Loach heaven...thanks for you help

[mikev]

Good Luck, Kris.

One thing to watch out for: you said you are using EM now and considering treatment with Maracyn+Maracyn2 in a few days.

Notice that both EM and Maracyn are erythromycin. Using both drugs at the same time will result in double-dosing and probably will wipe out your biofilter, endangering all the fish.

hth

[LUVaLOACH]

Good Luck, Kris.

One thing to watch out for: you said you are using EM now and considering treatment with Maracyn+Maracyn2 in a few days.

Notice that both EM and Maracyn are erythromycin. Using both drugs at the same time will result in double-dosing and probably will wipe out your biofilter, endangering all the fish.

hth

Thank you and I did read on the bacy of the Maracyn that it contained EM, however the EM I was giving before was a 4 day treatment and was tablets. I hope I will be ok. One of my dojo's has gone into hiding, under the gravel, wonder if there is some bullying going on or is this normal?

TY,
Kris

[mikev]

Thank you and I did read on the bacy of the Maracyn that it contained EM, however the EM I was giving before was a 4 day treatment and was tablets. I hope I will be ok.

Different companies package the same drug differently, but it is still the same drug. To avoid double-dosing, do not put any Maracyn into the tank until you are done with the EM treatment, and until EM is out of the tank totally.

As for the hiding -- this is normal. Probably your fish just found a good place to hide in.

[LUVaLOACH]

Thank you and I did read on the bacy of the Maracyn that it contained EM, however the EM I was giving before was a 4 day treatment and was tablets. I hope I will be ok.

Different companies package the same drug differently, but it is still the same drug. To avoid double-dosing, do not put any Maracyn into the tank until you are done with the EM treatment, and until EM is out of the tank totally.

As for the hiding -- this is normal. Probably your fish just found a good place to hide in.

Thanks for your help, now if I can just figure out why one of my silver dollars has a hole in it's side I'll be in business. I swear, if it not one tank, it's another....this goes back to bad water and months of decay backed up under an undergravel filter system. WHEW! What a mess and so many illnesses/deaths.

K