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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Monroe, Louisiana,USA
Posts: 189
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NEED some medication
howdy all. I have decided to use some antibiotic for a strong possible bacterial infection to some of my fish. Does anyone know of a broad spectrum antibiotic that will not harm crabs and shrimp? thanks for any info.
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Owner
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Bardstown, KY
Posts: 13,161
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Hi tech1,
I would be very weary of adding medication of any kind into the tank. If you decide to medicate you should do so in a quarantine tank. Before medicating, you might try to enrich the fish food for a while with selecon and supplement with garlic to see if this helps any. |
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I agree, treating the whole tank is risky. I would treat in a small tank, say 10 gallons that way it is 1) cheaper to dose, 2) no risk to your display. You can get a small 10 gallon tank for dirt cheap, and just fill it with water from the display. THen use 10 gallons of ASW to add back to your display, like a water change. Make sure to grab a hand full of rock, sand from the display too, BUT this rock can NEVER be returned to the display tank as it will also be medicated!
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 20,691
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Many of the medications that are supposed to be reef-aquarium safe are not completely safe in spite of the manufacturers' claims.
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