+dapettit Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Hey fellow reefers, I have 3 banner fish that have contracted saprolegina. I think we may lose one today. What is the best way to treat for this fungus? TIA, Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 About.com fish disease search is pretty good. also check wet web media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 We lost the smallest banner last night. I've been using KanaPlex, recommend by LFS. I have been mixing 2 of the included spoonfuls with tank water and letting their food soak for 24 hrs. I have also added garlic and Vitamin C. Thing are not clearing up they are getting worse. Am I being impatience or is there another remedy I should be using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Sorry for the loss. We have a whole cabinet full of medications I don't believe in. If you find something that you think will work and you don't have, let me know. You can try amazonia for medications they have tons. I hope the fish pull through. BTW I don't have the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4R00P3R Posted January 16, 2008 Share Posted January 16, 2008 Formalin, a solution of 37% formaldehyde (Van Waters and Rogers, 1988), is effective in treating Saprolegnia (Fitzpatrick et al., 1995; Mitchell and Collins, 1997; and others), and is the only fungicide registered for use in aquaculture in the United States (Bruno and Wood, 1999; Marking et al., 1994; and others). However, there are concerns about its affect on both the environment and personnel who handle it (Fitzpatrick et al., 1995; and others). Hydrogen peroxide is a promising chemical for the treatment of Saprolegnia (Fitzpatrick et al., 1995; Marking et al., 1994; and others) with minimal impact to the environmental (Bruno and Wood, 1999; Mitchell and Collins, 1997). However, it is important to consider the species, life stage and water temperature when treating Saprolegnia with hydrogen peroxide (Rach et al., 1997). Sodium chloride at high concentrations, i.e., sea water at 29 gm/liter and salt water at 15 gm/liter, is lethal to Saprolegnia (Marking et al., 1994; Pickering, 1994), and effective for controlling S. parasitica (Willoughby, 1994). ANY LUCK YET?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted January 16, 2008 Author Share Posted January 16, 2008 Alas they have gone on to a better place. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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