Clawhammer
11-15-2016, 06:01 PM
Hello all.
I have been battling a fin infection on 3 of my 12 discus for some time. I was able to cure one of the 3 by treating with PP twice, with a week break in between. The other two improved with each treatment, but then reverted. I tried a round of paraguard, a round of nitrofurazone, lots of clean water + time, none of which did the trick, so I am back to PP. Here is a previous thread on the topic with pictures.
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?126109-ParaGuard-FMG&highlight=
I believe that I can probably eliminate the infection with a series of PP baths in a hospital tank for the two remaining infected fish based on my previous experience. Since this will be done in a hospital tank and since two treatments with a week recovery didn't work for these two previously, I want to be a little more aggressive.
Can anyone advise me how often and how many times I can safely treat a discus with PP? How long of a recovery period is required between treatments.
Thanks!
E
I have been battling a fin infection on 3 of my 12 discus for some time. I was able to cure one of the 3 by treating with PP twice, with a week break in between. The other two improved with each treatment, but then reverted. I tried a round of paraguard, a round of nitrofurazone, lots of clean water + time, none of which did the trick, so I am back to PP. Here is a previous thread on the topic with pictures.
http://forum.simplydiscus.com/showthread.php?126109-ParaGuard-FMG&highlight=
I believe that I can probably eliminate the infection with a series of PP baths in a hospital tank for the two remaining infected fish based on my previous experience. Since this will be done in a hospital tank and since two treatments with a week recovery didn't work for these two previously, I want to be a little more aggressive.
Can anyone advise me how often and how many times I can safely treat a discus with PP? How long of a recovery period is required between treatments.
Thanks!
E