Triple Sulfa & Nitrite

[Heartbreaker]

Question: Since Triple Sulfa kills bacterial infections in Discus I was wondering does it also kill the beneficial bacteria in the biological filter that processes Nitrite?

I only ask because I had some Discus in quarantine and the Nitrites were through the roof. It could have been because I didn't cycle the tank properly due to my impatience...

[brewmaster15]

Its been literally decades since I used triple sulfa for anything but when I did it trashed my biofilter everytime.

Al

[Heartbreaker]

What do you use for bacterial infections?

[Second Hand Pat]

Kanamycin but it also affects your bio.
Pat

[Heartbreaker]

Kanamycin but it also affects your bio.
Pat

How would you recommend treating for bacterial infections and keeping your bio filtration in tact?

[Second Hand Pat]

Remove your bio-media (and keep it alive elsewhere) and do large daily water changes to keep the ammonia and nitrite in check or even better, remove the fish to a QT with no bio and do the large daily water changes on that tank.

[nc0gnet0]

Remove your bio-media (and keep it alive elsewhere) and do large daily water changes to keep the ammonia and nitrite in check or even better, remove the fish to a QT with no bio and do the large daily water changes on that tank.

This isn't the better way, it's the only way. This may sound harsh, but I have no time to help people that can't take the time to set up a proper hospital tank for treatment. Just like you don't bandage a wound before cleaning it, you don't treat a sick fish in a display tank. Oh, and this statement is not directed at the OP, but to everyone reading in general.

-Rick

[alron2]

Mud,

When you return the fish to the display tank what keeps the fish from getting re-infected? Doesn't the display tank still have the bad bacteria in it?

Thanks
Ron