Question Re: Salt and Argulus

[Akomic]

Hi,

I had cause to return a fish to the petshop today, where my rather wonderful
salesman informed me that the little bug on the tail was in fact and
Argulus. He removed it for me, and everything is now looking much more
positive!

He suggested that I treat the aquarium with salt... please can anyone give
me some detailed advice on how much and what sort to use?

I have a small tank... approx 15 Ltrs capacity.

It is coldwater... I have a Black Moor, a Gold Fantail and a Speckled
Fantail (unsure of the correct term for this little darling... needless to
say this was the one with the Argulus feasting on his tail!!!

I would really appreciate your help, as this tank is in my classroom (I'm a
teacher), and I don't want the kids to come in one day to see lots of
upturned, floating carcasses!!!

Many thanks for your advice,

Jon

[Geezer From The Freezer]

I have some advice! You are massively overstocked!
15 Litres with 3 goldfish? They'll be dead very soon
unless you get a 30 gallon tank.

Goldfish generally require 10 gallons each!

That is you primary concern at this moment!

[Azul]

On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 23:08:19 -0000, "Akomic" > wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I had cause to return a fish to the petshop today, where my rather wonderful
>salesman informed me that the little bug on the tail was in fact and
>Argulus. He removed it for me, and everything is now looking much more
>positive!
>
>He suggested that I treat the aquarium with salt... please can anyone give
>me some detailed advice on how much and what sort to use?
>
>I have a small tank... approx 15 Ltrs capacity.
>
>It is coldwater... I have a Black Moor, a Gold Fantail and a Speckled
>Fantail (unsure of the correct term for this little darling... needless to
>say this was the one with the Argulus feasting on his tail!!!
>
>I would really appreciate your help, as this tank is in my classroom (I'm a
>teacher), and I don't want the kids to come in one day to see lots of
>upturned, floating carcasses!!!
>
>Many thanks for your advice,
>
>Jon
>

As a new fish owner, you need to get up to speed on their care.
Please read the following sites and then feel free to ask any
questions to clarify:

Do some reading here:

http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin.html -- The Beginner FAQ

http://www.thekrib.com/

http://www.koivet.com/

http://users.megapathdsl.net/~solo/puregold/


Azul

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add 1 teaspoon salt per 5 gallons, no additives, dissolve first, add slowly.
but deal with teh overstocked situation first.

"Akomic" > wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I had cause to return a fish to the petshop today, where my rather wonderful
>salesman informed me that the little bug on the tail was in fact and
>Argulus. He removed it for me, and everything is now looking much more
>positive!
>
>He suggested that I treat the aquarium with salt... please can anyone give
>me some detailed advice on how much and what sort to use?
>
>I have a small tank... approx 15 Ltrs capacity.
>
>It is coldwater... I have a Black Moor, a Gold Fantail and a Speckled
>Fantail (unsure of the correct term for this little darling... needless to
>say this was the one with the Argulus feasting on his tail!!!
>
>I would really appreciate your help, as this tank is in my classroom (I'm a
>teacher), and I don't want the kids to come in one day to see lots of
>upturned, floating carcasses!!!
>
>Many thanks for your advice,
>
>Jon
>



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