EnderUK
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TBH diagnosing fish seems to been extremely difficult (for me). I try to keep good water, feed a varied diet of qualitity flakes, pellets, live and veg food and have a couple of fast days during the week. If one of my fish is behaving oddly I usualy do a big water change, stop feeding and wait a couple of days.
I do have some meds in my cupboard but along with ammonia (I did a fishless cycle once I admit it) and test kits I have I'm thinking of throwing some of my medication out. The medication I'm thinking of throwing out is melfix, Interpet Anti Slime and Velvet Aquarium Treatment (7), Interpet Anti Internal Bacteria Aquarium Treatment (9). Is there any reason to keep these, they are still unopened, I've read the ingredients are pretty hash and probably more harm than good and the paraguard should cover these issues.
I do have Paraguard seems to covers most of issues I'll probably face in the tank. Touch wood I haven't had ick but if I had an out break would get some ick medication rather than using the expensive paraguard.
I'll probably keep the Methylene Blue to deal with fungus via dips. It worked very well when my oto that got a fungal infection. It has to date been the only succesful diagnostic and treatment.
Most of the treatments recommended for parasites and bacteria seem to be quite hard to get in the UK. Just wondering what UKAPS members have and if it's hard to get where did you get it?
I do have some meds in my cupboard but along with ammonia (I did a fishless cycle once I admit it) and test kits I have I'm thinking of throwing some of my medication out. The medication I'm thinking of throwing out is melfix, Interpet Anti Slime and Velvet Aquarium Treatment (7), Interpet Anti Internal Bacteria Aquarium Treatment (9). Is there any reason to keep these, they are still unopened, I've read the ingredients are pretty hash and probably more harm than good and the paraguard should cover these issues.
I do have Paraguard seems to covers most of issues I'll probably face in the tank. Touch wood I haven't had ick but if I had an out break would get some ick medication rather than using the expensive paraguard.
I'll probably keep the Methylene Blue to deal with fungus via dips. It worked very well when my oto that got a fungal infection. It has to date been the only succesful diagnostic and treatment.
Most of the treatments recommended for parasites and bacteria seem to be quite hard to get in the UK. Just wondering what UKAPS members have and if it's hard to get where did you get it?