IT WORKED!!!!!

[goldenpuon]

I finally got Nemo into the MB bath after several minutes going after him/her. (I'm not good at capturing fish out of large tanks.) I prepared for the worst like what happened to my betta but nothing bad happened!! The fish wasn't even panicking, just swimming around kind of seeming to be asking me why I put it in there. I waited 5 minutes (I read to do it 5 minutes in Carl's article.) Then I put Nemo into a gallon container of fresh aquarium water and dumped as much as I could back into the medicated one and put Nemo back into the tank. Nemo seems quite active, like nothing ever happened. When I checked, I still saw a white spot of Nemo's tail after the MB bath. What I am thankful for is that Nemo is ok. (Sorry about thinking MB could kill my fish, it was just the betta. Must have been stressed over something else too.)

But I have a few+
questions, after a put Nemo into the container without MB, a tiny bit got in the 40. What happened poured some of the water (along with Nemo) from the MB bath water to clean tank water in another container. Then I added as little an amount as I could back into the 40. A minute amount of MB got into the main tank but I have a sponge filter and a pretty high power Whisper 40 Filter in there with a carbon. I know MB can kill beneficial bacteria. Since a tiny bit got in there, and I mean an amount that is a 1/2 cup of water with little MB in it, will it turn my tank at all? Also, since I am not planning on ever netting my fish during baths, a little will probably get in every time. Would it be ok if that happened?

Also, I saw one white spot on Nemo after the MB bath without looking over the fish tto hard plus I think maybe a few more. Is the ich supposed to come off instantly in the bath? I wouldn't think it would but I'm just wondering.

Thanks again! This fish owes ist life to you guys (and me XD) ;D

Renee

[bikeguy33]

renee....a lil MB will be fine in the main tank. it can be harmful to benificial bacteria, but such a small amount will be fine. as for getting them out of the bath and back into the tank, why don`t ya try to pour the container into your net. this way you arent really netting the fish but yet he is still ending up in the net.

[goldenpuon]

Thanks for the reply. That's very good to hear Bill. I've always hated using nets, especially with this since the fish is getting a bath at least once per day. I kind of don't feel comfortable with the thought of getting nemo in a net up to twice per day because of lose of slime coating and stress. Then again, I was hesitant about using the MB too. Maybe I need to be more open minded though past experiences wth overstressing goldfish still sort of haunt me because I lost about 43 in my fist 2 years of fishkeeping.

[kagome]

This is a just suggestion, but maybe if you're worried about stress and slime coat loss while you're treating your sick fish, why not add some Stress Coat to your main tank? I wouldn't add a huge amount, just a little to stimulate some slime coat action.

I'm so sorry Nemo is sick! Spike, one of my favorite fish, was sick lately and I was very upset because he is a Clown Loach and therefore very hard to treat. But it all turned out ok. I know how stressful it can be to try and treat one of your fish. You keep doing things to them and you know you're totally stressing them and taking a chance of killing them. But then, if you leave them alone, they'll die for sure! It is being stuck between the proverbial rock and a hard place. I really hope everything turns out well for you and Nemo!

Warmest regards,
kagome

[goldenpuon]

Thank you so much Kagome! Nemo has 7 spots (like yesterday) but is still not acting sick. I've treeated with Paraguard twice now and I see no effects. It should be working considering it's a highly effective medication. I'm thinking possibly it is some of kind discoloration now or something as I've seen stuff like that happen before with goldfish even though never for this long. The other fish have no spots on them which is very strange because ich is normally highly contagious. Carl recommended to treat them with Paraguard every other day for a week so I will be doing that. It's a preventative measure since now it is a question if the fish has ich or not.

Thanks again for the support!

Renee