Urgent help and opinions please

Chris · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 1

I have a desktop tank of guppies and albino cats they have cotton wool
disease. I first thought they had ich and treated them for that. I just
purchased Furanase to treat the cotton wool.

I decided I better test my water parameters first before the Furanase so I
can keep an eye on parameters since Furanase can increase Nitrates. My
parameters are off the charts!

Nitrite 5.0 (that is as high as my scale goes)
pH 7.5 (also as high as the scale goes)
pH High Range brings it up to 7.8
Ammonia is perfect at 0ppm

So what is going on? Can the Rid Ich have done this to my parameters?

I just did a water change and just treated with the Furanase which is
suppose to be retreated for three days time, and I have my carbon out.
Furanase also suggests using Biozyme to control the Nitrates from going up
during treatment so I will pick that up tomorrow.

Having said all this, any thought on my parameters, this medication for
cotton wool and the hopes my guppies and cats will be okay? I'd appreciate
any feedback.

Chris

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Frankrkay · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 198

>"Chris" wrote;

> I first thought they had ich and treated them for that. I just
>purchased Furanase to treat the cotton wool.

I suspect your fish have Flexibacter Disease, caused by stress (high nitrite
levels). I replyed to NetMax, thinking Cotten Wool Disease, and to treat with
Tetras medicated food (WRONG). After reading your post *Quoted above*, I
strongly beleave it is Flex. Disease, which is resistant to Tetras Medicated
Food. You need a medicated food with eather oxytetracycline or erythromycin in
it instead. I would howeve, also treat the tank with an antibiotic such as
Kanamycin or Maracyn Two, eather, harmless to the bio-filter........ Frank

Cammie · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 25

update on my guppies having cotton wool... I treated for 3 days per
instructions with Furanase, did a 50% water change then one more day of
treatment and the cotton wool is gone and has not reappeared.

update on my 4 baby guppies... they are doing good, even the one-eyed
albino!

Cammie