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Hmmm    I am on day 4 of a 5 day treatment with Myxazin and it doesn't seem to be having any affect.   The latest rainbow to catch it is getting much worse.     Any ideas what to do next? I am thinking a fungus treatment   Aaron        

Thanks for the feedback Sophie.   I will get hold of those two products and give them a whirl.   I am starting to think Melafix is not at all up to the job here.   Aaron :)

Any ideas guys? Looks like this has spread to another Rainbow now.   Desperate to nip it in the bud with an appropriate treatment.  Real shame you can't buy Maracyn in the UK   Today is the last day for the Melafix 7 day dose, so will be doing a big water change   Thanks

 

Hey! Not managed to get a picture of the Corys yet   However I have spotted something similar on one of the Rainbows today :(     Should I complete the melafix (another 3 doses) or stick some carbon in and try something else   Aaron

The white patch is not on their mouth and they don't seem to have any issues feeding at all.   I feed them a very varied diet, flakes, bloodworm, algae wafers, daphnia, and occasionally blanched cucumber.   Can anyone recommend an Antibiotic that I can get over the counter in the UK without...

Hi All   Just an update.   2 of the corys now seem to have a bacterial or fungal infection on their faces.  Hard to tell which, so far I have tried Pimafix, Melafix and Esha 200.   Currently half way through the course of Melafix and it does seem to be reducing.  I will try and get pictures, but...

Hey All   Just thought I would share this as I had a right nightmare getting hold of Ammonia (without resorting to online ordering)   I noticed that my local Homebase had household ammonia in stock.  It was not as cheap as it used to be, it was about £2.60, but sill beats ordering online and...

Hey bogwood will lower PH.  It can lower it a lot if not pre-soaked.

Hi All!   I am having some issues with a few of my panda corys (I have 7)   They seem to be occasionally flicking against the substrate and darting around.   I can not see any other obvious issues with them, I have checked for white spots, velvet etc.  Externally they are fine as far I can tell...

JOURNAL POST   Just a quick update...   Cycling is going well now I think.   We have no ammonia and 2ppm Nitrite.  Will keep checking every now and again.   Do you think I should add ammonia to keep the bacteria going, or will the ammonia from the plants (they are newly planted, so still some...

I decided not to risk it - and went with normal round sand.     There were just too many conflicting reports for all dark sands :(   Wasn't prepared to risk the barbels for colour.  

We now have a nitrite reading of 0.5 so something is going on in there :)

JOURNAL POST   Having some real issues with the Koralia Nano, it moves the water no doubt, but it is very noisy and visibly shakes.   I have tried taking apart, cleaning, and reseating the impeller, which works for a time, but not long.   I have contacted Hydor to see what they can do.   Plants...

Hi All   Thanks for the replies   Sorry for the slow reply to some of your questions.   The subsrate is the Tropica Plant Nutrition Substrate (http://www.aquaessentials.co.uk/tropica-plant-growth-substrate-25l-p-6292.html), capped with sand and gravel.   I am dosing with - NPK via EI dosing...