Betta (Help!) Elaine T 07-26-2005  Re: Sick Betta (Help!) BaBeL FiSh 07-26-2005  Re: Sick Betta (Help!) IDzine01 07-28-2005  Re: Sick Betta (Help!) Elaine T 07-28-2005
Posted by Elaine T on July 26, 2005, 2:36 pm Please log in for more thread options BaBeL FiSh wrote: > > >>Look up velvet. Faith mentiones it on her page you referenced and there >>should be other info online. The parasites can take on a golden or bronzy >>appearance and it's really common on bettas. What I don't know is whether >>it causes such obvious behavioral signs. >> >>If what you read on velvet fits, you've got a lot of treatment option. >>Like ich, it's sensitive to copper, salt, formalin/malachite, and >>acriflavine. Velvet is also photosynthetic, so darken his bowl or tank >>during whatever treatment you choose. > > > Should I treat the community tank the betta was secluded from? The fish in > there are showing no signs of illness, but now I have some velvet control > treatment, I wondered if I should use it anyway just to be sure. Don't want > to stress the fish in there unnecessarily though. > > Advice appreciated. > > Thanks. > > Yes, treat the tank and darken it for a couple of days. It's reasonably likely you have velvet spores in the main tank. They have a quick lifecycle of only a few days, so you don't need to treat for weeks as with ich. -- Elaine T __ http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__>< rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com Posted by BaBeL FiSh on July 26, 2005, 3:13 pm Please log in for more thread options > BaBeL FiSh wrote: >> >> >>>Look up velvet. Faith mentiones it on her page you referenced and there >>>should be other info online. The parasites can take on a golden or >>>bronzy appearance and it's really common on bettas. What I don't know is >>>whether it causes such obvious behavioral signs. >>> >>>If what you read on velvet fits, you've got a lot of treatment option. >>>Like ich, it's sensitive to copper, salt, formalin/malachite, and >>>acriflavine. Velvet is also photosynthetic, so darken his bowl or tank >>>during whatever treatment you choose. >> >> >> Should I treat the community tank the betta was secluded from? The fish >> in there are showing no signs of illness, but now I have some velvet >> control treatment, I wondered if I should use it anyway just to be sure. >> Don't want to stress the fish in there unnecessarily though. >> >> Advice appreciated. >> >> Thanks. > Yes, treat the tank and darken it for a couple of days. It's reasonably > likely you have velvet spores in the main tank. They have a quick > lifecycle of only a few days, so you don't need to treat for weeks as with > ich. I have treated the tank and darkened it by draping a towel over the front of it as you suggest. Thanks for your help. Posted by IDzine01 on July 28, 2005, 7:27 pm Please log in for more thread options I would be inclined to not treat the whole community tank but it's up to you. Velvet medication can be pretty harsh on some fish and some sensitive species can die from it. (Including invertebrates and many aquarium plants). It can also upset your biological cycle, which has repercussions. Generally, the velvet parasites are opportunistic so if your community fish are healthy, they may not become pray to them at all. On the other hand, it could infect others in your tank, especially if your fish aren't in the best condition. http://www.nippyfish.net/velvet.html Good luck with the little guy. I hope he comes out of this ok. C Posted by Elaine T on July 28, 2005, 9:40 pm Please log in for more thread options IDzine01 wrote: > I would be inclined to not treat the whole community tank but it's up > to you. Velvet medication can be pretty harsh on some fish and some > sensitive species can die from it. (Including invertebrates and many > aquarium plants). It can also upset your biological cycle, which has > repercussions. Generally, the velvet parasites are opportunistic so if > your community fish are healthy, they may not become pray to them at > all. On the other hand, it could infect others in your tank, especially > if your fish aren't in the best condition. > > http://www.nippyfish.net/velvet.html > > Good luck with the little guy. I hope he comes out of this ok. > C > Funny, I've never had plants, filter or fish die from a single dose of typical velvet remedies with some mix of copper, formalin, or malachite green. You do have to be more careful with loaches and tetras when using malachite green for extended periods, but I've still never lost plants or filtration. Did you get a remedy that had methylene blue in it by mistake maybe? Velvet can be a pain to cure, thus my leaning toward prevention. -- Elaine T __ http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__>< rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com Similar Threads Posted Betta January 19, 2007, 11:04 am Betta and danios March 23, 2005, 12:33 pm Sick Guppy August 26, 2005, 6:23 pm help- sick gourami June 14, 2005, 5:04 am Sick Female Siamese Fighting Fish? May 19, 2005, 7:37 am