I have a Koi and some tetras in my tank one of the tetras has part of his fin gone and what is remaining is red looking is this safe for tetras?
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It is my understanding that koi and tetra are not compatible in the same tank for a variety of reasons. The missing/red fin could be an infected injury, in which case it is probably only a threat to the injured fish. Or it could be a fin-rot type infection, in which case there is the risk of infecting all the other fish. Either way, you need to treat the water right away. use the recommended dosage of Melafix for your size tank, and repeat the treatment for 6-7 days. The infected fish will either die or get better, but you will likely keep the other fish from getting sick. If you think it is a result of an injury, then adding a little pond salt also helps with the healing process. Good luck! It is my understanding that koi and tetra are not compatible in the same tank for a variety of reasons. The missing/red fin could be an infected injury, in which case it is probably only a threat to the injured fish. Or it could be a fin-rot type infection, in which case there is the risk of infecting all the other fish. Either way, you need to treat the water right away. use the recommended dosage of Melafix for your size tank, and repeat the treatment for 6-7 days. The infected fish will either die or get better, but you will likely keep the other fish from getting sick. If you think it... » Read More It is my understanding that koi and tetra are not compatible in the same tank for a variety of reasons. The missing/red fin could be an infected injury, in which case it is probably only a threat to the injured fish. Or it could be a fin-rot type infection, in which case there is the risk of infecting all the other fish. Either way, you need to treat the water right away. use the recommended dosage of Melafix for your size tank, and repeat the treatment for 6-7 days. The infected fish will either die or get better, but you will likely keep the other fish from getting sick. If you think it is a result of an injury, then adding a little pond salt also helps with the healing process. Good luck! « Show Less
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I have used melafix with neon tetras and guppies for over 2 years with great results for healing/prevention of wounds.
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It is my understanding that koi and tetra are not compatible in the same tank for a variety of reasons. The missing/red fin could be an infected injury, in which case it is probably only a threat to the injured fish. Or it could be a fin-rot type infection, in which case there is the risk of infecting all the other fish. Either way, you need to treat the water right away. use the recommended dosage of Melafix for your size tank, and repeat the treatment for 6-7 days. The infected fish will either die or get better, but you will likely keep the other fish from getting sick. If you think it is a result of an injury, then adding a little pond salt also helps with the healing process. Good luck!
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I love melafix. I have Koi and Goldfish that live outside in a 130 gal pond. I use it with pimafix to get rid of fungus which is what yours might be. You can use them both to make sure to wipe out everything. Follow directions to the letter. Also the water will get foamy which is normal and don't treat more than 7 days max. Do a 25% water change at end of treatment.
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Just do a partial water change - huge water changes are very stressful to your fish. You should do 10 - 20% water changes every 3 weeks. You can cure ick by just turning the temperature to 84 for a week. Be careful of the Quick Cure - it will kill tetras, snails and shrimp if you use a full dose. I use Quick Cure for tank-wide illness aside from Ick. For Ick only the water temperature trick works the best and with least invasiveness - it kills the life cycle of the parasite. Once your tank is stable, ick should not be a problem. You should also be checking your fish daily for signs of illness. If you're attentive, the ick will never get to a point of being life-threatening. As soon as you see a few dots, turn up the heat.
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Hello! In my experience, when i got this shrimps i had a thank with a 5 inchs pleco, 2 loaches botias and other fishes, and they were fine, after 2 months they breed, and i had no problems. The babys growed fine. Later i got a couple of African Frogs... and man.. bad choice. They were like ice cream for them. :( Plecos and Loaches are fine, but don´t think about put frogs or turtles in a tank with srhimps :D
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I have no clue and gave up trying after a day. Try looking on youtube. I also found that the fish really, really don't like rapid changes in lighting or colors. Slow fades are ok if that's your thing, but rapid changes gave some of my fish what looked like seizures, so I'd suggest picking a color for mood lighting and leave it there. Change the color as you like, but don't have it cycling rapidly between colors. I feel the health of the animal is more important than my amusement.
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never feed your koi when the water temperatures fall below 50 deg. f.they may not be able to metabolize the food and go into renal failure and die. check the thermometer in your pond and only feen at 5o degree or higher!!
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I have a male guppy, neon tetras and two corys all in the same tank. I haven't noticed any problems. I think it's safe.
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My betta had what looked like white fuzz close to it's mouth/gills and after treating it with this for a week, it cleared up.Hope this helps!
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Some times it takes a little longer for the Bio to build. Mine was fine but the Koi decided to spawn for the second time this year and so the pond has been a wreck for over two weeks, but now is starting to clear.
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Yes! My fish had tail rot and was pretty much just floating around in the fishbowl. I used this for 2 weeks and his fins grew back bigger & brighter than before! The tank will get cloudy after a few drops and it smells like Vicks vapor rub but it is worth it!
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Thanks for all the answers. Was a little weird seeing the light. Pond is about 13' x 15' and after 24 hours water seems to clear. Just wanted to make sure the Koi do not wake up with a tan ...... ; )
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Lay it on a table and break it with something like a screwdriver or something. Put about 1/6 of it in. It works by raising the ph, which kills the fungus on the betta. You can do partial water changes every day. Maybe halfish. I didn't fully empty it. But keep putting a shard of it every day, and within a few days it'll look better. Continue to use a little bit a few days after you think it is fully healed just to be sure. Also, make sure the betta has good water conditions and is warm. Cold water is bad for bettas, but in a 1.2 gallon you probably won't need a heater. If you have any more questions or concerns, feel free to email me at caindanielle @ rocketmail . com. (sorry for spaces, I don't know if they censor emails)
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In my 70 gallon freshwater tank, after using Flourish, I noticed elimination of green and brown algae, but I have a bluish grey green hairy algae that still grows on a few leaves of my plants. I did get some Otto Catfish and they're eating the algae but you'd probably need 6 or 7 of these to keep the tank under control.
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Most tetra species get more than 1.5 inches each at adult size. Some species of tetras getting up to 4.5 inches adult size. Putting tetras in this small of a tank is not recommended, because it will stunt them pretty bad and will shorten their life span. Professionally we recommend tetras to be in no less than 10 gallons. They do best in schools of 4 to 6 or more and need to be kept between 78-80 degrees as they are prone to stress and disease if kept in cooler water. Avid tetra owner for 15 years. Just my two cents.
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It all depends upon the small koi, my koi have had more koi and none of them seem to have had any trouble, but if your pond is full of only small baby koi then get a really small pellet, for them until they grow.
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The bottle does not specifically address your question, it just says 'safe for ALL aquarium inhabitants. You may do well to contact the mfr at Hagen.com.
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Its certainly worth a try. Its all natural so it wont hurt your fish. Good luck!
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I would say that if it is a betta, it probably won't be an issue. The previous poster was keeping platys, and more than one of them. I'm not surprised there were problems. If I put a zebra danio in there, it would probably jump out too. But bettas are a lot more sedate, and you only keep one, so he won't be trying to evade an annoying tankmate.