The pet store said what I described which was a white string hanging my silver mollies anus is a worm of some kind. They also said to take the carbon filter out of the tank but leave the unit running but on the instructions for the medicine it says not to do that who is right?
2006-12-12 15:59:09 · 9 answers · asked by rstonier151 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
The Medicine is called Maracide
2006-12-12 16:45:09 · update #1
The carbon WILL remove any medication that you are trying to treat with. If you leave the carbon in, your medication will not be as effective, as it will be getting "nullified" as it is pulled through your filter. Take the carbon out. You can still leave the floss, sponge, whatever you are using in..this will still remove large particles of waste, etc. Keep the filter running too, as it is best to have good, if not excellent airation when treating with a medication. When your treatment is done, I advise doing a partial water change and then adding the carbon back to your filtering system.
2006-12-12 16:27:30 · answer #1 · answered by PennyPickles17 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Maracide by Mardel Laboritories. It is a quality store that has the products. You do not need to remove the filter when using the product. That is called white worm. It does effect livebearers in general. It is a parasite. Maracide will turn your water green because of the dye that is used. I personally would have suggested maroxy for this however, maracide will work. Follow the directions on the bottle because Mardel Labs is the leader in care. Monitor all water levels and follow the water change directions at the end of treatment. Good Luck
2006-12-13 00:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by punxsyparty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason the pet store told you to remove the carbon from your filter is because carbon removes medications from the water. Some medications either aren't removed by the carbon, or need to be removed by the carbon to work properly, or they just accommodate for the carbon in the filter by having you re-dose on a regular basis. Follow the directions on the medication strictly, even if they don't match with what the pet store suggested to avoid over-dosing your fish or leaving residuals that you aren't supposed to have in the water. Keep in mind though, that "leave your filter running" is different from "leave the carbon in your filter"; usually you want the filter running without the carbon if you aren't specifically told not to remove the carbon. Telling someone to remove the carbon before they medicate is a pretty standard answer, so the pet store employee may always say that. Plus trust the medicine manufacturers, as they know more about the medication than the petstore employees.
However, if possible, I suggest you remove your biological component to your filter (bio-wheel, bio-foam, bio-bag, etc.), to prevent killing your nitrifying bacteria, but you need to keep it moist with an ammonia source, so if you do remove it, its best to put it in another established aquarium with fish in it. Letting it dry out will kill the bacteria quicker than the medication, although you could try putting it in a cup of aquarium water and adding a tiny amount of fish food every other day to keep the bacteria moist and fed.
What is best is to medicate your sick fish in a seperate aquarium, that way you don't mess with the biological balance in your main aquarium by medicating, and you don't risk having the healthy fish catch the disease.
2006-12-12 16:34:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I think the medicine is correct, I have used medicine instructed that way, are you using maracyn by the way? I used it and it worked fine with the filter. Filters should not be left out long. It has beneficial bacteria that is helpful and left out of water will die.
2006-12-12 16:35:20 · answer #4 · answered by None N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using an algae eater instead of a filter if you are having trouble. But you should try to leave a filter out only when you are cleaning the tank. The filter has a lot of bacteria and could cause some sicknesses. Well the best thing to do is to buy a new filter. (The pet store wants you to waste your money on medicine and chemicals) GOOD LUCK!
2006-12-12 16:27:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
First off, get a 2nd opinion. Not all pet store employees are correctly informed when it comes to the animals they sell.
2006-12-12 16:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
well, we don't know what kind of medicine you're using and the pet store people might not know about it either unless they recommended it. Best way is to leave the filter in when using medicine. Change the filter after you have finished dosing the fish ie. maybe 1 week later.
2006-12-12 16:14:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
What you need to do is probably change your filter. Put a clean one in the fliter holder. Then after awhile the water should start clearing up. If this doesn't work, try completely cleaning your tank out. DO NOT use any soap whatsoever. If you do there is a chance that you will leave some soap residue in the tank after you have refilled it. (which is not good for the fish!!) Then put fresh clean water back into your tank!!
Good Luck!!
2006-12-12 16:12:19 · answer #8 · answered by Rachel 4 · 0⤊ 6⤋
they will prolly die after 10 days
2013-09-13 12:45:52 · answer #9 · answered by Chris Shea 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋