Should I Have Used Methylene Blue

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I put a post on the other day after having 2 x consecutive power cuts and then trying to keep my fish alive, apart from 1 x dwarf gourami :rip: they all seemed to recover, but today they all seem to have red gills and the other dwarf gourami has been hanging at the top of the tank, thr mollie has ben swimming round the tube of the upright to the filter seemingly to scratch.

The tetras that were put in the tank the day of the first power cut still stay in the flow of the water, or they dart around frantically, the other fish seem to be fine apart from pinky gills.

water stats remin at ammonia 0, nitrite, 0 , nitrate 5. PH is 7.6 temp is 26.

one for the tetras has a very red gill area and my lfs said he could have lost the scales covering his gills, ( i thought it a wound but it not). can post a picture. and will it grow back.

i have methylene blue and melafix and on the lfs advise put the methylene blue in the tank -

i am now worried that perhaps I shouldn't have put this med in the tank, reading other posts on the subject of medicines it seems that it can cause the tank harm and is difficult to clean out, and can stain the glass etc... etc...., and that i should have tried something else and that maybe there isn't much wrong after all.

I am extremelly worried as one posts said that the math blue can wipe out your bacteria colony.

Can anyone advise me and put my mind at rest, as it has taken me donkeys to get this far and am getting a bit stressed with how much hassle this all seems to be.

Thank you in advance :)
 
I think the red gills and the power cuts are just a coincidence.
The tetras may have brought a problem to the tank in the shape of gill flukes. I would try something like sterazin or interpet or similar instead. Do a few water changes to clear the tank of the methelyne blue then run carbon for 24 hours, do another water change and then add the sterazin.
 
ok, the water changes would they be several in one day, or a few over a period of 2 or 3 days, My tank has a problem with condensation and i was thinking of changing it as it constantly drips , the lid is a bad design, could i put into a new tank new water but keep the same gravel and same filters, and accesories et, or would this start a cycle all over again.

This way I could clear the water, then run the carbon then sterapin.

Would it work.
 
Yes you can do that but are you getting a new tank quickly?
You may be best to wait until you clear the fish of what they have first, but its up to you which way round you do it.
 
I was hoping to get the tank tomorrow, got this one from pets at home and the lid leaking has warped my unit it sits on - im not happy about it, wasn't going to add any fih apart from the ones i have.

I just read on a link in this forum that giving the tankk a good clean down etc before treatment is the best thing, so maybe that might be the way to go.

Could you tell me when flukes says that the gills are red, are they red all over, i.e the scale part on the outside, the redness that i see is on the inside when they open for breathing. and does it effect all fish at once.


I forgot, if i dont get a new tank , do i need to change al the water before the carbon and med, or just 50% or so.

Thanks for your help, i seem to have been plagued with disater after disater, so i appreciate it.
 
HELP, my dwarf gourami is on the bottom of the tank barely breathing,
 
Once dwarf gouramies start to go downhill very little can be done to help them.
Flukes are recognised by the fish scratching its gills on surfaces, the gills are pumping much harder and the fish stay nearer the surface. Relief can also be found by them swimming at the outlet as well.
If you dont get the tank then do a 50% water change then run carbon in the filter for 24 hours and then do another 50% and then you can add the meds for flukes.
 
Thanks, I will get on to all of this today, couldn't do the fish last night due to family stuff,

Are tetras normally jumpy, as they just don't seem to calm down, they dash about all over trying to nip other, well i say all, 2 swim together and the other 2 are loners, i suppose this again could be down to flukes, can it?.

By the way the gourami is still with us, she has a rip in her tail, somefish has had a nibble, it definatley not rot as it a clear bite. ..

I let you know how i get on later.

P.s also will the the gill part that has come off grow back.
 
Can you get a pic of the gills for me?

Tetras need to be in bigger groups to feel safer, so you may need another 4 of them but I would wait until you clear the tank of the problems you have and try and invest in a small quarantine tank.
 
i have kept the same tank but idone a 100% water change to get rid of the m. blue the tank now has a new style as the m.blue stained all the objcts and gravel in it .as for the water change i do know it will possibly recylce but due to my 2 filters i am not as worried as i was when i 1st started .
as for the fish they all seem to be doing fine apart from the honey gourami but i have to say i have seen a improvement in hm. as we now have a spray bar he does not get caught up in the water flow.
the tetras are doing fine! and as for the one whith the red gills he also seems to be fine but thank you for your concern .
also i was toldon a previous post that i didnt help matters as during the powercuts i blew down the tube to put air into the tank but has i have been told i have been stupis as you do not blow out oxygen you blow out C02 wich is bad for the fish. :no:

if u have any comments and advice still plz tell me as i am still new and i am still learinng :thanks: :fish:
 
The filters should be fine and not need to cycle again. The blue of the meds will soon fade but the silicone holding the tank together might just stay blue.
To keep on top of everything do a 50% water change twice a week for the next month and then if everything is looking ok then drop back to once a week at 30% and see how things go.
Remember when cleaning the filter to rinse the sponges out in used tank water so you dont lose the beneficial bacteria.
 
Thanks black angel. this fish seem much happier, i think eventually i will invest in a couple more tetra, if the lfs do not have the same ones ( i cant remember what they are but they shine, pale blue and they have a pale pink tale) can iget two of anoter type and will they mix.

the tetra that has a part of his gill missing will it grow back - i can get a piccy if you want.

hopefully things will be easier for me now. i put stress zyme in wheni did the tankalong with water conditioner etc, hopefully i did the right thing
 
Yes get a pic of the gill if you can, would be good to see it.
 
its only this side of him

plz could u tell me if others tatras would mix or do i need the same type to make a schoal?
 

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It looks like the gill has shortened to me which is a hereditary problem and i dont think it will grow back again.
Try and get the same type of tetra.
 

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