How to Treat Flukes in Freshwater Aquarium Fish PraziPro is the treatment of choice
How To Treat Crustacean (Visible) Parasites in Freshwater Aquarium Fish
How To Treat Crustacean (Visible) Parasites in Freshwater Aquarium Fish This kind of medicine is pretty safe and easy to use and best of all, the medicines are pretty easy to get.
How To Treat Bacterial Infections in Freshwater Aquarium Fish
How To Treat Bacterial Infections in Freshwater Aquarium Fish This can be used in the fish tank, or as a bath for body sores and rotting fins and mouths. It’s a halide antimicrobial, and there’s minimal ‘resistance’ among germs to this. They made it pretty safe by complexing it with some calcium and so while […]
Fish Laboratory Gear
Fish Laboratory Gear If you’re thinking about putting together a laboratory for your fish collection or even for your business, you will appreciate this page. I’ll go through the essential pieces of the lab and find you the best prices on decent gear. Then I’ll link out to the top pages that explain in more […]
Fish Handling Gear and Quarantine Stuff
Fish Handling Gear and Quarantine Stuff This area will itemize and explain the various things you’d use to provide a safe and effective quarantine facility. I’ll also explain why a Koi Sock is so cool. If not actually NECESSARY!
Environmental Gear and Gadgets for Freshwater Fish Environments
Environmental Gear and Gadgets for Freshwater Fish Environments Examples include heaters, hides, lighting, and anything else I’ve found useful in the environment of freshwater fish. This page will get bigger and bigger as I think of things that have impacted (favorably) my medication and management of fish. I really like the heaters and heating gear […]
Unexplained Weight Loss in Fish
If you have fish that are eating, but still losing weight, there are several possibilities. Tuberculosis is common, especially if the fish have “been through a lot” and start losing weight after a long stress. You can learn more about tuberculosis at drjohnson.com If they have good water and are chronically infested with Flukes, they can […]
Sores and Ulcers on The Bodies of Fish
Sores and Ulcers on The Bodies of Fish When you see sores and or ulcers on the bodies of the fish, you’re at war with all three of: Parasites – See the Shotgun Therapies for ideas on how to topple these. Consider Shotgun One if you don’t have live plants. And Shotgun Three if you […]
Dropsy – How To Manage Dropsy in Freshwater Fish
Dropsy – How To Manage Dropsy in Freshwater Fish It’s nearly impossible to treat Dropsy in freshwater fish because MOST of the time it’s tuberculosis or kidney failure from deeply seated bacterial infections, or rarely, a protozoan called “mitraspora cyprini” which is also incurable. But if you wanna try: See also the several articles at: […]
Massive Mortality (Death) Freshwater Fish
A quick run down of reasons why a mess of freshwater fish might be dead in the morning. The most common cause of mass mortality in freshwater fish, like, overnight loss of most of the fish, are: Boiling by bad heaters. pH Crash is certainly the number one cause. Low oxygen levels in warm-ish water […]