began treatment

[Retired Viking]

@HoldenOn Thanks for posting about API general cure. I would like to know if it is effective for future reference. Hope it works.

 

[HoldenOn]

@HoldenOn Thanks for posting about API general cure. I would like to know if it is effective for future reference. Hope it works.

I'll keep y'all updated.

 

[AilyNC]

I've had my Azalea & fish together for a week and all ok

 

[Essjay]

I have two pieces of Aqua One azalea root in water in an old tank in the garden. Being marketed by a recognised brand I assumed they'd be safe.
They've been there 5 weeks. They are too big to fit in a pan so I can't boil them though I have been pouring boiling water over them.
They are still slimey; they feel disgusting when I pick them up to scrub them. There is still white goo in the bits I can't reach. And the water is still going cloudy.

I am afraid to put them in the tank. I think they are going in the bin despite the waste of money - or maybe I'll grow air plants on them.



Since then I got some new wood labelled just 'mangrove' Two pieces sank within a couple of days and they are now in the tank. The final one won't sink, but when it does, that will be going in as well. Nice clear water, just a hint of brown.

 

[AilyNC]

I've Mangrove too. Turns a lovely dark brown

 

[HoldenOn]

Been 24 hours since first dose. Fish seem a little more active but it could just be me.

 

[HoldenOn]

Just did my second dose. Have not lost anymore fish, appears to be working .

 

[HoldenOn]

Ok! I've finished treatment . Lost no more fish, and all seem far healthier (chonkier hehehe). Put some new carbon in, and I'm going to go a nice big water change tomorrow (75%) and clean the glass.

 

[Fishiemang]

Good deal on saving the fishies!

That water wisteria....I hate that stuff...haha. It grows very fast. It is a plant you will trim once a month or more. Even if you have plant eaters, it will overgrow the tank fast. Even trimmed, it becomes huge tree trunks with no foliage after a while. Good news is, it roots super easy. You can start with a chunk of a leaf and have a full plant in no time.

I wound up removing all of this from all of my aquariums. It was a plant that just made it impossible for fish to do what fish do. I lost more mollies to getting stuck in the stuff than I care to mention. Almost lost my electric blue jack dempsy cause of it. He got stuck, and the other fish nipped all his fins. I found him at the top gasping and almost dead. You might have different luck with it. I traded 6 gallon freezer bags packed full for some fish at my lfs. Glad it's gone!

 

[HoldenOn]

Good deal on saving the fishies!

That water wisteria....I hate that stuff...haha. It grows very fast. It is a plant you will trim once a month or more. Even if you have plant eaters, it will overgrow the tank fast. Even trimmed, it becomes huge tree trunks with no foliage after a while. Good news is, it roots super easy. You can start with a chunk of a leaf and have a full plant in no time.

I wound up removing all of this from all of my aquariums. It was a plant that just made it impossible for fish to do what fish do. I lost more mollies to getting stuck in the stuff than I care to mention. Almost lost my electric blue jack dempsy cause of it. He got stuck, and the other fish nipped all his fins. I found him at the top gasping and almost dead. You might have different luck with it. I traded 6 gallon freezer bags packed full for some fish at my lfs. Glad it's gone!

Wow! I thought it had big leaves . I'll keep this in mind, thanks!

 

[Fishiemang]

The crazy thing about this plant is that the leaves will change shape depending on conditions. You can plant it like a carpet, or let it grow tall. If you don't trim it under the water line, it will mold on top of the water, where the leaves are exposed. If it has direct light, it will grow a thick, stinky mat of algae. Had both happen. Either way, plant it at the back of the aquarium, as it grows to the top, unless you have a small swimming.pool 3 feet deep! If you carpet it, it will stay low for a while, but at each leaf junction, it will spit out a growth tip that will.grow up to the top of the tank eventually. Stuff is crazy.