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	Male Guppies + Ich
stealth114 Hobbyist Posts: 63 Kudos: 24 Votes: 1 Registered: 17-Jan-2008	Anyone find that their male guppies are so very e to ich? All my male guppies got these beautiful long black and purple tails that get totally eaten away by ich or the flesh eating bacteria. The females all seem very fine but 90% of the males I get succumb to this. I have used mehtyl blue etc to control but doesnt seem to work. Regards Hobbyists
Posted 07-Feb-2008 23:16
brandeeno Mega Fish Posts: 929 Kudos: 636 Registered: 13-Sep-2007	try malachite green and/or melafix. \\\\\\\"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of the cure\\\\\\\"
Posted 08-Feb-2008 03:48
stealth114 Hobbyist Posts: 63 Kudos: 24 Votes: 1 Registered: 17-Jan-2008	Edited by stealth114 Thanks very much... This seems very good product.. I hate to use that green effervescnet tablet that seems too toxic to humans and also the fish... Dont wanna use that Hobbyists
Posted 08-Feb-2008 04:24
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	How are you getting the Ich in the first place??? If it is coming through your water supply simply store it for a week and as they have no host they just die. Also treat the tank as well as the fish even 3-4 weeks if necessary, if it is in introduced fish be careful when buying and get a QT tank. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 12-Feb-2008 04:58
dvd_wightman Small Fry Posts: 13 Kudos: 10 Votes: 1 Registered: 18-Nov-2007	You can try increasing the water temperature a few degrees and adding aquarium salt to the water. Tanks: 10 Gallon-2 Platies
Posted 18-Feb-2008 09:24


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