el301
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- Ellie
Hi All,
Both my axies have developed fungus (my tank got too hot in this weather! ). They're currently fridged, and have been for the last week and a half. The tub they're in the fridge in has a complete water change three times a day (while I'm doing their salt bath in another container) with fridge temperature dechlorinated water.
One has fungus in his gills (looks like white fluff) and both have fungus on their toes, and their toe bones are bare on almost all toes - it's awful!
I'm doing salt baths with 1 1/2 teaspoons of completely dissolved non-iodised aquarium salt 2-3 times a day, and leaving them in there for 10-15 mins. I've been doing that since they were fridged, but there doesn't seem to be any change....?
My questions are:
As they both have the fungus, I've been keeping them together in the fridge, but should I be keeping, and bathing, them separate?
What else can I do to help them?
I tried putting them in 2 teaspoons of salt per litre, but they started gulping every 10secs and 'popping' their eyes in and out (!). This was because it was too strong? Or do they just have to deal with that strength for the salt to have any effect?
Thanks for any help!
Ellie
Both my axies have developed fungus (my tank got too hot in this weather! ). They're currently fridged, and have been for the last week and a half. The tub they're in the fridge in has a complete water change three times a day (while I'm doing their salt bath in another container) with fridge temperature dechlorinated water.
One has fungus in his gills (looks like white fluff) and both have fungus on their toes, and their toe bones are bare on almost all toes - it's awful!
I'm doing salt baths with 1 1/2 teaspoons of completely dissolved non-iodised aquarium salt 2-3 times a day, and leaving them in there for 10-15 mins. I've been doing that since they were fridged, but there doesn't seem to be any change....?
My questions are:
As they both have the fungus, I've been keeping them together in the fridge, but should I be keeping, and bathing, them separate?
What else can I do to help them?
I tried putting them in 2 teaspoons of salt per litre, but they started gulping every 10secs and 'popping' their eyes in and out (!). This was because it was too strong? Or do they just have to deal with that strength for the salt to have any effect?
Thanks for any help!
Ellie