Aquarium Medications Part 3 | Parasite & Chemical Treatments

[Carl]

I have updated "Aquarium Medications Part 3 | Parasite & Chemical Treatments"

www.americanaquariumproducts.com/AquariumMedication3.html

Here is an excerpt:
Potassium dichromate an inorganic compound having the chemical formula K2Cr2O7. The compound has a bright, red-orange appearance. Also, Potassium dichromate is an oxidizing agent. Therefore, there are many applications of this compound in fish baths too. However, as like many chromium containing compounds, potassium dichromate is acutely harmful when used internally and with long term exposure (definitely NOT a product for use with internal infections such as Septicemia caused by Aeromonas).


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Carl

[Carl]

With some really bad information floating around via the internet and via LFS, I though more clarification and an excerpt form this article was in order

Excerpt:
The strong oxidizing properties of Potassium Permanganate makes it useful for a one time applications for some serious wounds where you want to “seal” the wound, such as a fish with a missing eye, but do NOT use on open 'bloody' wounds as well as where Septicemia is present.

IN FACT the use of potassium permanganate or worse, Potassium Dichromate (commonly sold by misinformed discounters as Tetra Fungus Guard) for several days with open bloody wounds or septicemia can result in long term toxic affects and death of the fish (which the toxic affects will sometimes will show by changes in coloration).