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Old 29-04-2008, 12:31 PM posted to rec.ponds.moderated
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Default URGENT - Another sick fish

I've posted some more pictures:

http://homepage.mac.com/pondstuff/PhotoAlbum1.html
See the 4/28 images.

I have not dipped the fish since 4/25/08. It's simply in the 78°F .3%
salted water.

It has been doing much better, but the eye still has a cover of
skin(?) over it. I can now see the "real" eye underneath that. The
fish appears to be checking it's bad eye out in the tank reflections,
but that's probably my overactive imagination.

what is tricide neo????

Here's a pretty good link about Tricide-Neo. It's expensive, but I
have to say it works as well as they say.
http://www.ponddoc.com/WhatsUpDoc/Pr...TricideNeo.htm

My package says, "when added to 5 gallons of distilled water, solution
contains:
8mM USP Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate dihydrate,20 mM USP 2-
Amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3-propanediol, and 9.5 gm USP Neomycin
Sulfate."

I have no idea what any of that means. They say it punches holes in
bacteria so that the solution's antibiotics flood them.

You can find other places that sell it as well if you Google, but for
sure, it's damn expensive. It comes as a foil envelope of powder that
you mix with distilled water. It's available for a 1 gallon and 5
gallon mix. I got the 5 gallon size because I didn't know about
dipping fish in plastic bags when I ordered.

I wonder if I could use your series of pictures to show healing?

Sure, go for it.

it is important now to quit adding stuff to the tank and concentrate on pr

istine
water conditions.

I'm not adding anything to the water other than maintaining the salt
and I'm doing daily partial water changes to keep things comfy. The
change to the bigger tank made a huge difference water quality-wise.

Slight change of subject but is there anything I can do to help my two
fish with damaged fins heal better? They're in .3% salted 78°F water
as well. Is time the only healer for them?

Dave