Both the University of Florida and Auburn University // Alabama told
me that PP treatments to be most effective should be given back to
back without a day or two inbetween.....Do a demand test to see
exactly what the demand of PP is on your pond, and hold the water a
pink or purple color for at least 6 hours or so......to be most
effective. Adding additional PP in between is iffy.

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 22:39:42 -0400, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

===I've given my indoor GF a couple of PP treatments two days apart to cure a
===parasite/fungus problem. I dosed them at 3 PPM to start (Friday) and kept
===the water pinkish with an extra 1 PPM every two hours. The day after
===(Saturday) the first treatment the fish with the white bump had shed his
===fungus patch and all the fish were much more active and hungry. One day
===later (Sunday) I gave them a second dose following the same regimen. They
===were all fine the next day, but by the evening the white patch had returned
===to the affected fish.
===
===I can't believe the fungus returned after the excellent results from the
===first treatment. Is it possible that this is some sort of skin growth and
===not the fungus returning? I had read that the PP may need several treatments
===either two days apart or four days apart depending on the life cycle of the
===parasite. I plan to does them again tomorrow unless suggested otherwise.
===
===Any thoughts or alternative treatments? Nitrates seem very good at the
===moment BTW, the PP seems to have done a number of the DOCs. I've also done
===50% water changes between PP treatments.
===
===TIA
===
===


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