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Fungus: Best Treatment for Young Axies

shoegal

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Hello,
One of my young axies got nipped by a tank mate and now has a bit of fungus growing on his arm.:(

What is the best protocol for treating fungus in young axies? Is there an article I can read?

I gave him and salt bath with aquarium salt (2 tsp per liter), and put him in my fridge.
 
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I had a few with this problem.
What your doing sounds ok.
Do two salt baths per day.

i preferred not to fridge mine with them being so young. The one i did fridge didn't make it.
Good luck
Mel
 
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salt bathing him is a good treatment against fungus, 2 times a day for 15 minutes.

What´s the size of the axie? If he´s still young you may reduce the dose to 1 teaspoon per litre.

Tina
 
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He is about 2.5-3 inches long. I am not certain of exact age.

I will reduce the salt concentration just to be safe.

Thanks for the advice! I really love these little guys!
 
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oh, thats very little. It´s better to reduce the salt concentration, but it will be hard for such a little guy.

Good luck for him!

Tina
 
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Since your talking about fungus, I just had a quick question. One of my axies got nipped by her tank mate on her tail. There's no fungus yet. Should I expect some? I mean, how common is fungus when axies get nipped? Is there something I can do to make the probability of her getting fungus lower?

Thanks for the help!!!
 
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If you have clean cool water in your tank that will minimise the chance of fungus.

I find the majority of nips dont get fungus.

Mel
 
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Several of my axies have gotten nips at some point during their life, but only certain ones develop fungus. Just try to keep the water cool and very clean. Best of luck! I am trying my best to save this little guy. : (
 
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