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nagukush
02-13-2009, 4:18 PM
Hi Friends !

Just wanted to request for guidance and help -

A few days back, my fish (all fronts and brichs) stopped eating and were always hiding. I was alarmed that it might be bloat or something so I tried to dose the tank with the Human Drug Flagyl. I used about 4 Tablets of 400 Mg strength in my 200 liter tank (since they werent eating I couldnt add it to the feed)

The one brichardi that I lost today had almost a big-bloated stomach, so I'm afraid that the disease might still be there in the tank. Now all my fish have started eating well, but they are'nt excreting. I afraid that I might lose more fish...

1.Is my dosing right ?

2.Now that they're eating, should I try to soak some freeze-dried brine shrimp in Flagyl Solution and feed them ?

3.Also I find that the white crystals of Flagyl arent dissolving well, is there any thing I can do to dissolve the medicine well ? Like using hot or boiling water to dissolve the medicine ?

4. Should I use some Epsom Salt in the tank to help them excrete ? If yes, how much dosage ?

Please guide me here - I dont want to lose more fish...
Kindly advice...
Thanks again !
Kush

reefplayground
02-14-2009, 2:45 AM
go with the Epsom Salt. Dosing will vary depending on eh infection, but I would start off at 1 tbls/20g